Guide Note

The Benchwarmers is a film about a group of adult, eccentric friends, played by Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Heder,who start up a baseball team to play against the town's little league bullies. Their purpose is to force the elite league to open up their registration to players of all skill levels, and to also get revenge against the cruel bullies, both young and old, who run the league.

Fast Facts

1. Starring: David Spade, Rob Schneider, Jon Heder, and Jon Lovitz
2. Director: Dennis Dugan
3. Writers: Allen Covert, Nick Swardson
4. Producers: Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo
5. Distributed by Columbia Pictures
6. Released: April 7, 2006
7. Run Time: 85 minutes
8. Rated: PG-13

The Benchwarmers was directed by Dennis Dugan. It was produced by Happy Madison Productions, which is a production company founded by Adam Sandler. The film stars frequent Happy Madison collaborators Rob Schneider, Jon Lovitz, and David Spade, who were all part of the cast of Saturday Night Live. The film was generally panned by critics and made over $58 million dollars at the Box Office.

• Rob Schneider as Gus
• David Spade as Richie
• Jon Heder as Clark
• Jon Lovitz as Mel
• Craig Kilborn as Jerry
• Molly Sims as Liz
• Tim Meadows as Wayne
• Nick Swardson as Howie
• Brooke Langton as Kathy Dobson
• Sean Salisbury as Brad