Ping! (2000)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Chris Baugh

Writer:

Albert Ruis (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Every dog has it's day!

Plot:

Ping is a chihuahua rescued from the pound by nearsighted Ethel, who thinks he's a cat. When a pair of bumbling thieves try to break into Ethel's house to steal the money they think she has stashed away, only Ping can foil their plans. |

Cast

Judge Reinhold	...	Louie
Clint Howard	...	Stu
Shirley Jones	...	Ethel Jeffries
Lou Ferrigno	...	Dog Catcher
Rance Howard	...	Old Man
Steve White	...	Agent Bruce Mechanic
Ted Garcia	...	TV Reporter
Brooke Winn	...	Haley Jeffries
Megan Austin Oberle	...	Lucretia (as Megan A. Oberle)
Eric Kushnick	...	Drac
Michelle Mar	...	Agent Ellen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tammy Coburn	...	TV Reporter
Brian Donovan	...	Voice of Ping! the dog
Zak Lee	...	Karate Master
Loren Lester	...	Voice
Lucy Lin	...	Cat 2 (voice)
Edie Mirman	...	Cat 1 (voice)
Steve Susskind	...	Thor (voice)
Justin Wheeler	...	Kid at Party (uncredited)

Directed by
Chris Baugh

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Albert Ruis		written by

Produced by
Geri Cudia Barger	....	producer
Shelly Glasser	....	co-producer (as Shelley Glasser)
Graham King	....	executive producer
Andreas Klein	....	executive producer
Patricia Wagstaff	....	line producer

Original Music by
Thomas Richard Sharp		(as Thom Sharp)

Cinematography by
Ronn Schmidt		(as Rohn Schmidt)

Film Editing by
Dawn Hoggatt

Casting by
Chris Larsen

Production Design by
Whitney Brooke Wheeler		(as Brooke Wheeler)

Costume Design by
Mas Kondo

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
R. Scott Loughran	....	second second assistant director
Cara McCastlain	....	first assistant director: second unit
Sholto J. Roeg	....	assistant director
Jeanine Rohn	....	first assistant director
Gerhard Schwarz	....	second second assistant director
John 'J.T.' Tully	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Scott Bauer	....	property master

Sound Department
Jeff K. Brunello	....	sound effects editor
Steven Corbiere	....	boom operator
Paul Curtis	....	adr editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
Marshall Garlington	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Jim Machowski	....	sound mixer
Michael Orlowski	....	sound effects editor
Andy Peach	....	sound recordist
Cathie Speakman	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Dan Statler	....	effects coordinator
Dan Statler	....	effects propmaker

Visual Effects by
Ziad Seirafi	....	CGI supervisor: titles

Stunts
Bret Davidson	....	stunt double
Debbie Evans	....	stunt double: Shirley Jones
Ray Lykins	....	fight choreographer
Ray Lykins	....	stunt coordinator
Ray Lykins	....	stunt double: Judge Reinhold
Paul E. Short	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Paul E. Short	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Ross Addiego	....	dolly/crane operator
Bonnie S. Blake	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera
Bonnie S. Blake	....	director of photography: second unit
George Hesse	....	first assistant camera
Gaylan Andrew Hussain	....	key grip
James Malloy	....	assistant camera
Gregory Peters	....	still photographer
Aaron Schulte	....	electrician
Christian Sebaldt	....	director of photography: additional photography
Charles Simons	....	best boy grip

Editorial Department
Mato	....	color timer

Other crew
Edward Cass	....	assistant production coordinator
Matthew D. Conrad	....	key set production assistant
Heather Dennis	....	production assistant
Patrick Ebert	....	production assistant
Carrie Freedle	....	production assistant
Jenny Harrison	....	production assistant
Marguerite O'Donoghue	....	production coordinator
Michael Percival	....	assistant location manager
Victoria Vopni	....	animal trainer: "Ping!"
Andrew R. Gardiner	....	location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Spearhead Enterprises

Distributors

• Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)

MPAA:

Rated PG for comic violence, mild language, some sensuality and crude humor.

Runtime:

USA:93 min | Argentina:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:6 | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Spearhead Enterprises

Well, it's not Shakespeare - but if you have a Chihuahua . . .

OK, I will admit that this movie is a take-off on Home-Alone. I will even admit that the movie will never ever win an Oscar. BUT - if you are a dog owner, and especially a Chihuahua dog owner like I am - this movie ROCKS! It is a cute - WAY over the top movie about a hero Chihuahua who thinks it is a cat. But that isn't even the funny parts. The funny parts are when Ping "becomes" Macaulay Culkin (who named that kid anyway) and beats up on the bad guys. It is a stupid movie for most, but for us Chihuahua owners, it is a wonderful alternative to the Legally Blondes (those folks should be arrested for dressing that poor little dog - only kidding). Anyway, Ping! is a delightful movie if all you want to do is smile and giggle a few times. I myself am an action movie guy, but I do love my little Chihuahua (Dimples) so I guess you could call me soft for enjoying this flick. If it makes me smile, even once, it isn't a waste of celluloid. Laughter is a hard commodity to come by today and this flick produces a small amount of it. I own it, but then, I also own a Chihuahua - so go figure.