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BASEketball

  • 1998
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
68K
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Matt Stone and Trey Parker in BASEketball (1998)
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BaseballBasketballBuddy ComedyParodyComedySport

Two childhood friends are pro athletes of a national sport called BASEketball, a hybrid of baseball and basketball, and must deal with a greedy businessman scheming against their team.Two childhood friends are pro athletes of a national sport called BASEketball, a hybrid of baseball and basketball, and must deal with a greedy businessman scheming against their team.Two childhood friends are pro athletes of a national sport called BASEketball, a hybrid of baseball and basketball, and must deal with a greedy businessman scheming against their team.

  • Director
    • David Zucker
  • Writers
    • David Zucker
    • Robert LoCash
    • Lewis Friedman
  • Stars
    • Trey Parker
    • Matt Stone
    • Dian Bachar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    68K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Zucker
    • Writers
      • David Zucker
      • Robert LoCash
      • Lewis Friedman
    • Stars
      • Trey Parker
      • Matt Stone
      • Dian Bachar
    • 228User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Trey Parker
    Trey Parker
    • Joe Cooper
    Matt Stone
    Matt Stone
    • Doug Remer
    Dian Bachar
    Dian Bachar
    • Squeak Scolari
    Yasmine Bleeth
    Yasmine Bleeth
    • Jenna Reed
    Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
    Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
    • Yvette Denslow
    • (as Jenny McCarthy)
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Ted Denslow
    Robert Vaughn
    Robert Vaughn
    • Baxter Cain
    Trevor Einhorn
    Trevor Einhorn
    • Joey Thomas
    Bob Costas
    Bob Costas
    • Bob Costas
    Al Michaels
    • Al Michaels
    Robert Stack
    Robert Stack
    • Robert Stack - Unsolved Mysteries Host
    Reggie Jackson
    Reggie Jackson
    • Reggie Jackson
    Dan Patrick
    Dan Patrick
    • Dan Patrick
    Kenny Mayne
    • Kenny Mayne
    Tim McCarver
    Tim McCarver
    • Tim McCarver
    Pat O'Brien
    Pat O'Brien
    • Pat O'Brien
    Jim Lampley
    • Jim Lampley
    Dale Earnhardt
    Dale Earnhardt
    • Dale Earnhardt
    • Director
      • David Zucker
    • Writers
      • David Zucker
      • Robert LoCash
      • Lewis Friedman
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews228

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    duntrune

    Effing brilliant!!!!

    Just sickly and twistedly funny as hell. Parker and Stone are OBVIOUSLY demented, and hooking up with Zucker was a brilliant move. I laughed until I cried. I had to stop the tape several times because I was incoherent from laughing so hard. The Robert Stack bit was just sooooooooooo funny, as were pretty much all of the jokes. Now the DVD version on the other hand has some serioous problems, like missing scenes, no extras to speak of and horrible picture quality. Pick it up on VHS instead, no extras, but you get the entire movie.
    8jeremycrimsonfox

    A Good Adult Comedy About A Made Up Sport

    When two losers, Coop and Doug make up a new basketball game that adds in the rules of baseball, they become overnight sensations. Soon, the two make a deal with a businessman to start a National BASEketball League, becoming part of the Milwaukee Beers. After Coop becomes the new owner, the greedy owner of the Dallas Felons plans to get rid of a rule preventing team monetization, andwill do anything, even destroy the two's friendship, to get his way.

    It's a good example of an adult comedy done right. Coop and Doug, who are played by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, both doing a good job portraying their roles. The sport created in this movie sounds good, as it's basketball mixed with baseball, with added rules like psyching people out with vulgar lies (some which, depending on your tastes, may cross the line). Then again, this movie is not for kids. As this is rated R, expect lots of foul language, sexual content, and crude humor. This is a nice adult comedy, and makes me wish BASEketball was a real sport.
    filmfreak-5

    Indecently hilarious!

    I once watched Baseketball, got hooked and since then I watched it like 50 times. It is one of the films I cannot ever seem to grow tried of. I don't know what it is about it, but it is somehow so complete in its rough form.

    Obviously, it doesn't hurt that there is plenty of nude (and amazingly gorgeous) women in the film (Victoria Silvstedt; WOW! is the only word that springs to mind!!!), but also because it is so delightedly respect-less towards just about anyone or anything.

    All I can say to this flick is, if you like South Park, you'll LOVE this one! In fact, anyone with a sense of humour should enjoy this one!

    7/10
    8Mr. Gore

    Genuinely funny movie

    David Zucker has directed one of the most enjoyable comedies of the year with this goofy farce. Yes, it's a matter of acquired taste and depends upon a wealth of sophomoric gags, but it is consistently funny throughout unlike some recent comedic efforts. The film is loaded with all kinds of jokes ranging from the blatantly obvious to the more subtler kind that you must pay attention to everything in the frame or you'll likely miss them. Like his previous efforts which include "Airplane!", "Top Secret!", and "Naked Gun," the humor flies out almost every second. There are so many moments that work, it's easy to overlook the few that fall flat. What sets this movie apart from other pale imitations in the spoof genre is that it has an actual story line. While others have depended upon making fun of too many famous scenes in almost random movies (take "Mafia!", please), this film tells a new story with likable characters. It touches upon sports films in general as well as satirizing the real sports industry instead of lampooning any specific movies. Even for people who don't care for "South Park," its creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, make a good pair of leading actors with natural chemistry. The film also makes extremely effective use of cameos of athletes, sports announcers, and other celebrities, especially a hilarious bit with Robert Stack of "Unsolved Mysteries." By the way, stay through the credits for a final joke with Bob Costas and Al Michaels. All in all, Zucker has achieved, in words perhaps applying to the movie's mix of sports, a home dunk.
    mermatt

    A fun flick

    This is another Zucker film in the grand style of AIRPLANE.

    The story is generally fast-paced. The jokes just keep coming -- and most of them work. Plus, we get the most passionate screen kiss between men since IN & OUT. What more could you want?

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    • Trivia
      Trey Parker and Matt Stone agreed to do this film under the assumption that South Park (1997) would be canceled by the time filming began. It wasn't, so they had to attend principal photography for this project during the day and produce the TV show during the night, leaving very little time for sleep.
    • Goofs
      During the first championship game the announcer says Coop has hit for the cycle 7 times, We don't see the scoreboard until after Squeek and Remer hit, but after they both get hits it says 22 hits. For Coop to hit the cycle 7 times would mean 28 hits for him alone
    • Quotes

      Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Your bed is over here.

      [indicates a dog bed]

      Kenny "Squeak" Scolari: Dude, that is so fuckin' weak! How am I supposed to get a chick in that?

      Joseph R. Cooper: Oh, don't worry, dude. You couldn't get a chick if you had a hundred dollar bill hanging out of your zipper.

      Kenny "Squeak" Scolari: Yeah I could.

      Douglas "Swish" Reemer: No. Dude, you're a little bitch!

      Kenny "Squeak" Scolari: I am not! I don't even know why I hang out with you guys, anyway.

      Joseph R. Cooper: 'Cause you're a piece of shit.

      Kenny "Squeak" Scolari: I am not a piece of shit!

      Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Yeah, but you're a little bitch.

      Kenny "Squeak" Scolari: Goddammit! I swear if you guys rip on me 13 or 14 more times... I'm outta here!

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits have finished there is a scene where the Bob Costas and Al Michaels have a conversation consisting only of "dude", a la the make up scene between Parker and Stone. This ends with Al Michaels turning to the screen and pulling down a screen before what one would expect to be a kiss like Parker and Stone earlier in the film...
    • Alternate versions
      The VHS release features outtakes over the end credits; which are not on the DVD release.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Negotiator/The Governess/EverAfter/BASEketball/The Thief (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Motivate
      Written by William C. Hummel, Jr.

      Performed by The Ernies

      Courtesy of Mojo Records

      Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Baseketball
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena - 3939 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Beer's Garden Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Important Films
      • Zucker Brothers Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,027,290
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,086,105
      • Aug 2, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,027,290
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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