Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

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Overview

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story revolves around amiable underachiever Peter LaFleur Vince Vaughn, whose rundown gym, Average Joe's, is populated by a less-than-average clientele including a self-styled pirate, an ultra-obscure sports aficionado, and a pining high school nerd. It soon becomes apparent that Joe's is in financial trouble and will soon be foreclosed by attractive attorney Kate Veach Christine Taylor - unless Peter can cough up $50,000. Despite Average Joe's ...
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Overview

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story revolves around amiable underachiever Peter LaFleur Vince Vaughn, whose rundown gym, Average Joe's, is populated by a less-than-average clientele including a self-styled pirate, an ultra-obscure sports aficionado, and a pining high school nerd. It soon becomes apparent that Joe's is in financial trouble and will soon be foreclosed by attractive attorney Kate Veach Christine Taylor - unless Peter can cough up $50,000. Despite Average Joe's posing little threat to Globo Gym, a fitness Goliath across the street that is owned by egomaniacal White Goodman Ben Stiller - Goodman senses an easy acquisition and decides to take over the facility. Peter's ragtag group of regulars, however, are less than thrilled with the prospects, and mobilize a showdown, winner-takes-all Dodgeball tournament against Globo Gym. The film also features Missi Pyle, Rip Torn, Stephen Root, and Alan Tudyk. ~ Tracie Cooper
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Special Features

Closed Caption; Feature-length commentary by writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber and actors Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn; Deleted scenes; Dodgeball Boot Camp: Training for Dodgeball featurette; The anatomy of a Hit featurette; Justin Long: A Study in Ham & Cheese featurette; Dodgeball: Go For the Gold featurette; Bloopers/gag reel
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse
One of 2004's real cinematic surprises, Dodgeball is an unabashedly lowbrow comedy, the type that gleans laughs by heaping indignities on its cast members. Most of the men sustain blows to their private parts some repeatedly, and whenever the action flags director Rawson Marshall Thurber has somebody smacked in the head as well. In short, Dodgeball offers an endless procession of lowest-common-denominator sight gags and pratfalls. But it also manages to invest a hackneyed story with energy and infectious humor, of the "slobs vs. snobs" variety. Vince Vaughn -- who, alone among the male cast members, emerges with his dignity relatively intact -- plays the lackadaisical owner of a ramshackle gym about to be foreclosed on by successful health-club owner Ben Stiller. Having only a few days to come up with the 50 grand Stiller requires, Vaughn and his motley customers enter a champion dodgeball tournament in Las Vegas -- only to find that they'll be playing against Stiller's highly trained, hyper-competitive team. Christine Taylor Stiller's real-life wife portrays a sympathetic accountant who joins Vaughn's hapless band of geeks, and Rip Torn engages in some scenery chewing as a former dodgeball champ coaxed out of retirement to coach the team. His coaching regimen mainly involves throwing wrenches at his players. The tournament sequence is a hoot, with supporting players Gary Cole and Jason Bateman nearly stealing the show as overly enthusiastic ESPN commentators. Some clever verbal jokes are sprinkled throughout the script, and Vaughn tosses off some snappy one-liners with improvisational brio. For a film that happily traffics in bad-taste humor, Dodgeball is surprisingly entertaining, in a "guilty pleasure" sort of way.
All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert
Rawson Marshall Thurber's feature-length directorial debut, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, is a success thanks to its cast and its smartly structured screenplay. Vince Vaughn, (playing a part that has Stripes-era Bill Murray written all over it) is an agreeable underachiever, Ben Stiller plays outright unlikable for the first time in a film, Stephen Root continues to show why he may be the most underappreciated comic actor working, Rip Torn steals every scene he is in, and Gary Cole does a comedic pas de deux with Jason Bateman as a pair of sports announcers that rivals (without imitating) the similar duo from Best in Show. The film keeps the audience engaged by utilizing different kinds of comedy and performers with very different styles. Like the old joke about the weather, if you don't think something in this film is funny, wait five minutes and it will change. Because Thurber has tightly structured his story on the very familiar theme of underdogs, the film can support the comedic styles of the various performers. Like a good jazz composition, the screenplay supports the various performers as they solo and challenge each other. Make no mistake, this is a very slight film, but it succeeds at the most basic level for a comedy -- it produces laughs without hitting the audience over the head.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 12/9/2008
  • UPC: 024543525929
  • Original Release: 2004

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  • Source: 20th Century Fox
  • Region Code: A
  • Presentation: Wide Screen / Uncensored / Subtitled / Dubbed
  • Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
  • Time: 1:33:00
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Sales rank: 19,403

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Ben Stiller White Goodman
Vince Vaughn Peter, Peter LaFleur
Christine Taylor Kate Veach
Justin Long Justin
Stephen Root Gordon
Joel Moore Owen
Rip Torn Patches O'Houlihan
Alan Tudyk Steve the Pirate
Missi Pyle Fran
Jamal Duff Me'Shell Jones
Gary Cole Cotton McKnight
Jason Bateman Pepper Brooks
Hank Azaria Young Patches O'Houlihan
Al Kaplon Tournament Referee
Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong
Chuck Norris Chuck Norris
William Shatner Chancellor
David Hasselhoff German Coach
Cayden Boyd Timmy
Julie Gonzalo Ashley
Christopher Williams Dwight
Technical Credits
Rawson Marshall Thurber Director, Screenwriter
Maher Ahmad Production Designer
George Bamber Asst. Director
Alan E. Baumgarten Editor
Juel Bestrop Casting
Andrew Cahn Art Director
Steve Cantamessa Sound/Sound Designer
Blythe Cappello Casting
Stuart Cornfeld Producer
George Drakoulias Musical Direction/Supervision
Ahmed Maher Production Designer
Jeanne McCarthy Casting
Mary McLaglen Executive Producer
Rhoades Rader Executive Producer
Carol Ramsey Costumes/Costume Designer
Theodore Shapiro Score Composer
Ben Stiller Producer
Jerzy Zielinski Cinematographer
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

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    Hilarious! One of my favorites!

    This is a great movie! The Vince Vaughn vs Ben Stiller competition keeps the story moving. Christine Taylor is funny, strong, and pretty. The supporting cast brings both depth and humor. The cameos are funny, and they actually fit into the story.
    One of the best things about this movie is that once you know the basic plot, you can come back to it over and over, watching it in 10 minute slices, and laugh. This disk has a perminate slot in my player.
    Absolutely one of the best! Thank you Chuck Norris!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Dogeball

    Crazy but funny every time. Ben Stiller is insane!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Don't buy in to the Full Length Audio Commentary

    I was really upset to listen to the Audio Commentary because being a film fan, I like to listen to them to find out how shots are made, etc. I also like to hear the stories about the shoot, but this one really ticked me off. It has the director and Vince, (who is eating potato chips and drinking beer throughout his brief stint on the track) Vaughn apparently waiting for Ben Stiller to show up complaining about his behavior and ego. The director leaves the session because he gets ticked off at Stiller, Vaughn and Stiller leave the session because they get tired of working with the sound technicians and then the sound technicians leave the session and start playing the audio commentary to Something About Mary. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the film, but was looking forward to hearing from a first time director what his experience was like and whether this was a big joke or actual true behavior, I was thoroughly ticked off at all three of them and the studio for allowing that as a finished product.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    i wanna play dodgeball again

    this is a great movie and dvd. I laughed throughout the entire movie and the hardest during the dodgeball matches. the dvd extras are not too long and entertaining

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Funny, yet disappointing...

    Very funny some parts, ridiculously stupid others. Just a pointless, predictable, simple movie. Nothing very special about it. Good acting by Ben Stiller, otherwise Vaughn and company are garbage. Is good for a rent, do not buy like I did, I will not watch it again. The Lance Armstrong part is probably the best 'scene' in the movie.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Hilarious!

    I have never laughed so much at a movie. It is ridiculously hilarious! The cast should be in every movie together! There are so many pee in your pants hilarious scenes. The entire cast is so original and creative! Excellent choice for any film fan!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    AWESOME

    this movie is awesome for the man looking for a sexy comedy

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