Chalk another one up for Omaze for doing a fantastic job at getting celebrities to do ridiculous (but awesome) stuff for a great cause. In their latest video the organization rounded up the two rival teams from cult classic movie Dodgeball to compete once more. For those that haven’t actually seen Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, it tells the story of the scrappy dodgeball team at Average Joe’s gym, led by Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn), going against Ben Stiller’s White Goodman and the formidable Purple Cobras from his Globo Gym.
The film features everyone from Rip Torn to Missi Pyle to Stephen Root in noteworthy roles, as well as sayings like, “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball,” fitness-obsessed White’s ineffective insults, and unhinged color commentary by Jason Bateman’s Pepper Brooks–all contributing to the 2004 movie’s considerable decade-plus legacy.
Now 13 years later it’s time for a rematch. A new video by Dodgeball auteur Rawson Marshall Thurber shows Stiller as White Goodman offering viewers the chance to play on the Purple Cobras, only to be quickly challenged by Vaughn, Christine Taylor (Stiller’s ex wife), and Justin Long from the Average Joes. There’s even a wrench toss, for nostalgia purposes.
Check out the video below via AV Club:
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