Dodgeball (2004)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is a 2004 comedy directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Vince Vaughn. Vaughn plays Peter La Fleur, the owner of a struggling gym who has fallen behind on payments. But after White Goodman (Ben Stiller) threatens to buy his competitor's gym, Peter and his gang enter a dodgeball tournament to raise money.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
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- Director
- Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Release Date
- June 18, 2004
- Studio(s)
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Cast
- Vince Vaughn , Christine Taylor , Ben Stiller , Rip Torn , Justin Long , Stephen Root
- Writers
- Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Runtime
- 92 minutes
- Budget
- $20 million
Summary
A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain.
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