Search - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 2004 DVD Release: 12/07/2004 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 67 Genres: Comedy, Ensemble Film, Sports Comedy See Also: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story [Widescreen], Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story [Unrated], Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story [UMD for PSP], Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story [Widescreen], Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story [Widescreen] [Unrated] [Blu-ray], Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story [Widescreen] [Rated] [Blu-ray]

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story revolves around amiable underachiever Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn), whose rundown gym, Average Joe's, is populated by a less-than-average clientele including a self-styled pirate, an ultra-obscure sports aficionado, and a pining high school nerd. It soon becomes apparent that Joe's is in financial trouble and will soon be foreclosed by attractive attorney Kate Veach (Christine Taylor) - unless Peter can cough up $50,000. Despite Average Joe's posing little threat to Globo Gym, a fitness Goliath across the street that is owned by egomaniacal White Goodman (Ben Stiller) - Goodman senses an easy acquisition and decides to take over the facility. Peter's ragtag group of regulars, however, are less than thrilled with the prospects, and mobilize a showdown, winner-takes-all Dodgeball tournament against Globo Gym. The film also features Missi Pyle, Rip Torn, Stephen Root, and Alan Tudyk. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

Ben Stiller - White Goodman
Vince Vaughn - Peter LaFleur
Christine Taylor - Kate Veach
Justin Long - Justin
Stephen Root - Gordon

Director Rawson Marshall Thurber was not only lucky enough to get first-rate comic talents Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn to star in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, he also managed to get them to take part in the commentary track recorded for the film's initial DVD release. The three are very entertaining mixing explanations of how they honed the film to be as funny as possible with humorous asides about Fox's rules on what can be said during a DVD commentary. The film itself is presented in a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Deleted scenes with optional director commentary, a blooper reel, and a featurette on how to play dodgeball are all available for viewing. The best extra, however, might be the ability to read the screenplay, which offers a valuable lesson to up and coming comic filmmakers that if it is funny on the page it is far more likely to be funny on screen. Those who prefer widescreen versions of films should be aware that such a version of the film does exist on a different DVD release that also offers the same fine extras as appear on this disc. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide