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The Benchwarmers (2007)

The Benchwarmers poster
Directed by
Dennis Dugan
Genre
comedy film, buddy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 947 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three grown nerds who love baseball are recruited by a billionaire to form a new team. They compete against little league teams in a series of games.

sillylightheartedgoofyunderdogwhimsicalcomedicrudefun

What happens

The Benchwarmers is a 2006 American sports-comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Allen Covert and Nick Swardson, and produced by Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz, Craig Kilborn, Molly Sims, and Tim Meadows, with Swardson, Erinn Bartlett, Amaury Nolasco, Bill Romanowski, Sean Salisbury, Matt Weinberg, John Farley, Reggie Jackson, and Joe Gnoffo in supporting roles. It tells the story of three nerds and a billionaire forming a titular baseball team to take on Little League teams. Produced by Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions in association with Revolution Studios, The Benchwarmers was released in the United States on April 7, 2006, by Columbia Pictures. The film received negative reviews from critics but has since received a cult status. A direct-to-video sequel titled Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls was released in January 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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