The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers
The Benchwarmers
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dennis Dugan
Written by	Allen Covert; Nick Swardson
Produced by	Adam Sandler; Jack Giarraputo
Starring	Rob Schneider; David Spade; Jon Heder;
Cinematography	Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by	Peck Prior; Sandy Solowitz
Music by	Waddy Wachtel
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Revolution Studios; Happy Madison Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	April 7, 2006;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$33 million
Box office	$65 million

The Benchwarmers is a 2006 American sports-comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Allen Covert and Nick Swardson, and produced by Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz, Craig Kilborn, Molly Sims, and Tim Meadows, with Swardson, Erinn Bartlett, Amaury Nolasco, Bill Romanowski, Sean Salisbury, Matt Weinberg, John Farley, Reggie Jackson, and Joe Gnoffo in supporting roles. It tells the story of three nerds and a billionaire forming a titular baseball team to take on Little League teams.

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.

A direct-to-video sequel titled Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls was released in January 2019.

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