Balls of Fury (2007)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Robert Ben Garant

Writers (WGA):

Thomas Lennon (written by) &
Robert Ben Garant (written by)

Release Date:

29 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

A huge comedy with tiny balls

Plot:

Down-and-out former professional ping-pong phenom, Randy Daytona, is sucked into a maelstrom when FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win, and to smoke out his father's killer -- arch-fiend Feng.

Plot Keywords:

Ping Pong | FBI Agent | Olympics | Competition | Murder

Cast

Dan Fogler	...	Randy Daytona
Christopher Walken	...	Feng
George Lopez	...	Rodriguez
Maggie Q	...	Maggie
James Hong	...	Wong
Terry Crews	...	Freddy
Robert Patrick	...	Sgt. Pete Daytona
Diedrich Bader	...	Gary
Aisha Tyler	...	Mahogany
Thomas Lennon	...	Karl Wolfschtagg
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Mysterious Asian Man
Brett DelBuono	...	Young Randy - 12 Yrs. Old (as Brett Delbuono)
Jason Scott Lee	...	Siu-Foo
Toby Huss	...	Groundskeeper
David Holmes	...	TV Producer (as Dave Holmes)
Heather DeLoach	...	Teenage Fan (as Heather Deloach)
David Koechner	...	Rick The Birdmaster
Kerri Kenney	...	Showgirl (as Kerri Kenney-Silver)
Floyd Van Buskirk	...	Old Man (as Flord Vanbuskirk)
Jenny Robertson	...	Den Mother
Patton Oswalt	...	Hammer
Jim Lampley	...	Sportscaster
Na Shi La	...	The Dragon (as La Na Shi)
Mather Zickel	...	Branch Director
Jim Rash	...	Techie
David Proval	...	Mob Boss
Philippe Durand	...	Referee (as Phillippe Durand)
Masi Oka	...	Jeff – Bathroom Attendant
Brandon Molale	...	Male Courtesan #1
Guy Stevenson	...	Male Courtesan #2
Steve Little	...	Crazed East German Fan
Cathy Shim	...	North Korean Attache
Greg Joung Paik	...	North Korean General
Eugene Choy	...	Gardener
Matt Sigloch	...	Commanding Officer
Marisa Tayui	...	Geisha
Mark Hyland	...	Umberto Dinovi
Justin Bethancourt	...	Wedge McDonald (as Justin Lopez)
Irina Voronina	...	Coach Schmidt
Darryl Chan	...	Feng's Bodyguard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Gordon	...	Hammer's Coach
Nancy Davis	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Edney	...	German Skinhead (uncredited)
Art Hsu	...	Mysterious Guard (uncredited)
Julio Leal	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Emanuela Szumilas	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Ben Garant

Writing credits (WGA)
Thomas Lennon		(written by) &
Robert Ben Garant		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Derek Evans	....	executive producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	producer
Thomas Lennon	....	producer
Ron Schmidt	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Randy Edelman

Cinematography by
Thomas E. Ackerman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Refoua

Casting by
Julie Ashton		(as Julie Ashton-Barson)

Production Design by
Jeff Knipp

Art Direction by
Steve Arnold

Set Decoration by
Dena Roth

Costume Design by
Mary Ann Bozek		(as Maryann Bozek)

Makeup Department
Gina Bonacquisti	....	hair department head
Maggie Fung	....	key makeup artist
Gloria Montemayor	....	key hair stylist
Viviane Normand	....	hair stylist
Peter Robb-King	....	makeup department head
Laine Trzinski	....	hair stylist
Erin Wooldridge	....	assistant makeup artist
Gabriel De Cunto	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jeffrey Chernov	....	executive in charge of production: Spyglass Entertainment
Steve Gaub	....	post-production supervisor
Ron Schmidt	....	unit production manager
Valerie Bleth Sharp	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig Amendola	....	second second assistant director
Juana Franklin	....	second assistant director (as Juana Marie Franklin)
Dave Halls	....	second assistant director (reshoots)
James Alan Hensz	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Jim Hensz)
Noga Isackson	....	first assistant director
Melinda Johnson	....	second second assistant director
Thomas Lennon	....	second unit director
J.J. Linsalata	....	second second assistant director
Andrew N. Miller	....	dga trainee
Libby Minarik	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Alejandro Aguilar	....	labor foreman
Paige Augustine	....	art department buyer
Bart Barbuscia	....	set dresser
Jonathan Bobbitt	....	lead dresser (as Jon Bobbitt)
Thomas E. Brown	....	paint supervisor
Rodney Cinkan	....	paint foreman
Guillaume DeLouche	....	property master (as Guillaume Delouche)
Robert E. Denne	....	paint supervisor (as Robert Danté Denne)
Chris Fuentes	....	set dresser (as Christopher Fuentes)
Scott Herbertson	....	set designer
Damon Hight	....	lead on-set carpenter
Trey Howard	....	props: second unit (as Trey Howard Bults)
Mark Kelly	....	additional assistant property master
Jennifer Lagura	....	set dresser
Al Lewis	....	set dresser
Masako Masuda	....	set designer
Michael McCombe	....	head greensman
Jeffrey McMahon	....	construction foreman (as Jeff McMahon)
James P. Meehan	....	assistant property master (as Jimmy Meehan)
John H. Samson	....	construction coordinator (as John Samson)
Bob Schaefer	....	on-set painter (as Bob Schaefer)
Marty Slagle	....	paint foreman
Jeff Snyder	....	on-set dresser (as Jeffrey Snyder)
Louis Terry	....	set dresser
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Michael Vines	....	additional assistant property master
Suzan Wexler	....	set designer
Kat Wilson	....	art department coordinator
Doug Crawford	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Chad B. Daring	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Erick Garibay	....	assistant property master: re-shoot (uncredited)
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Steven O'Bannon	....	labor foreman (uncredited)
Philip D. Shea	....	daily assistant props (uncredited)
Schuyler Telleen	....	art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bartlett	....	supervising sound mixer
Jessy Bender	....	sound assistant
Jim Brookshire	....	supervising adr editor
Jim Brookshire	....	supervising dialogue editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound mixer
Albert Gasser	....	sound effects editor
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound effects editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Tim LeBlanc	....	supervising sound mixer (as Timothy O. Leblanc)
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Scott Morgan	....	foley recordist
William Munroe	....	boom operator
Ed Novick	....	production sound mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Kurt Peterson	....	boom operator
Andy Potvin	....	sound consultant: Dolby
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Gregory H. Watkins	....	supervising sound mixer
Clayton Weber	....	first assistant sound editor
Chris Cooper	....	utility sound technician: second unit (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (uncredited)
Chris Navarro	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chris Cline	....	special effects best boy
Josh Hakian	....	special effects supervisor
David Waine	....	special effects coordinator
Ryan Bradley	....	special effects best boy (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Sarah Barber	....	visual effects production assistant: Mr. X Inc.
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
John Cameron	....	visual effects editor: Mr. X Inc.
Jeff Capogreco	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc.
Dan Carnegie	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc.
Michael L. Castillo	....	digital visual effects supervisor: LaserPacific (as Michael Castillo)
Erik Charlebois	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc.
Lina Cornacchia	....	visual effects accountant: Mr. X Inc.
Rob Del Ciancio	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Jeremy Dineen	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc.
Anand Dorairaj	....	digital compositor: Mr. X. Inc.
Jason Edwardh	....	CG supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Ernest D. Farino	....	on-set visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc. (as Ernest Farino)
David Fix	....	senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc
Zachary J. Gans	....	visual effects production assistant: Mr. X Inc. (as Zachary Gans)
Robert Greb	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Annu Gulati	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Lisa Hemeon	....	additional compositing: Spin VFX
Victoria Holt	....	visual effects production assistant: Mr. X Inc.
Llyr Tobias Johansen	....	production assistant
Matt Jones	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc. (as Matthew Jones)
Giselle Kymberly	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Vincent Lavares	....	data manager: Laser Pacific
Steve Lewis	....	additional compositing: Spin VFX
Ian MacLeod	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc. (as Ian Macleod)
Jim Maxwell	....	digital matte painter: Mr. X Inc.
Sarah McMurdo	....	digital producer: Mr. X Inc.
Sean Mills	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc.
John J. Miralles	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc. (as John Miralles)
Daniel Mizuguchi	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc.
Sean Montgomery	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc.
Mike Mulock	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc. (as Michael Mulock)
Mateo Novacovici	....	systems administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Mike Ocoboc	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc. (as Michael Ocoboc)
Matt Ralph	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc.
Darcy Reno	....	systems administrator: Mr. X Inc. (as Darcy Bangsund)
Avi Salem	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Andrew Somers	....	visual effects editor: Mr. X Inc. (as Andrew M. Somers)
Brendan Taylor	....	associate visual effects supervisor: MR. X Inc.
Jean Phillipe Traore	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Aaron Weintraub	....	compositing supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Brianne Wells	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Fiona Campbell Westgate	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Colin Withers	....	senior technical supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Kyle Yoneda	....	3D artist: Mr. X Inc.
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O (uncredited)
E.M. Bowen	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
Ashish Dewan	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Eric Doiron	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Shannon Blake Gans	....	visual effects executive producer: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
Jiyoung Hong	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Ian Hunter	....	visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
Dan Kelly	....	senior flame artist (uncredited)
Nicholas Kim	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jeremy Lang	....	head of information technology: Custom Film Effects (uncredited)
Jennifer Middleton	....	model maker: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
Jan Natarajan	....	technical director (uncredited)
David Sanger	....	visual effects producer: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
Matt Sell	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Michael Stewart	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)
Anna Terekhova	....	compositor: Spin Productions (uncredited)
Rickey Verma	....	compositor: Spin Productions (uncredited)
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager: Laser Pacific (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunts
Dan Bell	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunt coordinator
Ilram Choi	....	stunts
J.J. Dashnaw	....	stunts
Jeremy Dunn	....	stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	....	stunts
Roel Failma	....	stunts
Freddie Joe Farnsworth	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Anita Hart	....	stunts
Steve Hart	....	stunts
Kiralee Hayashi	....	stunts (as Kira Lee Hayashi)
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunts (as Danny Hernandez)
Steven Ho	....	stunts (as Steve Ho)
Brian Imada	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
John Koyama	....	stunts
David Leitch	....	stunts
Will Leong	....	stunts (as Willie Leong)
Ming Liu	....	stunts (as Ming Qiu)
Sam Looc	....	stunts
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunts
Tadahiro Nakamura	....	stunts
Jeff Podgurski	....	stunts (as Jeff Podurski)
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts (as Mike Runyard)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (as Monty Simons)
Chad Stahelski	....	fight coordinator
Don Tai	....	stunts
Charles A. Tamburro	....	stunts (as Chuck Tamburro)
Steve Upton	....	stunts
Xuyen Valdivia	....	stunts (as Xu Yen Valdivia)
Jon Valera	....	stunts
Ryan Watson	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Marcus Young	....	stunts
Darryl Chan	....	stunt fighter (uncredited)
Ilram Choi	....	stunt double: James Hong (uncredited)
Jeremy Dunn	....	stunt double: Robert Patrick (uncredited)
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt double: George Lopez (uncredited)
Jeff Lam	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Michael Li	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Don Tai	....	stunt double: James Hong (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Caitlin Elle Ackerman	....	camera production assistant
Tom Adams	....	best boy grip (as Tom L. Adams)
Nicholas Aiello	....	lamp operator
Douglas Blagg	....	dolly grip: second unit (as Doug Blagg)
Jeff Clark	....	digital imaging technician
Alan Colbert	....	chief lighting technician
Hugo Elizondo	....	dolly grip
Hugo Elizondo	....	key grip: second unit
Craig Fetterman	....	grip
Linda Gacsko	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Antonio V. Garrido	....	dolly grip
Michael Herron	....	production video assist
Brandy Holiday	....	best boy grip: second unit
Brandy Holiday	....	grip
Thomas Holm	....	lamp operator
Andrew B. Horton	....	lamp operator
David K. Howard	....	grip
Dan Kerns	....	lamp operator
Gemma La Mana	....	still photographer
Rick Maddux	....	best boy electric
Markus Mentzer	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Rob Monroy	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Lloyd Moriarity	....	key grip (as Lloyd M. Moriarty)
Chris Moriarty	....	grip
Charles Papert	....	Steadicam operator
Charles Papert	....	camera operator: "a" camera
David L. Parrish	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as David Parrish)
David L. Parrish	....	camera operator: second unit (as David Parrish)
David L. Parrish	....	director of photography: second unit (as David Parrish)
Don Selsor	....	key rigging grip (as Donald Selsor)
Jason Selsor	....	best boy rigging grip
Bruce Sharp	....	gaffer: second unit
Bobby Small	....	grip (as Bob Small)
Donald Stanford	....	rigging electric best boy (as Don Stanford)
Baird Steptoe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
L.W. Walman	....	best boy lighting: second unit
Erik Warner	....	rigging gaffer
Martin Weeks	....	lamp operator
Nick Zeigler	....	lamp operator
Sean Fairburn	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Alan Gitlin	....	digital imaging technician (uncredited)
Darren Michaels	....	still photographer: additional photography (uncredited)
Lance Oyabu	....	balloon light technician (uncredited)
Rick Senteno	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Chuck Turner	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Peter Weiland	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sasha Adkinson	....	extras casting
Toni Magon	....	casting assistant
Amanda McCann	....	casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alex Bates	....	key costumer
Mira Jackson	....	set costumer
Amber Jordyn	....	key costumer: second unit (as Amber S.Gore-Jordyn)
Dana Loats	....	set costume supervisor
Joe Diaz	....	costumer (uncredited)
Karen Hare	....	costumer (uncredited)
Lea Maiolo	....	wardrobe production assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Steve Bobertz	....	first assistant editor
David Cole	....	digital intermediate colorist: LaserPacific
Craig DeMartini	....	digital film scanner: LaserPacific (as Craig Demartini)
Kyle DeVriendt	....	digital film recording: LaserPacific (as Kyle Devriendt)
Valance Eisleben	....	digital data conformist: LaserPacific
Nancy Fuller	....	digital intermediate project manager: LaserPacific
Tom Garelick	....	digital film scanner: LaserPacific
Doug Jaqua	....	digital intermediate color scientist: LaserPacific
Carrie Oliver	....	digital data conformist: LaserPacific
Jake Rice	....	digital intermediate project manager: LaserPacific
David Slaughter	....	digital film recording: LaserPacific
Stacy Underhill	....	digital data conformist: LaserPacific
Laura A. Walker	....	post-production assistant
David White	....	digital film scanner: LaserPacific
Donald 'Chip' Williams	....	post-production assistant (as Donald Williams)
Linda Williams	....	digital film editor: LaserPacific
Daniel Yang	....	digital film scanner: LaserPacific
Aidan Stanford	....	film color timer (uncredited)
Lawrence Howard Williams	....	post digital media operator (uncredited)

Music Department
Elton Ahi	....	score engineer
Elton Ahi	....	score mixer
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
David Burk	....	music editor: temp music
Tatjana Cechovska	....	score contractor
Randy Edelman	....	conductor
Randy Edelman	....	score producer
Isobel Griffiths	....	musician contractor
Chuck Martin	....	music editor
Jiri Vitek	....	score coordinator
Charles Gansa	....	additional scoring (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jeff Hatem	....	driver: construction (as Jeff Hattem)
Lori Maxwell	....	transportation dispatcher
Ted Moser	....	transportation coordinator
Kelly Murphy	....	driver
Shaun Ryan	....	transportation captain
Gary Jackson	....	driver (uncredited)
Richard Maginnis	....	driver (uncredited)
Kim Magruder	....	driver generator operator (uncredited)

Other crew
Jeremy Alter	....	location manager
Susan Bannout	....	first aid
Mike Barry	....	set production assistant
Alex Betuel	....	key set production assistant
Bryan Boardley	....	set production assistant
Stacey B. Brashear	....	assistant location manager
Kim Buttlar	....	executive coordinator: Gary Barber (as Kimberly Buttlar)
Kyle Cookmeyer	....	production secretary
Dennis Curlett Jr.	....	set production assistant
Robert Darwell	....	legal services: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Fernando Espinosa	....	chef
Caroline Fife	....	accounting clerk
David Fulton	....	unit publicist (as Dave Fulton)
Steve Gehrke	....	script supervisor (as Steven R. Gehrke)
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras coordinator
M.K. Gleason	....	production accountant
Jonathan Golfman	....	legal services: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Sean Gowrie	....	production coordinator (as Sean M. Gowrie)
Alex Heineman	....	production executive
J. Cole Hooper	....	office production assistant
Jonathan Jansen	....	assistant location manager
Stacey Jelin	....	craft service (as Stacey Kasubowski)
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearance services
Jamie Lai	....	office production assistant
Mike Larocca	....	assistant: Derek Evans
David Lincoln	....	assistant: Mr. Garant
Andrea McGee	....	set production assistant
Stephanie McKinnon	....	office production assistant
Tory Mell	....	office production assistant (as Tory Ireland Mell)
Debbie Merritt	....	assistant production coordinator
Megan Miller	....	set production assistant
Leanne Milner	....	office production assistant
Jacqueline Phillips	....	assistant to executive producer
Steve Rodarte	....	security captain
Joe Rystrom	....	first aid
Marc Siegel	....	office production assistant
Nancy Solomon	....	script supervisor: second unit
Andrew Somers	....	titles (as Andrew M. Somers)
Elizabeth Speckman	....	first assistant accountant
Jeff Stanford	....	assistant location manager
Jules Sylvester	....	animal handler
Sharon B. Taksel	....	post-production accountant
Sophia Tapia	....	payroll accountant
Marlena Thomas	....	executive coordinator: Roger Birnbaum
Paul Vicknair	....	assistant: Jon Glickman
Ann Wiggins	....	assistant accountant (as Ann M. Wiggins)
Jerome Zelle	....	assistant craft service
Rio Ahn	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Nino Aldi	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Stephen Bridgewater	....	drama coach (uncredited)
Bob Claster	....	teleprompter operator (uncredited)
James Mitchell Clyde	....	water safety (uncredited)
Billy Concha	....	production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Michael Coscia	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Guillaume DeLouche	....	weapons master (uncredited)
Brian Dzyak	....	electronic press kit (uncredited)
Vanessa Grayson	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Ryan Harvie	....	office assistant (uncredited)
Kris A. Jeffrey	....	water safety (uncredited)
Kristofer Kolpek	....	additional set production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Lee David Lee	....	location scout (uncredited)
James Taku Leung	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Wai Mui	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Gary Rodriguez	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Diego Schaaf	....	technical advisor: table tennis (uncredited)
Matt Sigloch	....	technical advisor: military (uncredited)
Stephen Sprague	....	key office production assistant (uncredited)
Elizabeth Sung	....	on-set dialect coach (uncredited)
Owen Sun	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Marisa Tayui	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Tim Vogel	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Wei Wang	....	advisor: table tennis (uncredited)
J. Wilfrid White	....	marine coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Anthony Begonia	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Rogue Pictures (presents)
• Intrepid Pictures (presents)
• Spyglass Entertainment (presents)

Distributors

• Rogue Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Cascade Film (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Odeon Films (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Tohokushinsha Film (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)

Special Effects

• Mr. X (digital visual effects)
• SPIN VFX (additional compositing)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance)
• Abbey Road Studios  Chinese music recorded at
• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring (as Film & TV Unit A Program of American Humane. AHA #01283)
• Background Players  extras casting
• Benay's Birds & Animals  birds provided by (as Benay's Bird & Animal Source)
• Bulletproof Recording Company  soundtrack (as Bulletproof Records)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies & equipment provided by
• Cinelease  lighting equipment provided by
• Corbis  stock footage and still photographs provided courtesy of (as Corbis Images)
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits
• Fujifilm  released on (as Fujifilm Professional Motion Picture Products)
• Gala Catering  catering
• Getty Images  film footage provided by
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  acknowledgment (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• J.L. Fisher  camera support provided by
• LaserPacific  digital film recording (as LaserPacific, a Kodak Company)
• LaserPacific  digital intermediate services (as LaserPacific, a Kodak Company)
• London Chinese Ensemble  Chinese music performed by
• Monster Picture Crane  stunt rigging crane
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• NT Audio Visual  optical soundtrack (as NT Audio)
• Nickelodeon Network  courtesy of ("Dora the Explorer") (as Nickelodeon)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pivotal Post  editorial facilities provided by
• Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The  orchestra
• Reptile Rentals  animal handler
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Ronald Reagan Presidential Library  stock footage courtesy of (as Reagan Presidential Library)
• Rusk Studios  music mixing studio
• Seismic Productions  main title graphic design
• Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton  legal services
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies
• Smécky Studios  music recording studio
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Spin Productions  visual effects
• Time  used with permission of (Sports Illustrated magazine logo and trademark)
• Varèse Sarabande  score album
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  adr recorded at
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  sound re-recorded at
• Widget Post Production  adr recording facilities
• Widget Post Production  post-production facilities

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, and for language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (# 43255) | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | Iceland:7 | Iceland:L (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Rogue Pictures

Trivia:

Thomas Lennon wrote the character of Feng expecting to play it himself.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In individual Olympic sports, competitors are identified by their names, not by their nations (as many individual sports would have multiple competitors from the same nation). Randy Daytona's and Karl Wolfschtagg's names would have appeared on the scoreboard, not "USA" and "GDR," respectively.

Quotes:

Maggie Wong: I'm trying to sacrifice my life for our love. Stop being such a dick!

Movie Connections:

References Finding Nemo (2003)

Soundtrack:

Girl From Ypsilanti

Not the greatest "stupid movie" made, but it certainly made me giggle.

This has to be, quite possibly, the dumbest movie I have seen in a very, very long time.

However, that is not necessarily a bad thing. I don't think there was a single moment in this film that purposely wanted any smidgen of intelligence whatsoever.

And, heck, the reason I went to see this movie was because I thought it looked funny. And, guess what? I laughed. I don't know if this will go into the treasury of greatest stupid movies ever made, but it did leave me with a smile on my face.

I think it was because it was ping-pong. Yes, I like a good game of ping-pong as much as the next person, but come on. It's ping-pong. Just try telling that to these characters. The fact that anyone could take so slight a game so seriously cracked me up.

And that's where this movie works.

It's pointless, silly, and down-right brain cell killing. But I found myself forgiving everyone because they were so good-hearted in waltzing around with their idiotic humor.

No, it will probably not be nominated for Best Picture. But as for dumb comedy goes, this nicely held its own.