Ping Pong Summer Page #5

Synopsis: 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. Ping Pong Summer is about that time in your life when you're treated like an alien by everyone around you, even though you know deep down you're as funky fresh as it gets.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Michael Tully
Production: Gravitas Ventures
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
58%
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
92 min
Website
105 Views


That was Pixie Stix.

It doubled the power

of my brain freeze.

But from here on out,

I am Sugar-Free Stacy.

Good for you.

I've also been doing some thinking,

and realize that I think

I genuinely like you.

Well, that's cool, but can

we talk about this later?

I kinda have to play Lyle now.

Kick his ass...

"Radical Miracle."

This place is pretty cool.

Come on, Rad, you got this.

If he hits topspin,

you hit backspin.

If he hits backspin,

you hit topspin.

- Crush him. Crush him.

- If he hits something else, just hit it over the net.

Everybody's here for you,

except probably those two.

- Look at his stupid space pants.

- Did you see the way Stacy looked at you, too?

I think she really likes you.

- Send him back to Pluto.

- You got this. You've been using the little paddle,

Now you're going to get the big

paddle and you're going to do great.

- Watch. Ready?

- Remember everything Randi taught you.

- And go.

- You got this, Rad, you got this. You ready?

- Another one.

- Ready?

- You really think I can win?

- Kinda.

- And down.

- Ahhh!

A twerp paddle for a twerp twerp!

- Well, that's just nasty.

- I don't like the look of that fella.

Never trust a redhead.

Did you see the look on his face

when you called him

Radical Miracle?

Win or lose, we're getting

a bushel of crabs

tonight to celebrate.

You're all invited!

Alright! That's enough.

Rad, you look warmed up enough.

Lyle, as always,

you're smoking hot.

Win this thing,

and let's get this over with.

Here you go, honey.

Good luck.

Volley for serve!

"P"...

"I"...

"N"...

"G"...

Yeah!

One serving zero.

Two serving zero.

Three serving zero.

Four serving zero.

Zero serving six.

Eight serving three.

Ouch.

That wasn't fair.

Five serving fifteen.

And it's out of here!

Shut up!

Seven serving eighteen.

Time out!

Get over here.

Oh, so now crazy lady is his coach.

Of course she is.

"Thank you so much for

coaching me, Weird Mommy!"

What are you doing?

Losing, I guess.

Forget about them.

Switch it off. Reload.

You know how to play,

you know what you

have to do to win.

The ball making contact, right?

What you bring to that

table is who you are.

You have the power inside

you to do this. You do.

Now is the time

to stop being a loser.

Now's the time to kiss the girl.

So I didn't mean

literally but good.

You're going to take a breath,

recovery routine, focus.

Then beat this prick.

The ball making contact,

the ball making contact,

the ball making contact.

- What is your recovery routine?

- Ball making contact.

The ball making contact.

The ball making contact.

What is your recovery routine?

The ball making contact,

the ball making contact.

What are you doing?

Stop breakdancing

and play ping pong!

Ooh! Yeah!

Go, honey!

Eight serving eighteen.

Nine serving eighteen.

Ten serving eighteen.

Yeah!

Eleven serving eighteen.

Luck-luck-luck-luck!

That's it, Rad.

Shake it off, you got this.

Eighteen serving twelve.

You got to get it over the net.

Nineteen serving thirteen.

Nineteen serving fifteen.

Come on, Lyle.

Bite me, Dale!

Sixteen serving nineteen.

Your serve.

Alright, Rad!

Seventeen serving nineteen.

Eighteen serving nineteen!

Good shot, Rad.

Nineteen serving nineteen!

Oh my gosh, it's game

point! It's game point!

Twenty serving nineteen.

Yeah! You go! This!

That was a big mistake.

Twenty serving twenty.

Oh my God, he beat him? He won?

No, he has to win by two.

Come on, Rad. One more point.

Twenty-one serving twenty!

Come on, Rad.

The winner, Radical Miracle!

The Rammer!

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