DaveR
12-22-2007, 02:04 PM
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Table Tennis Hits The Big Screen.
In what can only be described as Dodge ball meets Mortal Kombat, table tennis comes to the big screen in true tongue in cheek style, on December 26th.
Balls of Fury is written and produced by Garant and Lennon, the team behind the Blockbuster movie Night at the Museum and US hit TV series Reno 911. The film stars Christopher Walken, Dan Fogler George Lopez, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon, Robert Patrick and James Hong.
What Were They Aiming For?
“We’re big Bruce Lee fans, and we thought, what if you took all the kung fu out of a kung fu movie and replaced it with Ping-Pong? So we researched the game for a year; there’s a training facility in Hong Kong that looks like something out of The Last Emperor.”
It’s not all stunt doubles and special effects though, working with table tennis coordinator Diego Schaaf, the cast trained with the bronze medal winner from the 1996 Olympic games, Wei Wang.
The Plot
Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenomenon Randy Daytona (Tony Award winner Dan Fogler) is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him for a secret mission.
Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father’s (Robert Patrick) killer – one of the FBI’s Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng (Academy Award winner Christopher Walken).
Well we have embed the movie clip for you so have a look and be amazed !......................
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Table Tennis Hits The Big Screen.
In what can only be described as Dodge ball meets Mortal Kombat, table tennis comes to the big screen in true tongue in cheek style, on December 26th.
Balls of Fury is written and produced by Garant and Lennon, the team behind the Blockbuster movie Night at the Museum and US hit TV series Reno 911. The film stars Christopher Walken, Dan Fogler George Lopez, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon, Robert Patrick and James Hong.
What Were They Aiming For?
“We’re big Bruce Lee fans, and we thought, what if you took all the kung fu out of a kung fu movie and replaced it with Ping-Pong? So we researched the game for a year; there’s a training facility in Hong Kong that looks like something out of The Last Emperor.”
It’s not all stunt doubles and special effects though, working with table tennis coordinator Diego Schaaf, the cast trained with the bronze medal winner from the 1996 Olympic games, Wei Wang.
The Plot
Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenomenon Randy Daytona (Tony Award winner Dan Fogler) is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him for a secret mission.
Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father’s (Robert Patrick) killer – one of the FBI’s Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng (Academy Award winner Christopher Walken).
Well we have embed the movie clip for you so have a look and be amazed !......................
PfR62ijVnmU&rel=1