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 baseball squads.
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Dennis Dugan
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Title: The Benchwarmers (2006)
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7 nominations.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Rob Schneider | ... | Gus | |
| David Spade | ... | Richie | |
| Jon Heder | ... | Clark | |
| Jon Lovitz | ... | Mel | |
| Craig Kilborn | ... | Jerry | |
| Molly Sims | ... | Liz | |
| Tim Meadows | ... | Wayne | |
| Nick Swardson | ... | Howie | |
| Erinn Bartlett | ... | Salad Girl / Sarah | |
| Amaury Nolasco | ... | Carlos | |
| Bill Romanowski | ... | Karl | |
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Sean Salisbury | ... | Brad |
| Matt Weinberg | ... | Kyle | |
| John Farley | ... | Swimmer Boy | |
| Reggie Jackson | ... | Reggie Jackson | |
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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 youth baseball teams. Written by Kaputnik Satelitle <RavenWerkheiserHexorcist>
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millionaire | baseball movie | big house | husband wife relationship | baseball stadium |Taglines:
3 older dudes should be able to beat 9 young jocks... Right? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for crude and suggestive humor, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
7 April 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die Bankdrücker See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$33,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$19,656,429, 9 April 2006, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$57,651,794, 21 May 2006Company Credits
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Principal: Well, you weren't the nicest kid in school either, Steven.
[knocks off Steven's wig]
Poker Guy #1: [runs off crying] I HATE EVERYBODY!
Principal: What a baby.
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Written by Richard Silva, Joakim Åhlund, Klas Ahlund and Patrik Arve
Performed by Teddybears Sthlm (as Teddybears STHLM)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jon Moscot was a fourteen-year-old extra in the film. He was not credited, as his parents were concerned his college eligibility could be adversely impacted. Moscot has said that he gave up seven home runs to Rob Schneider during the filming. See more »Goofs
During one of the away games Number 7 (the robot) is delivering newspapers a couple scenes later he is in the dugout. See more »Quotes
Poker Guy #1: Yeah, Gus Matthews was easily the biggest bully in Brookdale!Principal: Well, you weren't the nicest kid in school either, Steven.
[knocks off Steven's wig]
Poker Guy #1: [runs off crying] I HATE EVERYBODY!
Principal: What a baby.
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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. See more »Soundtracks
Hey BoyWritten by Richard Silva, Joakim Åhlund, Klas Ahlund and Patrik Arve
Performed by Teddybears Sthlm (as Teddybears STHLM)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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I was expecting The Benchwarmers to be an overall pretty bad unfunny movie, based on the reviews and average rating it has, with the possibility of occasionally succeeding in fleeting moments as is often the case with stupid comedies. In a sense, that's exactly what it amounted to although somehow the movie managed to be watchable even when many of the jokes were missing - to it's credit it's quite fast-paced (this contributes to the movie making even less sense, not that it matters).
The plot for The Benchwarmers has nothing original to offer - basically it's about three nerds (Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Heder) that play a bunch of baseball games against various teams of kids. The movie is never intended to be taken seriously so the abundance of clichés is forgivable. But where the movie fails is in the lack of original humour. Classics of the stupid comedy genre such as Zoolander and Dodgeball explored new ground whereas The Benchwarmers retreats to familiar styles of comedy with the occasional stroke of genius (or perhaps that should be idiocy).
Overall, I found the movie quite enjoyable. There were a few little parts I found quite hilarious and probably won't forget for quite some time to come. Even the standard reflective speech(es) near the end came across as sincere and not completely worthless. There are also a number of familiar faces (and cameos) which help move things along. Rob Schneider, David Spade, Nick Swardson and Jon Lovitz are all good in their parts whilst Jon Heder seems to be stuck in his Napolean Dynamite character. But unfortunately these are not enough to change the fact that this is not a good movie. It is decent enough entertainment for its running time though.