The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,566 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes22%
Metacritic38/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
621 audience votes
Key crew
- Thomas LennonScreenplay
- Robert Ben GarantDirector
- Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert Ben GarantScreenplay
Cast
- Dan FoglerRandy Daytona
- Christopher WalkenFeng
- George LópezAgent Ernie Rodriquez
- Maggie QMaggie Wong
- James HongMaster Wong
- Brett DelBuonoYoung Randy Daytona
- Aisha TylerMahogany
- Terry CrewsFreddy
- Robert PatrickSgt. Pete Daytona
- Diedrich BaderGary
- Thomas LennonKarl Wolfschtagg
- Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaMysterious Asian Man
Stills
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Themes
careersportsgerman democratic republicolympic gamesfbitalentchild prodigyping pongrivalryhumiliationhoodlum