DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Directed by

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Genre

comedy film, sport film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 3,876 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of misfits enter a dodgeball tournament in Las Vegas to win prize money and save their gym from a corporate takeover.

funnysillylightheartedunderdoggoofycompetitivecampy

What happens

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (stylized as DodgeBall: a TRUE underdog story) is a 2004 sports comedy film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, in his directorial debut, and starring Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, and Rip Torn. The film follows a group of unlikely misfits who enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament, needing the prize money to save their cherished gym from being taken over by a corporate health fitness chain. Theatrically released by 20th Century Fox on June 18, 2004, the film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $168.4 million on a $20 million budget. As of 2023, a sequel was in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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