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Rodney Dangerfield plays it cute in this comedy directed by veteran director Sidney J. Furie. Dangerfield plays Chester Lee, a man so anxious for a promotion that he agrees to coach a girl's soccer te... read more read more...am his company is sponsoring. If the team has a winning season, Chester will get his promotion. The only problem is that Chester knows nothing about soccer and the team is incompetent. If Chester doesn't get his raise he won't be able to marry his sweetheart Bess (Illene Graff), so he persuades his son Matthew (Jonathan Brandis), who is an expert soccer player, to don a wig and join the team as one of the girls. With Matthew on the team, they make their way to the championship, but Bess discovers the ruse and forces Chester to chose between her and the job. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Sidney J. Furie

Release Date: January 1, 1992

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DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006

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  • August 23, 2007
    Rodney is funny but stick with Back to School to see him at his best.
  • February 26, 2007
    Not bad but not original at all.
  • January 26, 2007
    goofy
  • July 10, 2009
    Love Rodney Dangerfield to death and this is a cute movie and still pulls out breathless laughs at times. Dangerfield is known for his r rated at times humour but rest assured this is a family affair.
  • December 19, 2007
    Hilarious!
  • May 9, 2012
    Chester was a babe when she took off those glasses and let her hair loose. Not one of my favorite Rodney Dangerfield movies.
  • March 2, 2012
    One of the dumbest films I have ever seen but also a guilty pleasure. Rodney Dangerfield was a comic genius and he was perfect as Chester Lee. The directing left much to be desired and overall acting was horrible. That also goes for former teen idol Jonathan Brandis, who should h... read moreave won every Razzie for his role as Matthew/Martha. Trust me, only Dustin Hoffman and a select few can pull off the cross dressing in films and get away with it. Dangerfield keeps the film with laughter all by himself. However, if the film is reliant on one liners and a comic genius for box office appeal, it rarely ever works out and Ladybugs is no exception.
  • January 22, 2010
    It made me almost want to go for soccer.

    Almost.

    But that was mostly in hopes that Jonathan Brandis would come along.
  • February 25, 2009
    Okay so this movie is not great but I have to share this story. Half a dozen or so years ago me, mom, and my brothers visited her friends in Florida. And Debbie (mom's friend)'s husband kept watching this movie on HBO or whatever and told us about it like four times. Like this wa... read mores THE FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER MADE.
  • July 25, 2008
    jonathan plays a girl name martha on his soon to be step fathers soccer team the lady bugs
    very funny movie rated pg strong words

Critic Reviews


Scott Weinberg
July 20, 2006
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

The flick feels like the pilot episode for a sitcom that never even came close to getting picked up for a full season. Full Review

Steve Crum
July 6, 2006
Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

"Bad News Bears" cloned for girls soccer with sometimes funny Dangerfield bits.

Fred Topel
August 13, 2003
Fred Topel, About.com

Great comedy full of Rodey one-liners

James Sanford
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

it won't gain Rodney any respect whatsoever

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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January 1, 1992
Entertainment Weekly

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Frank Swietek
July 5, 2008
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion

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