Balls of Fury

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Balls of Fury

PG-13

Released Aug 29, 2007

1h 30m

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Drew Toal

Time Out

Rated: 3/6

Jan 18, 2008

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

A horrendously written and acted movie which even Walken can't save.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 28, 2007

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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

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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

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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

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Rebecca R

I love this movie. Its a shame how low rated it is on here. People need to open their hearts to stupid comedy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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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

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Bidon d

Not funny, Dan Fogler painfully not good, sorry it's a phobe

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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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

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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

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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

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Robert Ben Garant

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Dan Fogler

Randy Daytona

Christopher Walken

Feng

George Lopez

Agent Ernie Rodriguez

Maggie Q

Maggie Wong

James Hong

Master Wong

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Balls of Fury: Official Clip - The Hammer

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Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Slaying The Dragon

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Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Sudden Death

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Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Maggie vs. Randy

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Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Randy vs. Feng

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Balls of Fury: Official Clip - Ping Pong Wizard

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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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