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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2020 · 56 MIN

"Balls of Fury" with Jared Borislow (@JaredBorislow)

from Big Screen Sports - The Sports Movie Podcast · host Kyle Bandujo, Blue Wire

Ping pong, or as the Chinese say...ping pong. "Balls of Fury" may not be what you think of when you think of a sports movie, but if it's good enough for the Olympics it's good enough for this podcast. Podcaster, Writer, and guy who's played a ton of ping pong, Jared Borislow, joins Big Screen Sports to break down the 2007 film. He and host Kyle Bandujo talk Christopher Walken's hairpiece, ping pong technique, and the (underwhelming) performance of George Lopez.9:10 - A Tale of Two Movie Halves11:00 - Best Scenes18:45 - Jared Drops Ping Pong Knowledge20:00 - George Lopez: Bad Agent25:15 - Walken is Great30:55 - Lopez isn't Great41:00 - Lenny Harris Pinch Hitter Award49:40 - How Can You Improve "Balls of Fury"Follow Jared on social media @JaredBorislow, and check out his co-hosting appearances on The Ross Bolen Podcast, and his Westworld podcast Freeze All Motor Functions, returning soon. Remember to subscribe, rate, & review. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @Big_ScreenSport & Instagram @bigscreensportspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bigscreensports.Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold.Big Screen Sports is hosted/edited by Kyle Bandujo, and produced & supported by Aaron Figureoa, Mike Schubert, Steve Rogers, Kevin Frost, Mike D, Ryan Yager, Mike Dries, Chris Mycoskie, John Craig, Sam Smith, Zach Rich, Classic Stadium Fire, Dan McFall, Kevin Enkelmann, Mac Lindsey, Curt Ritchie, Robert Dove, Andrew Teagul Benjamin Baumann, Jeff Estes, Anthony Scafone, Taylor Logan, Shawn Hoffman, Peter Roble, Jamie Bryan, Brad Brown, Don Jenver, Chris Raczynski, Ethan Lavery, Daniel Powell, Abhilash Reddy, Wil Thompson, Capers Thompson, and Rilwan Balogun.Alex McDaniel handles video production, social media, and special teams. Art for Big Screen Sports was created by Riki Prosper. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Ping pong, or as the Chinese say...ping pong. "Balls of Fury" may not be what you think of when you think of a sports movie, but if it's good enough for the Olympics it's good enough for this podcast. Podcaster, Writer, and guy who's played a ton of ping pong, Jared Borislow, joins Big Screen Sports to break down the 2007 film. He and host Kyle Bandujo talk Christopher Walken's hairpiece, ping pong technique, and the (underwhelming) performance of George Lopez. 9:10 - A Tale of Two Movie Halves 11:00 - Best Scenes 18:45 - Jared Drops Ping Pong Knowledge 20:00 - George Lopez: Bad Agent 25:15 - Walken is Great 30:55 - Lopez isn't Great 41:00 - Lenny Harris Pinch Hitter Award 49:40 - How Can You Improve "Balls of Fury" Follow Jared on social media @JaredBorislow, and check out his co-hosting appearances on The Ross Bolen Podcast, and his Westworld podcast Freeze All Motor Functions, returning soon. Remember to subscribe, rate, & review. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @Big_ScreenSport & Instagram @bigscreensportspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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