Synopsis
In 1985 a summer vacation in Ocean City, Md., changes the life of a shy white teen who's obsessed with table tennis and hip-hop music.
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Cast
- Marcello ConteRad Miracle
- Helena May SeabrookMichelle Miracle
- John HannahMr. Miracle
- Lea ThompsonMrs. Miracle
- Emmi ShockleyStacy Summers
- Joseph McCaughtryLyle Ace
- Andy RiddleDale Lyons
- Judah FriedlanderAnthony
- Susan SarandonRandi Jammer
- Robert LongstreetUncle Jim
Recommendations
- 75
IndieWire
An affectionate love letter to a bygone era of growing up, Ping Pong Summer brims with specific pop culture minutiae, making it easy to assume the movie has been intended as a farce, but it has more going on beneath the surface. - 75
Slant Magazine
A heartfelt retro flashback littered with pop-culture iconography and much slang, it focuses on the importance of friendship and loyalty rather than social standing. - 70
Village Voice
It's a throwback film in both style and sentiment, and what it lacks in depth, it make up for with warmth. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The film coasts on its time-capsule fetishism and affable supporting turns from Susan Sarandon and Lea Thompson, but it never achieves the emotional punch of like-minded comedies such as "Adventureland" and "The Way, Way Back." - 60
The Guardian
It's gawky and awkward, but just like Rad's breakdancing worm, this one gets better as it goes along. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Rose-tinted as the film’s perspective may be, Ping Pong Summer is still a lingering, entertaining glance back at an era that Americans just can’t seem to get enough of, whether in music or movies. - 60
New York Daily News
This sweet, offhanded but lovingly observed remembrance is a real kick. It takes us back to the way things used to be, especially for 13-year-old guys, and specifically in the arcade rooms of 1985, filled with upright video games with glowing screens and big-haired girls in neon. - 50
New York Post
Certainly nails the era, right down to a lengthy pan across a none-too-appealing dinner buffet.
