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Must Watch: Jessica Yu's Ping Pong Playa Trailer

by Alex Billington
July 15, 2008
Source: Yahoo

Before we get any further, I'm going to just say it now - you need to see this movie. Ping Pong Playa is absolutely frickin' hilarious. I stumbled upon it and laughed my ass off from start to finish, calling it one of my favorite movies of last year. It's everything that Balls of Fury should have been as a ping pong comedy, but wasn't. Back at the Toronto Film Festival last year I reluctantly agreed to check out this movie, knowing nothing about it, and walked out calling it the "best of the fest" with a 9.5 out of 10 rating. It is really that good. Jimmy Tsai plays the kid known as C-Dub, who may look dumb in the movie, but it's purely a play - he's coming off that way for the sake of comedy and it works. Please give this indie comedy a chance!

Although this trailer might not be able to capture the complete feeling and story of this comedy, I'd suggest you read my review as a compliment to it. I enjoyed this movie so damn much that I've been anxiously awaiting its theatrical debut for a chance to go see it over and over. It can easily become a cult hit and with the right emphasis and marketing, I'm fairly sure that will happen. Enjoy!

Watch the trailer for Ping Pong Playa:

You can also watch the Ping Pong Playa trailer in High Definition on Yahoo

Ping Pong Playa is both co-written and directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Jessica Yu, of In the Realms of the Unreal and Protagonist previously. The film was written by Yu and the film's star, Jimmy Tsai. Ping Pong Playa premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September and was eventually picked up for distribution by IFC Films. Ping Pong Playa currently arrives in theaters starting on September 5th later this year. Give this a chance and I guarantee you'll be laughing your ass off, too!

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tw

looks funny
Django

Wow, man. That guy looks EXACTLY like my cousin! I have to say, this movie is blowing apart all SORTS of stereotypes about Asian Americans, in such a way that it actually looks FUNNY! Whether a broader audience will vibe it is altogether another question. But I'd easily say that this could be watched in any Sociology or Asian American studies course, on those summer days when things get slow! Being, like, a quarter asian, I can definitely get the subtlety of their jokes. Harold & Kumar would be quite proud. (Oddly enough, Kal Penn now teaches Asian American studies here at Penn. Go figure!)
Omega728

Hahahahaha... that last bit in the trailer was funny as heck!!!
Xerxex

I'll check it out maybe it will be better than "Balls of Fury" which is for sure.
Zamora

He seems to be channeling Eddie Murphy in this trailer, it's eerie!
Curtis

looks hilarious im totally in Balls of Fury wasn't as good as i hoped it to be maybe this will make up for it. Last part was hilarious "Me love Ping Pong long time"
Roy

Ditto #5
Keith

Ditto all of the above
http://www.myspace.com/kevjohnphotography kevjohn

Sports comedies are a pretty dubious bunch these days (thanks, Will Ferrell!), but that looks hilarious!
Darrin

"Me love Ping Pong long time" sweet
Django

Ugh. That line is supposd to be making fun of American's images of Asians. I sure hope that's what everyone's laughing at! There's a record needle stopping after that line for a reason. It's pointing out what an ignorant doofus that lady is - and before anyone attacks me for taking things too seriously, the Director a female asian-american film-maker. I'm fairly certain I'm not misreading this. Oh well- enjoy the show! The more people see it & laugh the better!
http://movieguyreviews4u.blogspot.com Ryan

Wow! The end was HILARIOUS! "Me love Ping Pong long time" (She was the girl from MadTV right?)
Chris

Would probably have been a better trailer without Generic Movietrailer Voiceover Man (who apparently cribbed his script from 'My Big Book Of Clichés'). Movie - probably very funny. Trailer just does it a disservice.
iDavid

That trailer was funny. I'm there when this comes out.
Yum

Looks pretty good. And Ryan, yeah she's from MadTV . Her name's Stephnie Weir or something like that .
Adam

This movie looks awful.
Colin

"who may look dumb in the movie, but it's purely a play - he's coming off that way for the sake of comedy and it works" You mean that in a movie, someone's actually acting? What a brilliant observation.
http://movieguyreviews4u.blogspot.com Ryan

HAHA number 17!
john

stephanie weir finally came out of hiding
RSH

I knew "Balls of Fury" wasn't going to be any good. But this looks funny. My favorite funny chinese movie is "Kung Fu Hustle".
ERIC

THANK YOU, finally asians get the movie they deserve
TCT

That guy looks EXACTLY like my BIL....oh wait, that IS my BIL... The movie is GREAT! We went to go see it when it opened for the Los Angeles Asian American Film Festival.
chris

that chinese guy must think he's black or something, the way he talks
John Wing

number 23! That's intentional and part of the comedy, just enjoy. A white person who acts black is called a wigger A chinese person who acts white is called a chigger (I know sounds like an insect) * I'm sure you can figure out why that is
John Wing

Sorry, I meant a chinese person who acts black is called a chigger.
Bradd

Looking forward to the new movie Ping Pong Playa. It’s about a guy who wants to be a basketball star, but ends up teaching his mother’s ping pong classes after she gets into an accident. Jimmy Tsai looks hilarious as C-Dub! It opens in theaters September 5th. You can find out more about Ping Pong Playa here: http://www.pingpongplaya.com/us/index.html
jenn

looks funny.. can't wait to see it.