![]() ![]() A True Underdog Story (Blu-ray Disc, 2009, Unrated) VAUGN STILLER NEW at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many products Skip to main content. Joel David Moore is here in his native Portland shooting the indie flick "Spiral" with Amber Tamblyn (of TV's "Joan of Arcadia"). Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (Blu-ray Disc, 2009, Unrated). While Tuggs career is on the decline in the movie, his upper body certainly isnt. And I now realize that Fran Stalinofskivich (from Ramanovia) was played by Missi Pyle, who also starred in "Bringing Down the House" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". In 2008, Stiller played former A-list action star Tugg Speedman in Tropic Thunder, which he also directed. Rip Torn, as trainer Patches O'Houlihan, is one acerbic SOB (Hank Azaria plays his younger self). Christine Taylor, as reporter Kate Veatch, is what a reporter should be. Vince Vaughn, as Average Joes gym owner Peter La Fleur, creates a very commendable character. Ben Stiller, as Globo Gym owner White Goodman, makes a really funny slime-ball. The Average Joes gym is clearly a working class gym, while Globo Gym's slogan is "We're better than you, and we know it!" Maybe for the most part, this is a recycled triumph of the underdog story - where against all odds the ragtag team defeats the big guys with all the money - but the performances carry it to excellence. It has the Average Joes gym going up against Globo Gym in a tournament. "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" is just plain old goof-ball-ism, and it doesn't pretend to be anything else. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Dodgeball (DVD, 2004) American Sports Comedy Movie Region 4 PAL at the best online prices at eBay Skip to main content. Reviewed by lee_eisenberg 10 / 10 There was an article about Joel David Moore in The Oregonian two days ago. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Dodgeball (DVD, 2004) American Sports Comedy Movie Region 4 PAL at the best. Peter's team doesn't do too well, until legendary ADAA champ Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn) turns up ready to train them.-FilmFanUK White Goodman retaliates by creating his own dodge ball team to finish off Peter. Peter and his gang of gym buddies think of ways to raise money, finally settling on winning a dodge ball tournament. Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn) doesn't want to lose his gym to Goodman, but can't find a way to get $50,000 in time. ![]() Dodgeball's cast, success, and how it achieved cult status so quickly was no mean feat in 2004, especially considering it was released in the same year as other iconic comedies such as Mean Girls, White Chicks, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Eurotrip, Napoleon Dynamite, and Meet the Fockers. The Dodgeball cast has since gone on to bigger projects - and here's what they look like today.White Goodman (Ben Stiller) is the owner and founder of Globo Gym, and would love nothing more than owning Average Joe's Gymnasium. Related: Best Comedy Movies On Amazon Prime Video Right NowĪs Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story's reviews detail, the movie is a crude but extremely funny satire of the fitness industry. Along the way, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story introduces some of the most memorable comedic characters of all time, sees Chuck Norris (as himself) make a tie-breaking decision, and the villains at Globo Gym learn a valuable lesson about controlling interest. The conflict culminates in the two gyms competing in a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament for the $50,000 grand prize, with the future of both Average Joe's and Globo Gym hanging in the balance. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story sees the state-of-the-art Globo Gym attempting to buy out Average Joe's, a small, dilapidated, and failing gym. ![]()
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