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Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, 2004

Starring: Rob Corddry, Ed Helms

Directed by: Brant Sersen

Written by: Brant Sersen

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 91 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.4

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The mood of Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story is feel good, humorous, and witty. The plot centers around a goofy hero, underdogs, and an uninhibited rivalry. It features irreverent humor. It is a comedy and sports movie. Stylistically, it is a mockumentary. In approach, it is not serious. It happens in contemporary times. It is especially suggested for teens.

Summary of Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story

DAILY SHOW regular Rob Corddry takes the spotlight in this wonderfully silly mocumentary, starring as Bobby Dukes, a former paintball champion who gets one last shot at putting a paintball team together and competing at the highest level of the game. Dukes's career ended in shame after he "wiped" in a competition--yes, even the rugged Dukes wasn't above a little cheating, rubbing off a clear splash of paintball and continuing with the game as if he hadn't been hit. After 10 years in the paintball wilderness, Dukes returns to his hometown determined to assemble a kick-ass paintball team that will destroy everyone else in sight. There's just one problem: no self-respecting paintballer will go anywhere near Dukes, so he has to scrape together a team from some of the biggest misfits he can find, most of whom are more likely to paintball themselves or each other instead of gunning down the opposition.

A spoof of the sports movie genre that also has a lot in common with Christopher Guest movies such as BEST IN SHOW, BLACKBALLED is a neat vehicle for Corddry's first starring role in a motion picture. The supporting cast is mostly culled from the impressive improv comedy troup the Upright Citizens Brigade, and director Brant Sersen keeps the laughs coming thick and fast throughout. Sure, there are a few misfires, but the cast mostly hits the target with their mixture of carefully scripted material and quickfire improvisations, making BLACKBALLED a low-budget gem.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	2004
Runtime:	91 min

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Rob Corddry

as Bobby Dukes

Ed Helms

as Bunker McLaughlin

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TV Guide

Though the performances are surprisingly good - the characters are drawn with a broad brush, but the actors, almost all professional comics, hit all the right notes - the material just isn't funny enough to justify the film's length. Full Review

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by: Maitland McDonagh

The Onion (A.V. Club)

This is a movie about people trying to squeeze maximum recognition and pride out of the one thing they do reasonably well, and much of Blackballed's comedy comes from their attempts to maintain their dignity when they fail. Full Review

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by: Noel Murray

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Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story is a pretty middle-of-the-road movie. It's low budget, and that shows, and I think it will appeal more to people who enjoy playing paintball. The jokes aren't frequent enough to call it above average, and I don't... Read and rate it

22.March.2009
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by: Matthew
Matthew rated this movie6/10Okay

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