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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 12A

Cast David Spade Jon Lovitz Jumper Lark Rob Schneider Jon Heder Craig Kilborn

Directors Dennis Dugan

Screenwriters Allen Covert Nick Swardson

Running Time 85 minutes

The Benchwarmers (12A)

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Plot
Three grown-up losers, Gus (Schneider), Richie (Spade) and Clark (Heder), are inspired to form their own baseball team and play against the kind of kids who made their childhood hell. Financed by a local billionaire (Lovitz), they tour the country, trying to inspire sports dweebs everywhere.

Verdict
An unfunny, unfocused sub-SNL baseball comedy that makes the likes of Joe Dirt and Deuce Bigalow seem vintage.


Reviewer: Damon Wise

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