BASEketball

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BASEketball

R

1998

1h 43m

Comedy

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When slacker friends Joe Cooper (Trey Parker) and Doug Remer (Matt Stone) are challenged to a pickup basketball game against some jocks, they counter by proposing to play a game they learned called BASEketball, which combines basketball and baseball. In reality, they are improvising all of the rules, but somehow the sport becomes a hit. A promoter (Ernest Borgnine) forms a popular league, but after his death a rival owner (Robert Vaughn) wants to change the rules to increase profits.

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Critics Consensus

Baseketball isn't just a succession of fouls thanks to the comedic zip of David Zucker's direction, but sophomoric gags and a lack of performance hustle by Trey Parker and Matt Stone makes this satire a clumsy bunt.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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

Mar 25, 2008

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Jeff Giles

Newsweek

Jenny McCarthy and Ernest Borgnine -- together at last.

Mar 25, 2008

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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.

Rated: D+

Mar 25, 2008

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a disappointing misfire that's aged terribly in the years since its 1998 release.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 5, 2020

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Here's a treat for South Park fans... Better than you might suspect.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 29, 2020

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Film4

You can't help feeling that the whole project must have begun as an off-the-cuff joke which some studio executive took seriously and greenlighted.

Mar 25, 2008

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hillary w

My favorite movie of all time, people rating it by today’s standards when this is an absolute 90’s classic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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Ed R

Typical Matt Stone and Trey Parker nonsense.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/19/25

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Recneps .

A funny, but mostly forgettable comedy that accomplishes its goal—entertain the audience—and not much else. I had fun, but I doubt I’ll rewatch it anytime soon.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Mason B

This was a funny movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Test T

I watched this on DVD recently. It's a satire focussing on the strange and irrational behaviours people exhibit in the name of major sports competition in the USA. In the film, a new sport called 'Baseketball' is used to highlight this in every way possible. It reminded me of 'Penny Can' in Cougar Town which has a similar story thread, For the most part the film is really silly, full of comedy which misses the mark as much as it suceeds in raising a laugh. For me, after the first half hour or so this formula lost most of it's appeal, and the constant referrnces to gross out bodily functions sealed it's fate. It's not a terrible film, but it's not for me. The comedy is just too repetative and basic for my taste.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/13/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $7,000,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Synopsis

When slacker friends Joe Cooper (Trey Parker) and Doug Remer (Matt Stone) are challenged to a pickup basketball game against some jocks, they counter by proposing to play a game they learned called BASEketball, which combines basketball and baseball. In reality, they are improvising all of the rules, but somehow the sport becomes a hit. A promoter (Ernest Borgnine) forms a popular league, but after his death a rival owner (Robert Vaughn) wants to change the rules to increase profits.

Director: David Zucker
Producer: Gil Netter, Robert LoCash, David Zucker
Screenwriter: David Zucker, Robert LoCash, Lewis Friedman, Jeff Wright
Distributor: MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Zucker Brothers Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 28, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.0M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1), 35mm

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