Ping Pong Summer
Jun 06 - Jun 12, 2014
(Michael Tully, USA, 2014, DCP, 92 min)
Sun-soaked with nostalgia and reminiscent of candy-colored 1980s gems like The Karate Kid, Ping Pong Summer follows the exploits of 13-year-old Radford “Rad” Miracle (Marcello Conte) on his family vacation on the Delaware coast. A kind-hearted, goofy and gangly outcast, he makes pals with a fellow dweeb, swoons over a blue eye-shadowed crush and, through the power of ping pong and hip hop, takes on the resident duo of bullies. The cast features Susan Sarandon as the mysterious and eccentric neighbor lady Randi Jammer, and 80’s icon Lea Thompson as Mrs. Miracle.
"’80s soundtrack, ’80s outfits, and lots of ’80s nostalgia" —The Stranger