Pickleball comedy ‘The Dink’ premieres on Apple TV
The movie was written by Sean Clements (Workaholics) and directed by Josh Greenbaum (Becoming Bond), with Stiller and Johnson among the billed producers. Here’s Apple TV on The Dink’s premise: Washed up former tennis prodigy Dusty Boyd (Jake Johnson) has been reduced to coaching unruly children at his father Chuck’s (Ed Harris) suburban country club. Desperate for his father’s approval, Dusty blindly supports Chuck’s vendetta against the new craze taking over the club: pickleball.
- ▪The movie was written by Sean Clements (Workaholics) and directed by Josh Greenbaum (Becoming Bond), with Stiller and Johnson among the billed producers.
- ▪Here’s Apple TV on The Dink’s premise: Washed up former tennis prodigy Dusty Boyd (Jake Johnson) has been reduced to coaching unruly children at his father Chuck’s (Ed Harris) suburban country club.
- ▪Desperate for his father’s approval, Dusty blindly supports Chuck’s vendetta against the new craze taking over the club: pickleball.
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