6.4
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.
Vince Vaughn
Peter La Fleur
Christine Taylor
Kate Veatch
Ben Stiller
White Goodman
Rip Torn
Patches O'Houlihan
Justin Long
Justin
Stephen Root
Gordon
Joel David Moore
Owen
Chris Williams
Dwight
Alan Tudyk
Steve the Pirate
Missi Pyle
Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivichski
Jamal Duff
Me'Shell Jones
Gary Cole
Cotton McKnight
Jason Bateman
Pepper Brooks
Hank Azaria
Young Patches O'Houlihan
Al Kaplon
Tournament Referee
Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
David Hasselhoff
German Coach
William Shatner
Dodgeball Chancellor
Julie Gonzalo
Amber
Trever O'Brien
Derek
Cayden Boyd
Timmy
Rusty Joiner
Blade
Kevin Porter
Lazer
Brandon Molale
Blazer
Suzy Nakamura
Gordon's Wife
Lori Beth Denberg
Martha Johnstone
Julia Ensign
Cheerleader #1
David Boyd
Cheerleader #2
Bowd J. Beal
Cheerleader #3
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Ralph
Tate Chalk
Waldorf Referee
Jordyn Colemon
Angry Troop #417 Girl
Hayley Rosales
Crying Troop #417 Girl
Bix Barnaba
Homeless Man
Earl Schuman
Elderly S&M Enthusiast
Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter
S&M Man
Tony Daly
Ronnie
Amy Stiller
Keno Waitress
Jim Cody Williams
Weird Guy with Monster Truck
Douglas Grimes
Vegas Roughian
Scarlett Chorvat
Joyce
Matt Levin
Casino Worker #1
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Obnoxious Las Vegas Homophobe
Sik End
Friendly Bondage Master
Stephen B. Turner
Frustrated Cougar #1
Tim Soergel
Frustrated Cougar #2
Andy Chanley
Uber Film / Globo Gym Ad Narrator
Candice Michelle
Cheerleader (uncredited)
Director, Writer
Rawson Marshall Thurber
September 15, 2020
8
Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.
I forgot how well this movie holds up. Now, I'm not a fan of Vince Vaughn or Ben Stiller (most of the time), but, being objective, this is a pretty funny movie with a good plot to it. It has problems besides casting, but most of those are over in a blink and we're back to the movie.
This is a movie that leans on ridiculous humor, and everyone pretty much stays in their lane with quirks and motivations, and while the abuse humor of Justin Long pushes my boundaries of entertainment, Vaughn's lazy character work breaks it. I'd say it was a problem with the writing, but the delivery is sloppy even for someone playing a lazy character: the character is someone who knows what needs to get done and can't be bothered to do work, not someone who is too lazy to do what he can do.
Ben Stiller is over the top, but that's a combination of how the character is written and Stiller's delivery: I clearly don't like the character concept, but without him being an overly nice / secretly evil guy, I'm don't have a real suggestion there.
I'm sure you can make similar arguments for any given character, but the movie is actually so well produced, overall well written, and the performances are funny enough to distract from "problems" that if you just relax and watch this movie, you'll probably be laughing all the way up to "My Milkshake By's All the Boys to the Yard".
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$20,000,000.00
Revenue:
$168,423,227.00