Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

"Grab life by the ball."

Jun 18 2004 PG-13 1h 32m
Comedy, Sport

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.

Plot

White Goodman (Ben Stiller) is the owner and founder of Globo Gym, and would love nothing more than owning Average Joe's Gymnasium. Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn) doesn't want to lose his gym to Goodman, but can't find a way to get $50,000 in time. Peter and his gang of gym buddies think of ways to raise money, finally settling on winning a dodge ball tournament. White Goodman retaliates by creating his own dodge ball team to finish off Peter. Peter's team doesn't do too well, until legendary ADAA champ Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn) turns up ready to train them.

Written by

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Directed by

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Cast

Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Vince Vaughn

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Red Hour, 20th Century Fox, Mediastream Vierte Film GmbH & Co. Vermarktungs KG

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

2 wins & 9 nominations total

Trailers
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (Unrated)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) Original Trailer [FHD]
Featurettes
Ben Stiller introduces Dodgeball | Film4 Interview
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