The Benchwarmers
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The Benchwarmers is a 2006 American sports-comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Allen Covert and Nick Swardson, produced by Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo. Starring Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz, Craig Kilborn, Molly Sims, and Tim Meadows with supporting roles by Nick Swardson, Erinn Bartlett, Amaury Nolasco, Bill Romanowski, Sean Salisbury, Matt Weinberg, John Farley, Reggie Jackson, and Joe Gnoffo, it tells the story of three nerds and a billionaire forming the titular baseball team to take on the little league baseball teams.
The Benchwarmers | |
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Directed by | Dennis Dugan |
Written by | Allen Covert Nick Swardson |
Produced by | Adam Sandler Jack Giarraputo |
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Cinematography | Thomas E. Ackerman |
Edited by | Peck Prior Sandy Solowitz |
Music by | Waddy Wachtel |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $33 million[1] |
Box office | $65 million[1] |
Produced by Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions in association with Revolution Studios, The Benchwarmers was released in the United States on April 7, 2006, by Columbia Pictures. The film was met with negative reviews, but was a box office success, grossing $65 million on a $33 million budget.
A direct-to-video sequel titled Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls was released in January 2019.