A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez
Written by:
Thomas Lennon
Robert Ben Garant
Directed by:
Robert Ben Garant
Release Date:
August 29, 2007
Original Title:
Balls of Fury
Alternate Titles:
Balles de feu
Balles en feu
Pelotas en juego
Genres:
Comedy | Crime
Production Companies:
Intrepid Pictures
Rogue Films
Rogue Pictures
Spyglass Entertainment
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG DE: 6 DK: 11 år FR: U GB: 12A IE: 12 US: PG-13
Runtime: 90
Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.
In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father's killer - one of the FBI's Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng. But, after two decades out of the game, Randy can't turn his life around and avenge his father's murder without a team of his own. He calls upon the spiritual guidance of blind Ping-Pong sage and restaurateur Wong, and the training expertise of Master Wong's wildly sexy niece Maggie, both of whom also have a dark history with Feng. All roads lead to Feng's mysterious jungle compound and the most unique Ping-Pong tournaments ever staged. There, Randy faces such formidable players as his long-ago Olympics opponent, the still-vicious Karl Wolfschtagg. Can Randy keep his eye on the ball? Will he achieve the redemption he craves while wielding a paddle? Is his backhand strong enough to triumph over rampant wickedness?
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Art Direction:
Steve Arnold
Casting:
Julie Ashton
Costume Design:
Mary Ann Bozek
Director:
Robert Ben Garant
Director of Photography:
Thomas E. Ackerman
Editor:
John Refoua
Editorial Manager:
Jake Rice
Executive Producer:
Derek Evans
Ron Schmidt
Fight Choreographer:
Chad Stahelski
Key Set Production Assistant:
Alex Betuel
Original Music Composer:
Randy Edelman
Producer:
Roger Birnbaum
Jonathan Glickman
Gary Barber
Thomas Lennon
Production Design:
Jeff Knipp
Screenplay:
Thomas Lennon
Robert Ben Garant
Stunt Coordinator:
Troy Brown
Stunts:
Al Goto
Tim Rigby
Anita Hart
David Leitch
Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw
Heidi Moneymaker
Robert Alonzo
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