Balls of Fury
Brief Synopsis
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In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father's killer - one of the FBI's Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng. But, after two decades out of the game, Randy can't turn his life around and avenge his father's murder without a team of his own. He calls upon the spiritual guidance of blind Ping-Pong sage and restaurateur Wong, and the training expertise of Master Wong's wildly sexy niece Maggie, both of whom also have a dark history with Feng. All roads lead to Feng's mysterious jungle compound and the most unique Ping-Pong tournaments ever staged. There, Randy faces such formidable players as his long-ago Olympics opponent, the still-vicious Karl Wolfschtagg. Can Randy keep his eye on the ball? Will he achieve the redemption he craves while wielding a paddle? Is his backhand strong enough to triumph over rampant wickedness?
Cast & Crew
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Robert Ben Garant
Director
Jason Scott Lee
Jenny Robertson
Robert Patrick
Aisha Tyler
Jim Rash
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Rogue Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father's killer - one of the FBI's Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng. But, after two decades out of the game, Randy can't turn his life around and avenge his father's murder without a team of his own. He calls upon the spiritual guidance of blind Ping-Pong sage and restaurateur Wong, and the training expertise of Master Wong's wildly sexy niece Maggie, both of whom also have a dark history with Feng. All roads lead to Feng's mysterious jungle compound and the most unique Ping-Pong tournaments ever staged. There, Randy faces such formidable players as his long-ago Olympics opponent, the still-vicious Karl Wolfschtagg. Can Randy keep his eye on the ball? Will he achieve the redemption he craves while wielding a paddle? Is his backhand strong enough to triumph over rampant wickedness?
Director
Robert Ben Garant
Director
Cast
Jason Scott Lee
Jenny Robertson
Robert Patrick
Aisha Tyler
Jim Rash
Darryl Chan
Marisa Tayui
Steve Little
George Lopez
Patton Oswalt
James Hong
Maggie Q
David Proval
Christopher Walken
Dan Fogler
Philippe Durand
Terry Crews
Cary-hiroyuki Tagawa
Matthew Sigloch
Floyd Vanbuskirk
Toby Huss
Mark Hyland
Brett Delbuono
Mather Zickel
Diedrich Bader
Dave Holmes
Eugene Choy
Thomas Lennon
Justin Lopez
David Koechner
Jim Lampley
Irina Voronina
Guy Stevenson
Heather Deloach
Greg Joung Paik
Masi Oka
Cathy Shim
Brandon Molale
La Na Shi
Kerri Kenney-silver
Crew
Caitlin Elle Ackerman
Camera Assistant
Thomas Ackerman
Director Of Photography
Tom Adams
Best Boy Grip
Sasha Adkinson
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Alejandro Aguilar
Foreman
Elton Ahi
Music Engineer
Elton Ahi
Music Scoring Mixer
Nick Aiello
Electrician
Rick Allen
Song
Robert Alonzo
Stunts
Jeremy Alter
Location Manager
Craig Amendola
Assistant Director
Leo Arnaud
Music Composer
Steve Arnold
Art Director
Julie Ashton-barson
Casting
Paige Augustine
Props Buyer
Darcy Bangsund
Software Engineer
Susan Bannout
Medic
He Wang Bao
Song Performer
He Wang Bao
Song
Gary Barber
Producer
Sarah Barber
Production Assistant
Bart Barbuscia
On-Set Dresser
Mike Barry
Set Production Assistant
Ron Bartlett
Sound Mixer
Alex Bates
Key Costumer
Dan Bell
Stunts
Jessica Bender
Sound
Barb Benoit
Digital Effects Artist
Dennis Berardi
Visual Effects Supervisor
Christine Bergren
Music
Alex Betuel
Set Production Assistant
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Douglas Blagg
Dolly Grip
Bryan Boardley
Set Production Assistant
Jonathan Bobbitt
Dresser
Steve Bobertz
Assistant Editor
Gina Bonacquista
Hair Stylist
Mary Ann Bozek
Costume Designer
Stacey B Brashear
Assistant Location Manager
Jim Brookshire
Adr Editor
Jim Brookshire
Dialogue Editor
Thomas E Brown
Painter
Troy Brown
Stunt Coordinator
David Burk
Music Editor
Kim Buttlar
Coordinator
Trey Howard Butts
Props
John Cameron
Visual Effects Editor
Fiona Campbell-westgate
Visual Effects Producer
Gabriel Candiani
Music Composer
Rick Canelli
Adr
Jeff Capogreco
3-D Artist
Dan Carnegie
3-D Artist
Mike Castillo
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tatjana Cechovska
Music Contractor
Erik Charlebois
3-D Artist
Tim Chau
Sound Mixer
Tim Chau
Sound Designer
Tim Chau
Supervising Sound Editor
Ilram Choi
Stunts
Rodney Cinkan
Painter
Jeff Clark
Film Lab
Steven Clark
Song
Chris Cline
Special Effects Technician
Alan Colbert
Chief Lighting Technician
David Cole
Colorist
Phil Collen
Song
Kyle Cookmeyer
Production Secretary
Lina Cornacchia
Accountant
Dennis Curlett Jr.
Set Production Assistant
Jeff Dashnaw
Stunts
Rob Del Ciancio
Digital Effects Artist
Guillaume Delouche
Property Master
Craig Demartini
Film Lab
Robert Dante Denne
Painter
Kyle Devriendt
Film And Electronic Laboratory
Ernesto Diaz
Music Composer
Jeremy Dineen
3-D Artist
Anand Dorairaj
Digital Effects Artist
Jamie Dunlap
Song
Jeremy Dunn
Stunts
Randy Edelman
Music
Randy Edelman
Music Producer
Jason Edwardh
Cg Supervisor
Valance Eisleben
Film Lab
Hugo Elizondo
Dolly Grip
Hugo Elizondo
Key Grip
Joseph Elliott
Song
Fernando Espinosa
Caterer
Jonathan Eusebio
Stunts
Derek Evans
Executive Producer
Roel Failma
Stunts
Ernest D. Farino
Visual Effects
Freddie Joe Farnsworth
Stunts
Dave Feldstein
Song
Dave Feldstein
Song Performer
Eddie Fernandez
Stunts
Marc Ferrari
Song
Craig Fetterman
Grip
Caroline Fife
Accountant
Juana Franklin
Assistant Director
Ryan Franks
Song
Christopher Fuentes
On-Set Dresser
Nancy Fuller
Project Manager
Maggie Fung
Makeup Artist
Linda Gacsko
Assistant Camera
Zachary Gans
Production Assistant
Charles Gansa
Song Performer
Robert Ben Garant
Screenplay
Robert Ben Garant
Story By
Tom Garelick
Film Lab
Antonio Garrido
Dolly Grip
Albert Gasser
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Gaub
Post-Production Supervisor
Steven R. Gehrke
Script Supervisor
Mary Karen Gleason
Production Accountant
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Al Goto
Stunts
Sean Gowrie
Production Coordinator
Robert Greb
Digital Effects Artist
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
Annu Gulati
Digital Effects Artist
Josh Hakian
Special Effects Supervisor
Anita Hart
Stunts
Steve Hart
Stunts
Jeff Hattem
Driver
Kira Lee Hayashi
Stunts
Lisa Hemeon
Digital Effects Artist
Jim Hensz
Assistant Director
Scott Herbertson
Set Designer
Daniel Hernandez
Stunts
Michael Herron
Video Assist/Playback
Damon Hight
Carpenter
Steven Ho
Stunts
Brandy Holiday
Best Boy Grip
Brandy Holiday
Grip
Thomas Holm
Electrician
Victoria Holt
Production Assistant
J. Cole Hooper
Office Production Assistant
Andrew Horton
Electrician
David Howard
Grip
Brian Imada
Stunts
Jeff Imada
Stunts
Noga Isackson
Assistant Director
Mira Jackson
Set Costumer
Jonathan Jansen
Assistant Location Manager
Doug Jaqua
Color
Stacey Jelin
Craft Service
Nils C Jensen
Sound Effects Editor
Melinda Johnson
Assistant Director
Matthew Jones
3-D Artist
Amber S Jordyn
Key Costumer
Shawn Kautz
Stunts
Mark Kelly
Assistant Property Master
Dan Kerns
Electrician
Jeff Knipp
Production Designer
Julie Koga
Music Arranger
John Koyama
Stunts
Ashley Kravitz
Rights & Clearances
Giselle Kymberly
Digital Effects Artist
Jennifer Lagura
On-Set Dresser
Jamie Lai
Office Production Assistant
Gemma Lamana
Photography
Lewis Lamedica
Song Performer
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Stephen Lang
Song
Robert John Lange
Song
Mike Larocca
Assistant
Tim Leblanc
Sound Mixer
David Leitch
Stunts
Thomas Lennon
Screenplay
Thomas Lennon
Producer
Thomas Lennon
Story By
Thomas Lennon
Unit Director
Will Leong
Stunts
Def Leppard
Song Performer
Al Lewis
On-Set Dresser
Steve Lewis
Digital Effects Artist
David Lincoln
Assistant
J J Linsalata
Assistant Director
Dana Loats
Costume Supervisor
Sam Looc
Stunts
Ian Macleod
3-D Artist
Rick Maddux
Best Boy Electric
Toni Magon
Casting Assistant
Chuck Martin
Music Editor
Masako Masuda
Set Designer
Jim Maxwell
Matte Painter
Lori Maxwell
Transportation
Daniel May
Song
Daniel May
Song Performer
Mary Jane Mayeda
Music Arranger
Amanda Mccann
Casting Assistant
Michael J Mccombe
Greensman
Andrea Mcgee
Set Production Assistant
Stephanie Mckinnon
Office Production Assistant
Jeffrey Mcmahon
Foreman
Sarah Mcmurdo
Visual Effects Producer
James Meehan
Assistant Property Master
Tory Mell
Office Production Assistant
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Rogue Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer August 29, 2007
Released in United States on Video December 18, 2007
Steve Carr previously attached to direct.
Previously in development at New Line. Formerly set up at Disney, and Fox Searchlight.
Spyglass Entertainment paid mid-against high-six figures for the pitch by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant.
"Balls of Fury" is loosely inspired by Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" (1973).
Released in United States Summer August 29, 2007
Released in United States on Video December 18, 2007
