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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) -- A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) -- Jamal walks in on White Goodman masturbating with a slice of pizza.
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) -- The American Dodgeball Association of America training film.

Overview

User Rating:
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Writer (WGA):
Rawson Marshall Thurber (written by)
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Release Date:
18 June 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sport more
Tagline:
Grab Life by the Balls (Australia & Europe) more
Plot:
A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
superior slapstick comedy - tightly scripted, it gets immense mileage out of the flimsiest of gags more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dodgeball (USA) (short title)
Dodgeball: The Movie (USA) (working title)
Underdogs (USA) (working title)
Untitled Dodgeball Movie (USA) (working title)
Untitled Dodgeball Project (USA) (working title)
Voll auf die Nüsse (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for rude and sexual humor, and language.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #40832) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Ireland:15PG (orginal rating) | South Korea:12 | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Sweden:7 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:10 | Canada:G (Québec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (original rating) | USA:Unrated (DVD version)
Filming Locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Calling ESPN 8 "The Ocho" is a reference to the fact that when ESPN 2 was still a relatively young network, at least one of the announcers referred to it as "The Deuce". more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Michelle talks to White after walking in on him with the pizza, the "G" on White's necklace is actually sewed onto the neck of his shirt and is not on the chain around his neck. more
Quotes:
Patches O'Houlihan: If you want to have dodgeball victory, you have to grab it by its haunches and you gotta hump it into submission! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'The Break-Up' (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Le Fie 'd Carmagnola more

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44 out of 57 people found the following comment useful:-
superior slapstick comedy - tightly scripted, it gets immense mileage out of the flimsiest of gags, 3 October 2004
7/10
Author: Chris Docker (eyeforfilm) from Scotland, United Kingdom

Go and see it. It's one of the best comedies of the year and a lot funnier than it should be given the flimsy premise. Ben Stiller has a big 'Globo' health club worth millions (it even includes cosmetic surgery facilities - they know that 'fatness is genetic, like baldness or necrophilia'). The lovely Christine Taylor is his lawyer, charged with getting rid of the 'Average Joe' gym across the road so they can build a parking lot for Globo customers. She takes a liking to the 'underdog' owner of the Average Joe gym though, and helps them in their plan to win a Dodgeball contest in order to get the money they owe. Dodgeball is an 'obscure' sport that mostly consists of throwing a ball to hit your opponent (look it up on the Net - Dodgeball fans take it quite seriously!) Even when I describe the film, I think 'it sounds awful' - I probably would have avoided it if it hadn't been recommended so highly - and I recommend you stay till the *very end* of the credits for one of the best scenes (which also takes a swipe at the US film-making industry!)

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