Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

2004
12A
1h 32m

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6.7/10

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

273K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,018

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 9 nominations

Videos1

Trailer 0:35

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

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Trivia
According to many cast members, the hardest part of filming the dodgeball scenes was not flinching when they knew they were about to be hit by a ball.

Goofs
Prior to Sudden Death, the referee states that both feet must remain "in the triangle at all times". When Peter kneels and throws the ball, his left foot is outside the triangle.

Quotes
Cotton McKnight: I'm being told that Average Joe's does not have enough players and will be forfeiting the championship match.
Pepper Brooks: It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em.

Crazy credits
At the end of the credits, there's a bizarre rant from White Goodman to the audience with his comments on the film's ending and a related odd musical interlude.

Alternate versions
The Cinemax/Pay per View cut also includes an extended car wash scene which includes raunchy jokes involving one character's unsightly "bikini" area around his speedo.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy/Before Sunset/De-Lovely/The Clearing/Fahrenheit 9/11/Spider-Man 2/Two Brothers/White Chicks (2004)

Soundtracks
Globo Gym Infomercial
Written by Kenneth Burgomaster (as Kenny Burgomaster)

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Featured review

7/10

Comedy Perfection

Such a simple yet somehow so original and creative comedy. It's absolutely hysterically without forcing it or overdoing it while still maintaining a good story line. The actors are all great and complement each other with Vince and Ben being at their absolute best. The cameo characters were also all great little add ins as well. The writing for this was unreal funny and there as so many good and recognizable quotes from this. This truly is one of the best comedy movies I have ever seen and it still holds up today all these years later. Absolutely recommend watching this movie over and over again.