Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story (2004)

Director:

Brant Sersen

Writers:

Brant Sersen (story) &
Brian Steinberg (story)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Second place is first place for losers

Plot:

Caught cheating and banned for ten years, Bobby Dukes, paintball's first superstar, returns to reclaim his title and erase the memory of his tainted past. |

Plot Keywords:

Paintball | Improvisation | Social Satire | Comedian | Comedy Troupe

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Rob Corddry	...	Bobby Dukes
Paul Scheer	...	Lenny Pear
Dannah Feinglass Phirman	...	Erika Dukes (as Dannah Feinglass)
Rob Riggle	...	Eddie Reynolds
Curtis Gwinn	...	Showtime
Seth Morris	...	Crosby Peters
Rob Huebel	...	Sam Brown
Jamie Denbo	...	Jill Watson
DJ Hazard	...	Bill Henry
Jack McBrayer	...	Stuart Applebaum
Owen Burke	...	Pistol Pete Adams
Brendan Burke	...	Bryan Adams
Billy Merritt	...	Chris Lopez
Ed Helms	...	Bunker
Andrew Secunda	...	Joey Sheppard (as Andy Secunda)
Sean Conroy	...	Jeff Ambler
John Ross Bowie	...	Daniel Benjamin
Patrick Consing	...	Guru
Brett Gelman	...	Mayhem Team Member
Jonathan C. Daly	...	Mayhem Team Member (as Jon Daly)
Vadim Newquist	...	Mayhem Team Member
Josh Perilo	...	Mayhem Team Member
Wendy Spero	...	Mud Dog
John Gemberling	...	Mud Dog
Joshua Watson	...	Mud Dog
David Berman	...	Paintball Ref
Derek Wang	...	Mud Dog
Chad Sersen	...	Mud Dog
John Peltz	...	Mud Dog
Derek Peltz	...	Baby Derek
Catherine Holland	...	Massage Therapist
Kyria Abrahams	...	Ruth Henry
Carl Marin	...	Paintball Ref
Michael Bulger	...	Paintball Ref
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neil Driscoll Jr.	...	Freddy Getz (uncredited)

Directed by
Brant Sersen

Writing credits
Brant Sersen		(story) &
Brian Steinberg		(story)

Produced by
Dominic Amatore	....	associate producer
Allen Bain	....	executive producer
Seth Eisman	....	associate producer
Peter D. Gelles	....	producer (as Peter Gelles)
Darren Goldberg	....	executive producer
Chris Lechler	....	producer
Jesse Scolaro	....	executive producer
Brant Sersen	....	producer
Brian Steinberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Pablo Rieppi		(music)
Bob Warner		(music)

Cinematography by
Jonathan Goldsmith		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Paul Grass
Chris Lechler

Production Design by
Michelle Shafran

Production Management
Pete Beaudreau	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Davison	....	first assistant director
Vanessa Hoffman	....	additional assistant director
Derek Wang	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Bob Bryan	....	sound mixer
Samuel Crow	....	sound mixer (as Sam Crow)
Chen Harpaz	....	re-recording mixer
Jonathan Jackson	....	sound mixer
Bill Lacey	....	sound editor
James Mazzullo	....	recording producer
Robert Purvis	....	sound mixer
Andrew Shulman	....	sound mixer
Rich Song	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Dominic Amatore	....	visual effects supervisor
Sheila F. Sullivan	....	visual effects artist (as Sheila Sullivan)

Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Cordell	....	camera operator
Mikey Jackson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ricky Restiano	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Adam Bazadona	....	assistant editor
Rebecca Ehrhardt	....	post-production assistant
Jason Feinberg	....	post-production assistant
Jayson Limmer	....	on-line editor
Brendan K. Russell	....	post-production assistant (as Brendan Russell)

Music Department
Patrick Derivaz	....	music engineer
Paul Grass	....	music supervisor
Jason Portera	....	additional music

Other crew
Carlos Baretto	....	production assistant
Emily Baum	....	production assistant
Michael Bulger	....	production assistant
Joe Caruso	....	caterer
Caleb Cliff	....	production assistant
Nicholas Coles	....	production assistant (as Nick Coles)
Danielle M. Friedman	....	production coordinator (as Danielle Friedman)
Greg Gilman	....	production assistant
Jon Stern	....	production assistant
Joshua Watson	....	production intern
Alex Zolotarev	....	production assistant

Thanks
Peter Baldwin	....	thank you
Julian Benedetti	....	thank you
David Berman	....	special thanks
Michael Bulger	....	special thanks
Mike Buonagurio	....	thank you
Patrick Consing	....	thank you
Steve Covert	....	thank you
Kyle Curry	....	thank you
Jason Davey	....	thank you
Jun Diaz	....	thank you
Neil Driscoll Jr.	....	thank you
Kenny Frate	....	thank you
Garett Goldberg	....	special thanks
Hae Kyong Harpaz	....	thank you
Christopher Hefner	....	thank you
Catherine Holland	....	thank you
Matt Horn	....	thank you
Ronnie Horn	....	thank you
Andrew Isaacs	....	special thanks
Ralph Kelsey	....	thank you
Tara Klurman	....	thank you
Greg Kraut	....	special thanks
Bebe Lam	....	thank you
Stacey Lechler	....	thank you
Darek Levans	....	thank you
Sergio Lopez	....	thank you
Julian Marshall	....	special thanks
Peter Milman	....	special thanks
Serge Milman	....	special thanks
Lori Murphy	....	thank you
Cliff Nelson	....	thank you
Jon Nissenbaum	....	thank you
Gino Postorivo Jr.	....	thank you
Johnny Postorivo	....	thank you
Peter Principato	....	thank you
Sasha Pulleyn	....	thank you
Shaun Redick	....	thank you
Pete Ruisi	....	thank you
Peter Sciacca	....	thank you
Chad Sersen	....	special thanks
Dane Sersen	....	thank you
Jackson Steinberg	....	thank you
Naomi Steinberg	....	thank you (as Naomi Krauss)
Rachel Sterling	....	thank you
Benjamin Sumner	....	thank you
Sean Sztern	....	special thanks
Michael Ungar	....	thank you
R. Casey Vanbrookhoben	....	thank you
Hector Welch	....	thank you
Danny Wong	....	thank you
Garner Wong	....	thank you
Paul Young	....	thank you
Steve Zuckerman	....	thank you (as Stephen Zuckerman)

Production Companies

• 7th Floor, The
• First Motionless Pictures
• Werkaround

Distributors

• 7th Floor, The (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Grindstone Media (2004) (Canada) (all media)
• Shout! Factory (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Singa Home Entertainment (2005) (worldwide) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Blackballed" - USA (short title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

7th Floor, The

Trivia:

In the opening scene Dannah Feinglass really got shot in the crotch. The paintballs were supposed to explode on her chest.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final game, Sam's gun changes both color and type several times.

Quotes:

Eddie Reynolds:Second place is first place for losers!

"...Balled" is a round of laughs

This movie reminds me of the Christopher Guest mockumentaries that follow odd-ball groups of people around, discussing their hobbies. I've never seen a paintball-related comedy before, so that was a first. I enjoyed seeing a lot of comedians that have gone on to be on The Office, the Daily Show, Hot Tob Time Machine, and The League. Also Jack McBrayer from 30 Rock is in it for a second. Overall, it's a pretty funny, independent venture for this group of performers. You could tell in the performances that they were really just enjoying each others' characters, and that's always an entertaining addition to a interesting premise.