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The Benchwarmers

5.9

Released April 07, 2006Runtime 1h 25min

Get off the bench and get into the game.

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Revolution Studios

Happy Madison Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $33,000,000
Revenue: $65,000,000
Profit/Loss: $32,000,000

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Rob SchneiderGus

David SpadeRichie

Jon HederClark

Molly SimsLiz

Jon LovitzMel

Amaury NolascoCarlos

Tim MeadowsWayne

Nick SwardsonHowie

Erinn BartlettSalad Girl / Sarah

Craig KilbornJerry

John FarleySwimmer Boy

Bill RomanowskiKarl

Matt WeinbergKyle

Reggie JacksonSelf

Sean SalisburyBrad

Joe GnoffoMarcus Ellwood

Jackie SandlerFemale Customer

Jared SandlerAutograph Kid

Ray NicholsonKid Catcher #1 Game #2

Terry CrewsPoker Guy #1

Patrick SchwarzeneggerJock Kid Game #3

Lochlyn MunroUltimate Home Remodel Host

Doug JonesNumber 7 Robot

Rachel HunterHot Mother

Dan PatrickPoker Guy #2 A.K.A. O'Malley

James Earl JonesDarth Vader (voice)

Max PradoNelson

Dennis DuganCoach Bellows

Jonathan LoughranBrad's Assistant Coach

Jillian HenryGretchen Peterson

Danny McCarthyTroy

Mason KnightCharlie Catcher

Irene RoseenElderly Woman

Judith DrakeMrs. Johnson

Gerry Del SolUmpire

Blake ClarkUmpire

Ron MasakPrincipal

Brooke LangtonKathy Dobson

Mary Jo CatlettMrs. Ellwood

Matthew WilligJock Guy

Cleo KingLady Customer

Gabriel PimentelLittle Man

Kristin QuickKristen

Crew

Dennis DuganDirector

Dennis M. WhiteFirst Assistant Director

Nancy KarlinScript Supervisor

Melinda JohnsonSecond Second Assistant Director

Hope GarrisonSecond Assistant Director

Eugene DavisAdditional Second Assistant Director

Allen CovertWriter

Nick SwardsonWriter

Jack GiarraputoProducer

Jay ScullyCasting

Adam SandlerProducer

Anne McCarthyCasting

Allegra CleggExecutive Producer

Barry BernardiExecutive Producer

Billy TaylorProduction Assistant

Tom McNultyProduction Executive

Allegra CleggUnit Production Manager

Derek DauchyCo-Producer

Nick SwardsonCo-Producer

Daren HicksProduction Supervisor

Cheryl A. StoneProduction Accountant

Orlando R. GonzalesFirst Assistant Production Coordinator

Kate Chase PitzarellaLocation Assistant

Daniel BealsProduction Assistant

Ralph ColemanLocation Manager

Scott ClerAssistant Production Coordinator

Michael DornerPayroll Accountant

Carlos A. AragonAssistant Location Manager

Gino FallaAssistant Accountant

Kellie RoyCasting Assistant

Ajay DassExtras Casting

Jeff MossaArt Direction

Mary Jane FortCostume Design

Thomas E. AckermanDirector of Photography

Sandy S. SolowitzEditor

Waddy WachtelOriginal Music Composer

Alan AuArt Direction

Peck PriorEditor

Perry Andelin BlakeProduction Design

Warren DrummondStoryboard Artist

Nancy TongHairstylist

Raymond GonzalesRigging Gaffer

Morris AroestiDriver

Max E. BrehmeProperty Master

Felicity BowringKey Makeup Artist

John CollinsAssistant Art Director

Bill 'Kauhane' HoytStandby Painter

Christopher AssellsSound Effects Editor

Lisa AlkoferSet Decoration

Cary Sato LeeCraft Service

Joseph F. BrennanBoom Operator

Bob NewlanSound Editor

Andrew B. HortonLighting Technician

Lindsay HudsonMedical Consultant

Michelle PazerDialogue Editor

Joe ChouchanianGrip

Ryan CoopersmithPost Production Assistant

Ann PalaMakeup Department Head

Greg BengeSet Dresser

Gary GuercioStunt Coordinator

Desireh SedaghatEditorial Production Assistant

Juan J. RodriguezTransportation Captain

Harry K. GarvinSteadicam Operator

Skyler NgArt Department Assistant

Scott BigbeeLocation Scout

David C. PotterLeadman

Enrique BilslandMechanical Designer

Scott WolfSound Designer

R. Lucas StewartConstruction Foreman

Steele HunterKey Rigging Grip

Lenny RabinowitzADR Recording Engineer

Alan R. DislerFirst Assistant "A" Camera

Linda GacskoFirst Assistant "B" Camera

Jerry MiscevichSpecial Effects

Jeffrey ThorinSecond Assistant "C" Camera

Raman RaoGaffer

Greg ZimmermanADR Recordist

James MorianaFoley Artist

Joe MacalusoBest Boy Grip

Alan ColbertAssistant Chief Lighting Technician

Michael WahlDolly Grip

Russell AyerElectrician

Kent DemaineCreative Director

David StankeFirst Assistant Sound Editor

Will GrantAssistant Property Master

Sean BowersStunt Double

Bryan BonwellMusic Supervisor

Joseph LivolsiSpecial Effects Technician

Steven Scott SmalleyOrchestrator

Rob MonroyAssistant Camera

Michael UnderwoodDigital Intermediate Colorist

Richard C. RyanGenerator Operator

Jessica FasmanCostume Supervisor

J.J. GeorgeMusic Editor

Toby ConroyCamera Production Assistant

Shane RalstonStand In

Michael D. WilhoitSupervising Sound Editor

Joseph A. PonticelleFirst Assistant Camera

Tommy TiecheSecond Assistant Camera

Gary BurrittNegative Cutter

Thomas CauseySound Mixer

Andy KaplanDigital Intermediate Producer

Tammy SandlerUnit Publicist

Ángela NúñezKey Costumer

Joni AveryStunts

Richard KiteUtility Sound

Siobhan PriorAssistant Editor

Suzy MagninCostumer

Howard LondonADR Mixer

Antonitta BarnesSet Costumer

Kelly OxfordSupervising ADR Editor

Harry K. Garvin"A" Camera Operator

Linda StanleyStudio Teacher

Jack ChouchanianKey Grip

Tim GilbertStunts

Thomas RealHair Department Head

Zane CassidyStunts

Reid HarperStunts

Tarah PaigeStunts

Michael H. BarnettStunts

Allan PadelfordStunts

Larry WaggonerHairstylist

Cody GilbertStunts

Christopher 'Critter' AntonucciStunts

Danny DowneyStunt Double

Jimmy N. RobertsStunt Double

Doc D. CharbonneauStunts

Shawn KautzStunts

Oakley LehmanStunts

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Reviews

Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This is a surprisingly charming story with a positive message. Sure, it's a "dirt humor" movie, but the cast works really well together, and it minimizes the amount of baseball in a baseball movie without removing too much. While it does do...