Does the dog die?
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Movie • 2004 • Comedy
ReportWhen megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
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jamieblazej
Crash the dog is only in the first scene and is never in any danger.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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jamieblazej
No, but Gordon’s children are left sitting alone by his wife while she flirts with other men. She’s not far away and the kids are in Gordon’s sight but they are kind of ditched.
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Is someone stalked?
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jamieblazej
Kate is pursued by multiple men, mostly in creepy and harassing ways, but no one is stalked. Although White does show up at her house unannounced and she’s clearly uncomfortable and asks how he knew her address.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
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zalwelman
A girl from the girlscout team used steroids (off screen) and was disqualified.
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Assault
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DanniHarper
A man is forceful and inappropriate with his behaviour with a woman, but no assault takes place
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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jamieblazej
A fat girl falls onto Justin during cheer tryouts and he’s shown gasping for air when she’s finally helped off of him. His head was also sort of positioned so it was in her crotch/butt area so the gasping for air thing could have kind of an icky and mean connotation.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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jamieblazej
Spoiler: someone is crushed to death by a heavy sign falling from the ceiling. The crushing itself is not shown but the characters feet are shown sticking out from under the sign after it falls similarly to in the Wizard of Oz. This isn’t graphic or too upsetting and is supposed to be played for laughs to an extent. Also, in a flashback to cheerleading tryouts, Justin is paired with a fat girl who he cannot lift properly and she falls on top of him. He survives but he is shown struggling beneath her and trying to push her off.
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Does a head get squashed?
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jamieblazej
No but multiple characters are hit in the head/face with wrenches.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Multiple blows to the groin during the sport.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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jamieblazej
A woman throws a dodgeball at a random man in a bar and he is hit by it and collapses onto the floor. He’s shown several times and a character mentions that he thinks the man is dead but he most likely isn’t. The woman throws the ball to prove how strong and intimidating she is.
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Does someone break a bone?
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zalwelman
It is mentioned that someone fell from the top of a rollercoaster and broke every bone in their body, but you don't see it.
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Is someone tortured?
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jamieblazej
Not really, but the Average Joes are trained to dodge balls by having wrenches thrown at them because “if you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball”. Pretty much all of them are hit with the wrenches and are shown in pain afterword but they have to keep participating in their training.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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It is mentioned that someone fell from the top of a rollercoaster and broke every bone in their body, but you don't see it.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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jamieblazej
Steve the Pirate is hit in the face with a wrench and is shown with an eye patch/bandage over his eye in the next scene. It’s clear that it is not part of his costume but is from the injury caused by the wrench. This isn’t dwelled upon and it’s not even mentioned.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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jamieblazej
Justin is in high school and when the Average Joes hold a car wash, their only customer is a man who pays Justin to wash his truck wheels in a Speedo-type swimsuit while the man watches. Justin is in a pretty compromising position and the man has a bully breed dog that growls and barks at Justin so he’s afraid to stop washing the truck. The man also is sticking his finger in his bellybutton while watching Justin scrub his tires and says something like “get in there nice and deep, boy.” Pretty gross
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Does someone cheat?
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arcadebun
a character kissed two people one after the other but both of them seem fine with it.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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A women v*mits in her mouth, nothing is shown but she makes a body movement and noise, and also she also makes a little gulp noise when she swollows it.
I have severe emetophobia and it was ok for me to watch.
I have severe emetophobia and it was ok for me to watch.
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Does someone spit?
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jamieblazej
There are multiple instances of someone spitting, including one of the Girl Scouts who spits on the floor towards the beginning.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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jamieblazej
The only cops in this movie are shown for probably less than a minute and are beaten handily in a dodgeball tournament. Multiple cops get hit in the face with dodgeballs in a funny way so it’s kinda the opposite
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
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jamieblazej
No but after Kate kisses a woman, she’s assumed to be a lesbian but she corrects this assumption by saying she’s bi and then kissing a man directly after. This reinforces the stereotype that bisexual people are automatically non-monogamous.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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I don't know if it counts, but a person uses Electro-shocks on himself to avoid the urge of eating a donut
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Does someone have cancer?
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jamieblazej
Lance Armstrong mentions previously having cancer but it’s not discussed in depth and it’s only talked about once.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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jamieblazej
No character is canonically autistic, but the r-slur is used at one point.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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A person is clearly really obsessed with body image and he gives himslef electro-shock to avoid the urge to eat a donut
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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jamieblazej
A guy does the “up yours” type gesture with his arms at one point.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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arcadebun
there are a few flashing signs in the scenes that take place in Las Vegas; i don’t know if they’re enough to warrant a warning but they’re your average casino flashy lights
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arcadebun
the d-slur is used as a joke as well as “queer” (said in a derogatory fashion) and a few other derogatory terms. a character is also called the f-slur (albeit in a much more emotionally charged scene where this is acknowledged as wrong.)
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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jamieblazej
The r-slur is used on at least one occasion.
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Patches O’Houlihan refers to the Average Joes as “a bunch of females” in a derogatory way, but no one is specifically misgendered.
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Are there fat jokes?
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There are a lot of fat jokes in this movie and the use of a fatsuit in the final scene.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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jamieblazej
There’s lots of pretty offensive stereotypes throughout the movie. There are multiple comments made that Kate is a lesbian because she’s athletic and plays softball. It is revealed that she is actually bisexual and this is shown by her kissing a former female partner and then kissing a man, which perpetuates the stereotype/myth that bisexual people are all non-monogamous.
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Is there hate speech?
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arcadebun
There are fat jokes, homophobic slurs and other derogatory terms, derogatory terms toward a Japanese dodgeball team, and a few drawings that appear similar to racist caricatures. In addition there’s a joke about a girl scout on steroids that is similar to many transphobic jokes and can be very uncomfortable for some.
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Sex
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jamieblazej
Not intentionally. In the beginning Crash the dog is sniffing around/putting his head in Peter’s crotch when Peter is half-asleep and he makes comments about how it “feels good”, etc but then he wakes up and realizes it’s not a sexual partner and scolds the dog. This scene always makes me uncomfortable but it’s pretty brief. Also, towards the end one of the sports commentators mentions that he’s seen everything, including “a grown man satisfying a camel” but this is only mentioned this one time and not shown or anything.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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jamieblazej
Kate is the target of consistent sexual harassment and there are several scenes where the camera angles focus on parts of her body such as her legs and hips/chest. There are also dancers at the dodgeball tournament who are very scantily clad and are solely there for the “encouragement”/enjoyment of the men watching. Their dancing is quite provocative as well.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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arcadebun
nothing too explicit but in one scene a character purposefully makes his penis look larger than it is.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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zalwelman
In the same scene were they try to dodge traffic
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Is someone hit by a car?
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jamieblazej
At one point, the Average Joes are “dodging traffic” and Gordon is hit by two cars consecutively, but is absolutely fine.
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