The Benchwarmers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of The Benchwarmers or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Benchwarmers

[tom]

Charles Dugan: Marty, Richie's boss at the video store, is director Dennis Dugan's father.

[oscar]

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jon Moscot was a 14-year-old extra in the film. He was not credited, as his parents were concerned his college eligibility could be adversely impacted. Moscot has said that he gave up seven home runs to Rob Schneider during the filming.

[ava]

The drills that Reggie Jackson used for the boys were actual drills he did as a kid.

[jamie]

William Daniels (voice of K.I.T.T.) and Blake Clark (umpire) both starred in Boy Meets World (1993).

[caroline]

In an interview with Howard Stern, Adam Sandler said he specifically cast David Spade and Rob Schneider to force them to work together in order to smooth over a rift that the two had with each other.

[morris]

The stadium built for the final game features architectural details borrowed from several Major League parks: Yankee Stadium since the 1970s (the "wedding-cake" trim on top of the bleachers' wall), Wrigley Field (the brick-and-ivy fences), Fenway Park (the Green Monster fence), and Chase Field (the pool area behind right field).

[stephanie]

The end where the opposing team rebels against their manager (in order to help the Benchwarmers score at least one run) was lifted from The Bad News Bears (1976). Only this time, instead of the coach's son rebelling, the entire team does.

[amber]

Jon Lovitz appeared in A League of Their Own (1992), playing Ernie Capadino, who was a scout for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

[kristina]

Matt Weinberg (Kyle) previously starred alongside Rob Schneider in The Hot Chick (2002). He actually used to play baseball in real life and was the starting shortstop for his little league team. This film, however, was his last before he retired from acting and has since become an assistant professor at Princeton University in the Computer Science department.

[aaron]

Rachel Hunter portrays a Hot Mother, who kisses Clark at the end of the movie. In Fountains of Wayne: Stacy's Mom (2003), she also portrayed a Hot Mother.

[bryan]

The issue with the player with the fake birth certificate really happened. Danny Almonte, originally from the Dominican Republic, playing for a U.S. team from New York City was found to be too old. He was actually 14, not 12, the cut-off age. He had a forged birth certificate. His team had won their regional competition and were eliminated in the semifinals of the Little League World Series but, as a result of the scandal, the entire team was disqualified, had their records erased, and the coach banned for life from Little League baseball.

[jamie]

John Farley: The man in the speedo throughout the whole movie is Chris Farley's brother.

[jamie]

After their first game, David Spade walks out of the field with the other two wearing his sunglasses. This is the only scene where "Richie" wears sunglasses, because director Dennis Dugan didn't allow the character to wear them. However, in this scene, he had forgotten to take his glasses off after being backstage, and Dugan thought that the take was so good, he didn't bother re-doing the take.

[javier]

Mel's home the "Chateau Shmegmer" was used as Jack McCallister's house in Fun with Dick and Jane (2005).

[cameron]

The two iconic TV cars that Jon Lovitz drives in the movie are K.I.T.T from Knight Rider (1982) and the Batmobile from Batman (1966).