BASEketball

BASEketball (1998)

  • 42% of critics liked it
    (50 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (178,419 ratings)

David Zucker directed this slapstick sports comedy starring South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Competing two-on-two against some basketball jocks, goofballs Joe Cooper (Parker) and Doug Remer (Stone) attempt to win by devising new rules while they play. Thus is born the bizarre game of… More

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
David Zucker
Written By
David Zucker, Robert LoCash, Lewis Friedman, Jeff Wright
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 31, 1998 Wide
On DVD
Dec 29, 1998
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    I was bored well before the end, but found the first half hour pretty funny.

  • Jeff Giles, Newsweek

    Jenny McCarthy and Ernest Borgnine -- together at last.

  • Bilge Ebiri, Entertainment Weekly

    Their incessant, obscene banter is meant to be endearing; their total lack of presence makes it simply annoying.

  • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

    What kind of movie is it where Yasmine Bleeth is the best thing about it?

  • Leonard Klady, Variety

    The vulgar, obvious humor of Zucker brother David and South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone elicits easy, guilty laughs, yet the material has an underlying innocence that's just shy of good clean fun.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Wahida K


    Well it was watchable.

  • Melvin W


    Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Listen to me little bitch! You either go out there and make that shot or I'm gonna shove your head so far up your fuckin' ass, you'll have to wear yourself as a hat!  "Two guys invented a game... and turned the sports world upside… More

  • Spencer S


    Mixed humor of both the parodying Zucker films and the obnoxious but obviously funny South Parkian brand of comedy from creators and stars of this film, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. As usual with any Zucker film, there is abundant physical comedy, the misunderstandings of an episode of… More

  • Manu G


    Two guys invented a game... and turned the sports world upside down! Prepare to laugh alot! This movie was hilarious, omg the things they come up with on this one. One of the funniest movies of the 90's I'd say. The movie is dumb just enjoy the ride. Two losers from… More

  • Richard C


    hilarious. B+

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