Baseketball (1998)
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42% of critics liked it
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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 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 "BASEketball." Rules: Court position decides whether a sunk basket counts as a single, a home run, or whatever; the opposing team can retrieve missed shots. Verbal abuse is allowed. Ditto for gross-outs -- or anything to annoy the shooter. The game becomes popular in driveways, so sports promoter Ted Denslow (Ernest Borgnine) proposes a deal to form a pro league. Dallas Felons owner Baxter Cain (Robert Vaughn), hopes to increase revenues with product placements and pro endorsements, but he needs the okay of team owners. Ted dies during the season finals, leaving Cain to deal with his widow Yvette (Jenny McCarthy). However, Ted willed the team to Cooper, who must win the upcoming season or ownership goes to Yvette. Cameos by Bob Costas and Al Michaels. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- 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
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
I was bored well before the end, but found the first half hour pretty funny.
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Jeff Giles, Newsweek
Jenny McCarthy and Ernest Borgnine -- together at last.
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Bilge Ebiri, Entertainment Weekly
Their incessant, obscene banter is meant to be endearing; their total lack of presence makes it simply annoying.
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
What kind of movie is it where Yasmine Bleeth is the best thing about it?
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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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Cast
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Trey Parker
as Joe Cooper
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Matt Stone
as Doug Remer
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Yasmine Bleeth
as Jenna Reed
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Jenny McCarthy
as Yvette Denslow
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Robert Vaughn
as Baxter Cain
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Ernest Borgnine
as Ted Denslow
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Dian Bachar
as Squeak Scolari
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Trevor Einhorn
as Joey
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Marc Goodson
as Dirk Jansen
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Al Michaels
as himself
- Victoria Silvstedt



