Ping Pong Summer (2014) on Netflix
Shy teen Rad Miracle, obsessed with ping pong and hip hop, spends summer 1985 in Ocean City, Maryland. He befriends Teddy Fryy, falls for Stacy Summers, and draws attention from local bullies.
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- Netflix2.8/5
- IMDb5.4/103,155 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes59%
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Plot summary
In 1985, Rad Miracle, a shy teenager who is obsessed with ping pong and hip hop, travels with his family to Ocean City, Maryland, for their yearly summer vacation. His older sister, Michelle, shares the trip, and the siblings bicker. On his first walk to the convenience store, Rad is accosted by two local bullies, Lyle Ace and Dale Lyons. He then meets Teddy Fryy, a teenager from Baltimore who is about to start his freshman year of high school and who loves table tennis too. Teddy introduces Rad to the Fun Hub, an arcade behind the store, where the two play ping pong. Rad is drawn to Stacy Summers, a local girl he sees there. Teddy warns him about their next-door neighbor, Randy Jammer.
Cast
- Marcello Conteas Radical Miracle
- Helena May Seabrookas Michelle Miracle (as Helena Seabrook)
- Emmi Shockleyas Stacy Summers
- Joseph McCaughtryas Lyle Ace
- Maddie Howardas Rhonda
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Ping Pong Summer (2014)
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- Ping Pong Summer was shot in Ocean City, Maryland, making it the first movie filmed there since Violets Are Blue in 1986.
- Michael Tully had been polishing the script for Ping Pong Summer since 1992, and was eager to make a movie so reminiscent of his own childhood.
- Writer-director Michael Tully grew up in Maryland and vacationed as an adolescent with his family at the very resort where he later shot the film.
- The entire picture was shot on Super 16 film stock to further capture the style of the movie; director Michael Tully felt passionate about the choice, which producer George Rush and the other producers approved.
