DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (stylized as DodgeBall: a TRUE underdog story) is a 2004 sports comedy film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, in his directorial debut, and starring Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, and Rip Torn. The film follows a group of unlikely misfits who enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament, needing the prize money to save their cherished gym from being taken over by a corporate health fitness chain. Theatrically released by 20th Century Fox on June 18, 2004, the film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $168.4 million on a $20 million budget. As of 2023, a sequel was in development.