The Benchwarmers

Name: The Benchwarmers
Genre: Sport, Comedy, Family
Released: April 7, 2006
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 25
Cast: David Spade, Jon Heder, Rob Schneider

2006

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Sony Pictures Releasing | Release Date: April 7, 2006 | PG-13

Starring: David Spade, Jon Heder, Rob Schneider

Summary: The Benchwarmers tells the story of three guys (Schneider, Spade, Heder) who try to make up for their lack of athleticism when they were younger by forming a three-man baseball team to challenge a full squad of elementary school baseballers. They develop a large following of left-out kids as they head into a high-stakes, winner-take-allThe Benchwarmers tells the story of three guys (Schneider, Spade, Heder) who try to make up for their lack of athleticism when they were younger by forming a three-man baseball team to challenge a full squad of elementary school baseballers. They develop a large following of left-out kids as they head into a high-stakes, winner-take-all game with the best team of kids in the state. (Sony Pictures)… Expand

Director: Dennis Dugan

Genre(s): Sport, Comedy, Family

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 80 min

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Owen Gleiberman

This morphing of "The Bad News Bears" and a "Three Stooges" episode parades its dumbness with such zip that it almost passes for clever. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

For the first two acts, veteran lowbrow director Dennis Dugan at least keeps The Benchwarmers' pace brisk and the wall-to-wall soundtrack upbeat and infectious. Then the big third-act twist arrives and the film drags to a finish, leaving a slug-like trail of squishy sentimentality. Read full review

Gene Seymour

From the beginning to its very end, The Benchwarmers seems to be struggling to justify its own existence. Read full review

Frank Scheck

You have to credit the filmmakers for at least acknowledging their level of dreck during the final credits, when Lovitz rhetorically asks, "This was a complete waste of time, wasn't it?" Read full review

Peter Hartlaub

It's a movie packed with so many idiot characters that Rob Schneider is cast as the cool guy -- and sort of pulls it off. Read full review

Damon Wise

An unfunny, unfocused sub-SNL baseball comedy that makes the likes of Joe Dirt and Deuce Bigalow seem vintage. Read full review

Michael Ferraro

Another disastrous comedy aimed at second-graders and anyone else who thinks farts are still funny. Read full review

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ChrisD.

Apr 8, 2006

People say this movie stinks?!?!?!...no way it rocks my socks.

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BobbiD.

Aug 4, 2006

this has to be the funnest movie of all times it a must see movie!

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xXAnthonyXx

Feb 17, 2011

Funny a** movie, one of my all time favorite comedies of all time! I couldn't stop laughing at a lot of parts in the movie and definitely not worth the 25 score, more of above 65 at least, I'd give it a high score.

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thecurber

Feb 2, 2011

If there is an award for adolecent, crude juvenile movies made for 13 year olds and younger, then the benchwarmers will take that reward proudly and won't look back.But if your in the mood for a crass,potty mouthed film filled with nonstop fart and diereah jokes,then you will enjoy it.

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spadenx

Jan 22, 2012

There are a lot of hilarious parts in the begining of the film yet it one again falls victim to the curse of sappy and corny comedies. The sappiness and cornyness definently hurt the film big time but I still enjoyed it for the most part.

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JohnL.

Oct 4, 2006

Whats wrong with the people who gave this a ten? Its absolute garbage! I couldn

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krisj.

Apr 7, 2006

This movie is a stinker.

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