The Benchwarmers [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Three guys with little athletic ability strike a blow for everyone chosen last at recess in this comedy. Clark (Jon Heder), Gus (Rob Schneider), and Richie (David Spade) are three geeky guys who have spent most of their lives being humiliated by bullies and taunted by people with greater hand-eye coordination than they possess (which is nearly everyone). While the three guys love baseball, they've been treated like losers on the diamond ever since their days riding the pine in Little League. One day they stop by a softball field at a local park and a bunch of kids practicing for Little League tryouts try to heckle them into going home. Clark, Gus, and Richie challenge the kids to a game -- three against nine -- and miraculously don't entirely humiliate themselves. Mel (Jon Lovitz), a guy with an athletically-challenged son of his own, is impressed with the nerdy trio's nerve, and offers to set up a tournament in which the three inept grown-ups will take on the best Little League teams from around the state. Clark, Gus, and Richie accept the offer, and they soon become unlikely heroes to the bullied, clumsy, and awkward everywhere. The Benchwarmers also stars Craig Kilborn, Tim Meadows, Molly Sims and Reggie Jackson. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: A
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: PCM Stereo
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Features:
  • Deleted scenes
  • "Mr. October": Behind the sceneswith Reggie Jackson
  • "Nerds vs. Bullies": Whose side are you on?
  • "Play Ball": Cast and crew discuss America's pastime
  • "Who's on Deck?": Howie's greatest moments
  • Commentay with director Dennis Dugan
  • Commentary with David Spade and Jon Heder

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Rob Schneider - Gus
       David Spade - Ritchie
       Jon Heder - Clark
       Jon Lovitz - Mel
       Craig Kilborn - Jerry
       Molly Sims - Liz
       Tim Meadows - Wayne
       Nick Swardson - Howie
       Erinn Bartlett - Sarah the Salad Girl
       Amaury Nolasco - Carlos
       Max Prado - Nelson
       Reggie Jackson - Reggie Jackson
       James Earl Jones - Darth Vader

• Director:

  Dennis Dugan

• Producer:

  Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo

• Screenwriter:

  Allen Covert, Nick Swardson

• Cinematographer:

  Thomas E. Ackerman

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Michael Dilbeck

• Composer (Music Score):

  Waddy Wachtel

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Bryan Bonwell

• Editor:

  Peck Prior, Sandy Solowitz

• Production Designer:

  Perry Andelin Blake

• Supervising Art Director:

  Alan Au

• Co-producer:

  Derek Dauchy, Nick Swardson

• Executive Producer:

  Barry Bernardi, Allegra Clegg

• Set Decorator:

  Gary Fettis

• Costume Designer:

  Mary Jane Fort

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Thomas D. Causey

• First Assistant Director:

  Dennis White, John Hockridge

• Casting:

  Anne McCarthy, Jay Scully

• Visual Effects:

  John Hartigan