Ping Pong Playa [WS] [Blu-ray]

Director: Jessica Yu Jessica Yu

Overview

An aimless young Chinese-American finds his hoop dreams unexpectedly sidelined when his parents are injured in an accident and he is forced to give ping-pong lessons in the fiction feature debut of acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jessica Yu (In the Realms of the Unreal). Christopher "C-dub" Wang (Jimmy Tsai) may not be able to sink a lay-up to save his life, yet he longs to realize his lifelong goal of playing in the NBA. Add to this the fact that C-dub still lives at home and will likely never emerge from under the shadow of his successful older brother, Michael (Roger Fan), and it's beginning to look like this wannabe pro-athlete is going nowhere fast. C-dub's parents (Jim Lau and Elizabeth Sung) are a pair of former table tennis champs who now own a successful ping-pong supply shop and teach lessons on the side. Much like his parents were back in the day, C-dub's brother Michael (Roger Fan) is a ping-pong wizard who is championed by the Chinese community for taking top rank in the tournaments year after year. But now, Michael and C-dub's parents have both been injured in a car accident, forcing the ill-equipped -- and extremely reluctant -- family slacker to take over the ping-pong teaching duties. While at first C-dub doesn't take his new responsibility all too seriously, he quickly discovers that the future of his family rests in his hands after Michael is injured and rendered unable to compete in this year's championships. Soon, C-dub realizes that by stepping in for Michael and winning the championships, he may also be able to win the heart of the girl he has fallen head over heels in love with.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/21/2010
UPC:	0014381531756
Original Release:	2007
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	27,175

Special Features

Audio commentary with director/co-writer Jessica Yu and actor/co-writer Jimmy Tsai; Two featurettes: "Warm-Up Drills" and "Post-Game"; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jimmy Tsai	Christopher 'C-Dub' Wang
Shelley Malil	D. B. Reddy
Roger Fan	Michael Wang
Percival Arcibal	Teenage Ping Pong Player
Alexander Agate	Loser Kid 1
Adam Bobrow	Dan Furlie
Romeo Brown	Kevin
Smith Cho	Jennifer
Catherine Dao	Mrs. Sun
Jordan Green	Loser Kid
Cici Lau	Mrs. Chen,Mr. Wang
Scott Lowell	Tom
Peter Paige	Gerald
Khary Payton	JP Money
Andrew Vo	Felix
Elizabeth Sung	Mrs. Wang
Stephnie Weir	Cheryl
Javin Reid	Prabakar
Jeff Beal	Composer

Technical Credits

Jessica Yu

Jimmy Tsai

Jessica Yu	Director,Screenwriter
Jimmy Tsai	Screenwriter
Anne Clements	Producer
Jeffrey Gou	Executive Producer
Joan Huang	Producer
Jason L. Wood	Casting
Jeff Gou	Executive Producer