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The Benchwarmers

  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
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Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Jon Heder in The Benchwarmers (2006)
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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 children's Little League squads.A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard children's Little League squads.A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard children's Little League squads.

  • Director
    • Dennis Dugan
  • Writers
    • Allen Covert
    • Nick Swardson
  • Stars
    • David Spade
    • Jon Heder
    • Rob Schneider
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    53K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,402
    133
    • Director
      • Dennis Dugan
    • Writers
      • Allen Covert
      • Nick Swardson
    • Stars
      • David Spade
      • Jon Heder
      • Rob Schneider
    • 234User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 nominations

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    Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Jon Heder in The Benchwarmers (2006)
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    David Spade
    David Spade
    • Richie
    Jon Heder
    Jon Heder
    • Clark
    Rob Schneider
    Rob Schneider
    • Gus
    Jon Lovitz
    Jon Lovitz
    • Mel
    Craig Kilborn
    Craig Kilborn
    • Jerry
    Molly Sims
    Molly Sims
    • Liz
    Tim Meadows
    Tim Meadows
    • Wayne
    Nick Swardson
    Nick Swardson
    • Howie
    Erinn Bartlett
    Erinn Bartlett
    • Salad Girl…
    Amaury Nolasco
    Amaury Nolasco
    • Carlos
    Bill Romanowski
    Bill Romanowski
    • Karl
    Sean Salisbury
    • Brad
    Matt Weinberg
    Matt Weinberg
    • Kyle
    John Farley
    John Farley
    • Swimmer Boy
    Reggie Jackson
    Reggie Jackson
    • Reggie Jackson
    Joe Gnoffo
    Joe Gnoffo
    • Marcus Ellwood
    • (as Joey Gnoffo)
    Jackie Sandler
    Jackie Sandler
    • Female Customer
    Ray Nicholson
    Ray Nicholson
    • Kid Catcher #1 Game #2
    • Director
      • Dennis Dugan
    • Writers
      • Allen Covert
      • Nick Swardson
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    • Trivia
      In an interview with Howard Stern, Adam Sandler said he specifically cast David Spade and Rob Schneider to force them to work together in order to smooth over a rift that the two had with each other.
    • Goofs
      After the opposing team in the finals of the tournament let Nelson get a hit, when rounding third base, he does not touch it on his way to home plate. Because of this, the home run should not have counted. However, in order for the base runner to be called out, the opposing team must challenge the play. The proper procedure would be before throwing the next pitch, throw the ball to the base that was missed. Then announcing to the umpire that the base runner failed to touch the base. If this is not done before the next pitch then the base runner is safe.
    • Quotes

      Richie: [after hitting the ball] I ticked it, it hit the bat!

      Charlie Catcher: You're ssstill out.

      Richie: You're ssstill fat!

    • Alternate versions
      Originally, the end credit sequence had a series of alternate takes, outtakes and deleted scenes. These were removed for the DVD release and were restored for its airings on the STARZ Network.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Dom Reviews: The Benchwarmers (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)
      Written by Bob Geldof (as Robert Geldof)

      Performed by Bob Geldof

      Courtesy of Universal Records and Mercury Records Limited

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews234

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    7/10
    If you liked the trailer, see this movie. If you hated the trailer, avoid this movie. It's that simple.
    "The Benchwarmers" is about 3 older guys named Gus (Rob Schnieder), Richie (David Spade) and Clark (Jon Heder) who start a baseball league against the bullies in the neighborhood. After a huge crowd comes out to support the team, the guys decide to enter a competition with the bullies. The winner will get a brand new stadium. Lots of immature laughs ensue…

    After walking out of "The Benchwarmers" I realized one thing. That this movie is exactly like the trailer and television spots made it out to be. This means that if you didn't find the trailer funny or amusing avoid this film because the odds are you won't like it. I, however, did enjoy the film. It's not a great masterpiece or anything like that but more of an immature film that you can laugh at and remember what it is like being a kid.

    I took three of my little brothers to see the film with me and all of them really enjoyed it. Just hearing them laugh and get such a kick out of it made the film just a tad better for me. This movie is childish by its very nature. All the characters in the film reminded me of watching little kids which in my opinion was amusing seeing grown men act this way. It was funny and amusing not to mention contained a whole slue of memorable quotes that people will be quoting for many days to come.

    While I enjoyed most of the movie and I can appreciate it for what it is, a stupid fun comedy, I must admit some jokes were used too much. The fart jokes came by the truckload in this film and while a few were amusing, most of them weren't. Also the amount of gay sexual undertones in this movie was too much as well. When the film first tried a gay joke, it kind of worked but as the movie continued on, the gay jokes just got worse and worse and weren't funny.

    Rob Schneider for once plays a different role here. While I have always been a fan of his cheesy and overly stupid roles, I am glad to see him play a different role. He played a more mature character and for once in his career, this role didn't involve him becoming something like a woman, an animal, or a male gigolo. I enjoy Schneider much more than I probably should admit and I am glad to see he expanded his role choice for once. David Spade is really starting to grow on me. After seeing him alongside Chris Farley in "Tommy Boy" and "Black Sheep" I thought he was someone who I was going to enjoy for many years to come. But then "8 Heads in a Duffle Bag" and "Lost & Found" came out and I lost interest in him. It wasn't until 2003 when I began to like David Spade again after seeing "Dickie Roberts" and ever since then he has been growing on me again. I think it's is whole sarcastic sense of humor that I enjoy. Like his quote from the movie," I didn't know athlete had three syllables, that's AAMAAZZINNG". I kind of feel bad for Jon Heder because I like the guy but after "Napoleon Dynamite" I feel he will be playing the same role for the rest of his life. He plays a more talkative "Napoleon" in "Benchwarmers" and is a lot of fun. He is still amusing and most of his jokes work but I just wonder after a few more films will audiences be tired of him?

    "The Benchwarmers" is a must for those who are fans of Schneider, Spade, or Heder. If you hate these guys or hate stupid immature comedies then avoid this movie. There is a specific target audience of adults this is geared towards and is a film that you will either enjoy (notice I didn't say love) or hate with a passion. Also it's a pretty safe film that many kids between the ages of 7 and 18 will probably enjoy more than anyone else. Every once in a while, I enjoy seeing a stupid childish comedy like "Benchwarmers" but I know what to expect when I go into it and I got just what I expected. Movies like this aren't screened to critics because studios know they will not like it. They are not the target audience. But for myself, I can still like art films and enjoy silly comedies that have no substance. If critics loosened up a bit or maybe had kids and took them to see some of these movies with them, they would realize how fun some of these films really are. "The Benchwarmers" is a fun hour and a half for those who can appreciate this film for what it is.

    MovieManMenzel's final rating for "The Benchwarmers" is a 7/10.
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    • Release date
      • April 7, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Los calienta bancas
    • Filming locations
      • Chino Hills, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Revolution Studios
      • Happy Madison Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $33,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $59,843,754
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,656,429
      • Apr 9, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $64,962,629
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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