Ping Pong Summer

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

3.1K

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The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is a shy 13-year-old white kid who's obsessed with two things: ping pong and hip hop. During his family's annual summer vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, Rad makes a new best friend, experiences his first real crush, becomes the target of rich, racist local bullies, and finds an unexpected mentor in his outcast next-door neighbor.

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A family vacation during the summer of 1985 changes everything for a teenage boy obsessed with ping pong.A family vacation during the summer of 1985 changes everything for a teenage boy obsessed with ping pong.A family vacation during the summer of 1985 changes everything for a teenage boy obsessed with ping pong.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

3.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Trivia
The DeLorean in the motel parking lot is a reference to both Lea Thompson's famous role in Back To The Future and the year 1985, when both Ping Pong Summer and Back To The Future take place.

Goofs
The movie takes place 1985, but the father's car is a 1989 Chevy Caprice.

Quotes
Lyle Ace: [to Rad Miracle] Are you actually wearing those pant as like, not a joke?

Soundtracks
Major Tom (Coming Home)
Written by Peter Schilling (as Pierre Schilling) and David Lodge
Performed by Peter Schilling

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Strange movie

This has to be one of the strangest movies I've attempted to watch in a long time. I thought the acting would be better with the cast members present, such as Sarandon and Hannah, but they aren't on screen enough to improve the movie. Growing up in the 80's myself the nostalgia factor was definitely there. When Rad orders a suicide...yep I remember drinking those gross concoctions, lol. The movie had promise, but was more like a balloon with its air let out. If you want to watch an 80's nostalgia movie about an outcast go with The Karate Kid. Or if you want to watch a good outcast movie watch The Way, Way Back. Stay away from this stinker.