Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (DVD, 2004, Widescreen) Detailed item info In DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY, Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn team up once again (following STARSKY & HUTCH) for another comic romp. While hilariously satirizing modern-day gym culture, the film also celebrates a sport that has previously been relegated to the elementary school playground. Peter La Fleur (Vaughn) owns the decrepit Average Joe's gym, which has been losing its clients ever since the glitzy Globo Gym opened up across the street. White Goodman (Stiller), Globo Gym's main spokesman, is a preposterously vain egomaniac on the cusp of taking over La Fleur's failing business. La Fleur learns from a beautiful attorney (Christine Taylor) that if he doesn't come up with $50,000 in 30 days, his career running a gym will be over. Potential salvation arrives in the form of a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament, but conquering a sport one hasn't played in several decades isn't such an easy feat. Fortunately for Peter, he finds a coach for his team: the hardheaded, ex-superstar Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn). As Peter and his ragtag team make their way to the championship in Las Vegas, they must contend with White, who has assembled a team of his very own. Rawson Marshall Thurber's debut feature is a highly assured work, which features hilarious cameos from Chuck Norris, Lance Armstrong, David Hasselhoff, and William Shatner. Product Details Edition: Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 Rating: PG-13 (MPAA) Film Country: USA UPC: 024543152699 Additional Details Genre: Comedies Format: DVD Display Format: Widescreen "With Rip Torn getting enormous laughs with his training methods as their coach..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (12/03/2004) "Nobody eviscerates the scary depths of male narcissism with such ferocity, and it is a huge relief to find Mr. Stiller flexing his oiled, low-comedy triceps with such vengeful glee....Consistently funny..." New York Times - Stephen Holden (06/18/2004) "A slaphappy send-up of the whole sniffly underdog sports-movie genre, written and directed with a changeup pitch of whizzy aggression and bouncy merriness..." Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (07/09/2004) "Superb performances from the deadpan Vaughn and the fearless Stiller in one of the funniest films of the year." Uncut - Andrew Sumner (09/01/2004) "Vaughn recalls the seemingly effortless shtick Bill Murray trades on, and the unruffled sense of amiability he maintains, even during the daftest bits of knockabout, is the movie's chief pleasure." Sight and Sound - Edward Lawrenson (10/01/2004) "It's a worthy addition to the genre....Thurber and company deliver the goods..." Premiere - Premiere Staff (12/01/2004) Product Details Actors: Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Vince Vaughn, Rip Torn, Justin Long Directors: Rawson Marshall Thurber Writers: Rawson Marshall Thurber Producers: Ben Stiller, Mary McLaglen, Rhoades Rader, Stuart Cornfeld Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Subtitles: English, Spanish Dubbed: French, Spanish Region: Region 1 (Read more about DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of discs: 1 Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: 20th Century Fox DVD Release Date: December 7, 2004 Run Time: 92 minutes Editorial Reviews How's this for impressive trivia: Dodgeball faced off against The Terminal in opening-weekend competition, and 29-year-old writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber aced Steven Spielberg by a score of $30 to $18.7 in box-office millions. That's no mean feat for a newcomer, but Thurber's lowbrow script and rapid-fire direction--along with a sublime cast of screen comedians--proved to be just what moviegoers were ravenous for: a consistently hilarious, patently formulaic romp in which the underdog owner of Average Joe's Gym (Vince Vaughn) faces foreclosure unless he can raise $50,000 in 30 days. The solution: A dodgeball tournament offering $50K to the winners, in which Vaughn and his nerdy clientele team up against the preening, abhorrently narcissistic owner (Ben Stiller) of Globo Gym, who's threatening a buy-out. That's it for story; any 5-year-old could follow it with brainpower to spare. But Thurber, Vaughn, Stiller, and their well-cast costars (including Stiller's off-screen wife, Christine Taylor) keep the big laughs coming for 96 nonsensical minutes. With spot-on cameos by champion bicyclist Lance Armstrong, David Hasselhoff, Hank Azaria, Chuck Norris, and William Shatner, and a crudely amusing coda for those who watch past the credits, Dodgeball is no masterpiece, but you can bet Spielberg was unexpectedly humbled by its popular appeal. --Jeff Shannon Product Description You'll dodge, duck, dip, dive. . . and laugh out loud watching Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller settle their differences in a winner-take-all dodgeball competition. Under the painful tutelage of legendary ADAA champ, Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn), Peter LaFleur (Vaughn) and his Average Joes take on the Purple Cobras, led by egomaniacal fitness guru, White Goodman (Stiller). It's an over-the-top underdog tale filled with hilarious sight gags and balls-out fun! Customer Reviews 3.9 out of 5 stars 3.9 out of 5 stars 5 star 1184 star 913 star 482 star 191 star 24 Share your thoughts with other customers Write a customer review Most Helpful Customer Reviews 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful 5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully stupid movie! January 30, 2007 By M. J. Chipman Format:DVD I guess my husband and I just don't have the sophistication needed to appreciate "films," because this movie is just our type! We actually had to stop the DVD a couple of times to compose ourselves. My stomach hurt so much from the wrench-throwing and car-dodging scenes. I know it's stupid, but it totally cracked us up! If you want to watch something that requires no thinking but entertains you to the max, give this one a try.

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