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The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers

Get off the bench and get into the game.

20065.81h 25m

Overview

A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league squads.

Directed by Dennis Dugan
Written by Allen Covert, Nick Swardson
Produced by Jack Giarraputo, Adam Sandler
Box OfficeBudget: $33.0MRevenue: $65.0M

Top Cast

Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider

Gus

David Spade

David Spade

Richie

Jon Heder

Jon Heder

Clark

Molly Sims

Molly Sims

Liz

Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz

Mel

Amaury Nolasco

Amaury Nolasco

Carlos

Tim Meadows

Tim Meadows

Wayne

Nick Swardson

Nick Swardson

Howie

Erinn Bartlett

Erinn Bartlett

Salad Girl / Sarah

Craig Kilborn

Craig Kilborn

Jerry

Themes & Keywords

sportsbaseballpizzapaperboyhomerunvideo store

About The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers is a comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of sports, baseball, pizza, paperboy, homerun, video store. Directed by Dennis Dugan, it stars Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder. A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league squads.

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