That a movie stars Rob Schneider and David Spade, is directed by the guy who brought us “Happy Gilmore” and “Big Daddy,” and has a screenplay by the writers of “Grandma’s Boy,” should give a pretty good indication that it won’t be mentioned in February when the Oscar nominations are announced. Don’t look for a believable plot, good acting, or logic. If a film like this is able to entertain audiences for an hour and a half with its mix of low-brow humor, it should be deemed a success. However, even for a Rob Schneider-David Spade movie, “The Benchwarmers” is a train wreck; a comedy that rarely provides laughs, and eventually loses its focus on trying to provide them.

Titty twisters and fart-in-the-face jokes highlight this story of nerds vs. jocks as three buddies, Gus (Schneider), Richie (Spade), and Clark (Jon Heder AKA Napoleon Dynamite), stand up to bullies by facing off against the local little league baseball teams. Each of them is grown up but cannot shed the label of being a nerd. When Gus notices a kid being picked on by little leaguers, he gets the inspiration to take a stand, and fight back for all the kids humiliated by others.

Jon Lovitz makes an appearance as the boy’s father, Mel, who provides some of the funniest jokes in the movie. Mel is a nerd who grew up to be a millionaire; spending his money on useless memorabilia from his favorite movies and TV shows. For example, he drives K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider (the actual car used on the show!) and his mansion is decorated with life-sized statues of various Star Wars characters. In an effort to give the opportunity for nerds and geeks to finally stand up to jocks, Mel finances a baseball tournament in which he will build a stadium for the winning team.

From seeing the trailer and knowing who is involved, it should not shock anyone that “The Benchwarmers” was not screened for critics, the studio’s sign that this movie is most likely destined for awful reviews. But it should be noted that there have been many comedies, most notably starring Adam Sandler or Chris Farley, which have been panned by critics but do an effective job of providing big laughs no matter how ridiculous the plot. These movies have become classics among high school and college kids and those who can enjoy a movie with a Tomatometer rating in the twenties.

Don’t expect “The Benchwarmers” to be one of those movies. There is almost nothing good about it. The first hour is somewhat watchable with laughs sporadically mix in. Then it quickly becomes unwatchable as lessons are taught about how picking on people is wrong, and that nerds are really good people. One of the heroes is identified as a fake, as he used to be a bully in high school. This leads to the obligatory scenes of him being kicked off the team and having to redeem himself. The person he picked on as a kid shows up at the end to give a motivational speech in front of a crowded stadium about his struggles of growing up as a nerd. It is very reminiscent of the speech Anthony Edwards gives at the end of “Revenge of the Nerds.”

Low-brow comedy is funny when it is done right, but the endless shots to the testicles, being hit by bats, picking boogers, vomiting, etc. don’t add up to any laughs and gets very tiresome in “The Benchwarmers.” The actors are uninspired and just go through the motions. Of the three stars, Jon Heder is the best, although he pretty much recycles his “Napoleon Dynamite” performance. Craig Kilborn also adds a few laughs as one of the bullies from the guys’ childhood. Along with his performance in “Old School,” he is proving to be pretty effective at playing the jerk role.

There is an audience for this movie, but those over the age of 14 probably think this will follow the likes of “Billy Madison” and “Tommy Boy” as very funny movies that critics don’t understand or don’t want to. I have enjoyed my share of that type of movie, so believe me when I say that it is not the case here. This is a bad movie, period; by critics’ standards and those of Rob Schneider-David Spade comedies.