Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, commonly referred to as simply DodgeBall, is a 2004 American sports comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox and Red Hour Productions, written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, and Rip Torn. The film focuses on a rivalry between the owners of Average Joe's, a small gym, and Globo-Gym, a competing big-budget gym located across the street. Peter LaFleu... More

Initial release date:

  • Jun 18, 2004

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 32 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Dodgeball,
  • Dodgeball: The Movie,
  • Untitled Dodgeball Project,
  • Untitled Dodgeball Movie,
  • Underdogs

Film

Directed by

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Rawson Marshall Thurber (born February 9, 1975) is an American writer and director of films and commercials. In 2002, he wrote and directed the original Terry Tate: Office Linebacker commercials for Reebok. In 2004, he wrote and directed the hit comedy film, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. In...

Tagline:

  • A true underdog story.
  • Grab life by the ball.

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Dec 7, 2004
  • Jun 18, 2004
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 32 min

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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 20,000,000

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Awards

MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominees

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Winners

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