Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rawson Marshall Thurber
Written by	Rawson Marshall Thurber
Produced by	Ben Stiller; Stuart Cornfeld;
Starring	Vince Vaughn; Ben Stiller; Christine Taylor; Rip Torn;
Cinematography	Jerzy Zieliński
Edited by	Alan Baumgarten; Peter Teschner;
Music by	Theodore Shapiro
Production; company	Red Hour Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	June 18, 2004;
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Germany; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$168.4 million

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is a 2004 sports comedy film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, and Rip Torn. The film follows a group of unlikely misfits who enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in the hopes of winning $50,000 to save their cherished local gym from being taken over by corporate health fitness chain Globo Gym.

Theatrically released by 20th Century Fox on June 18, 2004, the film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $168.4 million on a $20 million budget.

As of 2023^[update], a sequel is in development.^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ "Dodgeball 2 and The Dangerous Trend of Comedy Sequels Made 20 Years Later". MovieWeb. May 5, 2023. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
^ "Dodgeball 2 is happening with original star Vince Vaughn returning". Digital Spy. April 29, 2023. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

[afi-1] "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[BOM-2] "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[3] "Dodgeball 2 and The Dangerous Trend of Comedy Sequels Made 20 Years Later". MovieWeb. May 5, 2023. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

[4] "Dodgeball 2 is happening with original star Vince Vaughn returning". Digital Spy. April 29, 2023. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

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