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Balls of Fury

Play trailer Poster for Balls of Fury PG-13 Released Aug 29, 2007 1h 30m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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A hard fall from grace strips Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) of being considered a pingpong phenomenon. Now he must bounce back to take on an undercover assignment for the government. The FBI wants him to enter a tournament sponsored by Feng (Christopher Walken), a ping-pong enthusiast and notorious criminal. Randy must get the goods on Feng and bring him to justice.
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Tasteless, yet harmless, Balls of Fury nevertheless fails to generate enough laughs despite its lowbrow intentions.

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Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Drew Toal Time Out Rated: 3/6 Jan 18, 2008 Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard A horrendously written and acted movie which even Walken can't save. Rated: 1/5 Dec 28, 2007 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse This is an extremely silly movie, and I don't have no trouble with silly as long as it's funny, but that's where things go south. Rated: 1.5/5 Jan 31, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Does low-brow comedy really get much better? Well, yeah, fortunately it does. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News We are stuck with a below average film that Walken almost single-handedly carries to mediocrity -- a feat that is appreciated, but not enough to forgive Balls of Fury for its many faults. Nov 21, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Blu B This is such a dumb idea. It's like Dodgeball mixed with Enter the Dragon...I can't beleive I'm even writing those two together. Walken is terrible as the villian, Lopez isn't good and feels like he's just going through the motions for a paycheck, and the jokes 90% of the time are so lame and fall flat. Everyone is ok but over the acting, cinematography, and pacing isn't good at all. Everythign else is ok though just very forgettable and again this idea could work if it was funny. But there just isn't much slapstick potential for hitting a ball back and forth. It also has cheap production value at times and basic direction. Again really stupid idea for comedy flick. Skip This. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Bidon d Not funny, Dan Fogler painfully not good, sorry it's a phobe Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/14/24 Full Review Ben N I thought it was quite interesting if you really like movies where they have weird twist at the end the beginning of it was kind of slow. I almost had to force myself to watch it the beginning of this movie other than that it was actually fine for the rest of it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Tee M Underrated. If it was a big name in the lead role instead of Dan Fogler this would be a sleeper quotable classic. Thats no disrespect to Dan Fogler. He nailed it. So did the movie. Expect low brow humour and this delivers plenty of laughs. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/24 Full Review Jace E I don't say this lightly, but Balls of Fury might be the dumbest movie that I have ever seen. It's not the worst movie, that spot is reserved for Marmaduke, but it sure is close. There are hardly any redeemable qualities to this film. The concept is ill-conceived, the characters are stereotypes and the plot is formulaic while also being just unfunny. To top it all off, the final "duel" is ridiculously dumb. Would this movie be better with Jack Black instead of Dan Fogler? Probably, but not by much. Note: How in the world are we supposed to believe Maggie Q in this movie? Best Character: Gary Best Quote: "Ping Pong... is not the macarena." - Master Wong Best Scene: The Opening Match? I'm reaching but I can't think of any scene that I actually enjoyed. Best Piece of Score: "History In a Paddle" Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review Philip A I watched this on DVD. I was not expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's kind of a silly ping pong orientated satire of a kung fu movie, with some 007 style blow dart executions added to motivate the contestants and a def Leppard soundtrack. As strange as it all seems, I found it novel and entertaining. I liked the cast, and how they managed to present it all so sincerely which adds to the fun. If you keep an open mind and just go with it, it could be worth a look. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Ping Pong Kung Fu Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Ping Pong Kung Fu 3:19 Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Def Leppard Dance Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Def Leppard Dance 2:15 Balls of Fury: Official Clip - The Hammer Balls of Fury: Official Clip - The Hammer 2:38 Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Slaying The Dragon Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Slaying The Dragon 3:27 Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Sudden Death Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Sudden Death 3:39 Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Maggie vs. Randy Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Maggie vs. Randy 2:58 Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Randy vs. Feng Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Randy vs. Feng 3:04 Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Ping Pong Wizard Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Ping Pong Wizard 2:43 Balls of Fury: Official Clip - World Class Courtesans Balls of Fury: Official Clip - World Class Courtesans 3:40 Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Electric Ping Pong Match Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Electric Ping Pong Match 2:18 View more videos
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Synopsis A hard fall from grace strips Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) of being considered a pingpong phenomenon. Now he must bounce back to take on an undercover assignment for the government. The FBI wants him to enter a tournament sponsored by Feng (Christopher Walken), a ping-pong enthusiast and notorious criminal. Randy must get the goods on Feng and bring him to justice.
Director
Robert Ben Garant
Producer
Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Jonathan Glickman, Gary Barber
Screenwriter
Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon
Distributor
Rogue Pictures, Focus Features
Production Co
Spyglass Entertainment, Rogue Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sex-Related Humor)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 29, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.9M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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