Storyline
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
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Writers
Cast
Jason Bateman, Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Gary Cole, David Hasselhoff, Justin Long, Alan Tudyk, Missi Pyle, Stephen Root, Curtis Armstrong, Rip Torn, Vince Vaughn, Jamal Duff, Christine Taylor, Rawson Thurber, Chris Williams, Matt Levin, Amy Stiller, Joel David Moore, Cayden Boyd, Al Kaplon, Lance Armstrong, Chuck Norris, William Shatner, Julie Gonzalo, Trever O'Brien, Rusty Joiner, Kevin Porter, Suzy Nakamura, Lori Beth Denberg, Julia Ensign, David Boyd, Bowd J. Beal, Tate Chalk, Jordyn Colemon, Hayley Rosales, Bix Barnaba, Earl Schuman, Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter, Tony Daly, Jim Cody Williams, Douglas Grimes, Scarlett Chorvat, Sik End, Stephen B. Turner, Tim Soergel, Andy Chanley
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Reviews
88
Premiere
Take it from someone who can still feel the hollow rubber tang! of old dodgeball scars: It feels great to be blindsided by a little movie like this.
75
ReelViews
A blistering satire of feel-good sports movies, this film makes its mark via the most direct route: it lampoons by adopting the tried-and-true "straight" formula and tweaking it a little.
67
It may not be original, but it's often shamelessly funny and more clever than I expected. Not much, mind you, but enough to catch me off guard with a few surprise throws.
63
Coach Torn adds to a palpably violent undertone by heaving wrenches at their heads and crotches, making The Three Stooges' poking and slapping look downright tame.
50
The movie veers from cleverness to crass stupidity. You can never tell whether the next scene will induce loud laughter or contempt; for me, Dodgeball divided right down the middle.
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