DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story: Difference between revisions

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Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, ''Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' revolves around amiable [[Dismotivation|underachiever]] Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn), whose rundown gym, Average Joe's, is populated by a less-than-average clientele including a [[Talk Like a Pirate|self-styled pirate]] (Alan Tudyk), an [[Collector of the Strange|ultra-obscure sports aficionado]] (Stephen Root), and a pining high school [[Nerd]] (Justin Long).

Despite Average Joe's posing little threat to Globo Gym, a fitness goliath owned by White Goodman ([[Ben Stiller]]), Peter's humble recreation center becomes a subject of much controversy when Goodman learns of his competition's less than meticulous bookkeeping. Determined to expand his empire, Goodman hires [[Hello Attorney|attorney]] Kate Veach (Christine Taylor) to initiate a hostile takeover of the gym. Peter's [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|ragtag group of regulars]], however, are less than thrilled with the prospects, and enter a Dodgeball tournament as a last-ditch effort to raise the fifty grand they need to keep the gym. However, Goodman enters his own Globo Gym team to try and beat the Average Joes. The film also features Missi Pyle and Rip Torn.

Despite Average Joe's posing little threat to Globo Gym, a fitness goliath owned by White Goodman ([[Ben Stiller]]), Peter's humble recreation center becomes a subject of much controversy when Goodman learns of his competition's less than meticulous bookkeeping. Determined to expand his empire, Goodman hires [[Hello, Attorney!|attorney]] Kate Veach (Christine Taylor) to initiate a hostile takeover of the gym. Peter's [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|ragtag group of regulars]], however, are less than thrilled with the prospects, and enter a Dodgeball tournament as a last-ditch effort to raise the fifty grand they need to keep the gym. However, Goodman enters his own Globo Gym team to try and beat the Average Joes. The film also features Missi Pyle and Rip Torn.

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* [[Berserk Button]]/[[Minor Injury Overreaction]]: "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood. ''Nobody''!"

** Also Gordon seeing his mail-order bride with another man.

* [[Big Ol Unibrow]]: Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky.

* [[Big Ol' Unibrow]]: Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky.

* [[Bi the Way]]: Kate. "I am not a lesbian. I'm ''bisexual!''"

* [[Book Ends]]: The movie begins and ends the owner of a less-successful gym watching a commercial for a successful gym.

* [[Brawn Hilda]]: Fran.

** In the epilogue, she ''is'' shown to be [[Progressively Prettier|substantially more attractive]], though.

* [[Bread Eggs Breaded Eggs]]

* [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs]]

{{quote| '''White''' (''introducing his team''): "Blade... Laser... Blazer..."}}

** Later lampshaded by Dwight. "They've got Razor and Taser and all sorts of 'azer's!"

* [[Break the Cutie]]: "You are ''not'' a pirate!"

* [[Brick Joke]]: Peter tells Owen that there's a right person for everyone. Sometimes, there are two right people for one person; he calls that "The Jackpot." {{spoiler|The ending suggests that Peter may end up with [[Bi the Way|Kate]] and [[Girl On Girl Is Hot|her girlfriend Joyce.]]}}

* [[Brick Joke]]: Peter tells Owen that there's a right person for everyone. Sometimes, there are two right people for one person; he calls that "The Jackpot." {{spoiler|The ending suggests that Peter may end up with [[Bi the Way|Kate]] and [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|her girlfriend Joyce.]]}}

** I thought it was that {{spoiler|''Kate''}} had it with {{spoiler|her girlfriend and Peter?}}

** It's pretty minor, but apparently a few of the bondage enthusiasts decided to stick around and watch the tournament after switching uniforms with the Joes.

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** That's good, clean family fun right there.

*** The cheerleading routine with Amber and Justin as well.

* [[Girl On Girl Is Hot]]: The finale.

* [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot]]: The finale.

* [[Girl Scouts Are Evil]]: One of the dodgeball teams.

* [[Girls With Moustaches]]: The Girl Scout who had been taking steroids.

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* [[Huge Schoolgirl]]: One of the Girl Scouts, as the result of numerous steroids.

** And a [[Squick|low grade beaver tranquilizer]].

* [[I Know What We Can Do Cut]]: Subverted with Average Joe's trying a car wash to raise money.

* [["I Know What We Can Do!" Cut]]: Subverted with Average Joe's trying a car wash to raise money.

* [[Improvised Training]]:

{{quote| '''Patches:''' "If you can dodge a [[Wrench Whack]], you can dodge a ball."<br />

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* [[Scary Black Man]]: [[Gender Blender Name|Mi'chelle]].

* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Amber for Justin and even moreso Fran for Owen, but both are played for comedy.

* [[Shout Out]]: The final matchup is the Average Joes' Gym versus White Goodman's Purple Cobras. You read it right. [[G.I. Joe|Joes vs Cobras]].

* [[Shout-Out]]: The final matchup is the Average Joes' Gym versus White Goodman's Purple Cobras. You read it right. [[G.I. Joe|Joes vs Cobras]].

** A more subtle [[Shout Out]] occurs at the start of the Cobras vs. Kamikazes highlight clip. The team logos shown are a cobra and a bonsai tree, which are the tournament logos for the Cobra Kai dojo and Daniel LaRusso from ''[[The Karate Kid]]''.

** A more subtle [[Shout-Out]] occurs at the start of the Cobras vs. Kamikazes highlight clip. The team logos shown are a cobra and a bonsai tree, which are the tournament logos for the Cobra Kai dojo and Daniel LaRusso from ''[[The Karate Kid]]''.

* [[Spit Take]]: Justin's reaction to seeing Fran for the first time.

* [[Talk Like a Pirate]]: Steve!