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The Benchwarmers (2006)

PG_13 80 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Family  -   7 April 2006 (USA)
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A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league squads.

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Dennis Dugan
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Schneider ...
Gus
David Spade ...
Jon Heder ...
Jon Lovitz ...
Mel
Craig Kilborn ...
Molly Sims ...
Liz
Tim Meadows ...
Nick Swardson ...
Erinn Bartlett ...
Salad Girl / Sarah
Amaury Nolasco ...
Bill Romanowski ...
Karl
Sean Salisbury Sean Salisbury ...
Brad
Matt Weinberg ...
Kyle
John Farley ...
Swimmer Boy
Reggie Jackson ...
Himself
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Storyline

Three guys, all their lives, have been living in the shadow of bullies and are determined not to take it anymore. Now they must train with the help of Mel to take on the most offensive and meanest Little League teams. Written by Kaputnik Satelitle <RavenWerkheiserHexorcist>  

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Plot Keywords:

Team | Baseball | Bully | Baseball Player | Paperboy  | See more »

Taglines:

3 older dudes should be able to beat 9 young jocks... Right? See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and suggestive humor, and for language See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die Bankdrücker See more »

Filming Locations:

Chino Hills, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$33,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$19,656,429 (USA) (9 April 2006) (3274 Screens)

Gross:

$57,651,794 (USA) (21 May 2006)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

After their first game, David Spade walks out of the field with the other two wearing his sunglasses. This is the only scene where "Richie" wears sunglasses, because the director didn't allow the character to wear them. However, in this scene, he had forgotten to take his glasses off after being backstage and the director thought that the take was so good, he didn't bother re-doing the take. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In their very first game, Gus says that the score is 17 to nothing. This should not be possible. Richie and Clark are first to bat, and each get 1 out. Then Gus is up and scores a run. Richie or Clark have to be up to bat after Gus, so they would score the third out, therefore causing the end of the inning. In innings 3, 5, 7, & 9 Gus would get two at bats. Assuming the game is 9 innings and the Benchwarmers are the visiting team and assuming neither Richie nor Clark reach base the most runs they could score would be 13. See more »

Quotes

Old Man: I smell cinnamon rolls.
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Connections

Spoofs "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Electric Avenue"
Written and Performed by Eddy Grant
Courtesy of Greenheart Music Ltd. See more »