BASEketball (1998)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

David Zucker

Writers (WGA):

David Zucker (written by) &
Robert LoCash (written by) ...

Release Date:

31 July 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

From the director of the "Naked Gun" and starring the creators of "South Park"

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Baseball | Dog Attack | Based On Game | Dude

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Trey Parker	...	Joe Cooper
Matt Stone	...	Doug Remer
Dian Bachar	...	Squeak Scolari
Yasmine Bleeth	...	Jenna Reed
Jenny McCarthy	...	Yvette Denslow
Ernest Borgnine	...	Ted Denslow
Robert Vaughn	...	Baxter Cain
Trevor Einhorn	...	Joey Thomas
Bob Costas	...	Himself
Al Michaels	...	Himself
Robert Stack	...	Himself - Unsolved Mysteries Host
Reggie Jackson	...	Himself
Dan Patrick	...	Himself
Kenny Mayne	...	Himself
Tim McCarver	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Baseketball (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and crude sex-related humor.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Ireland:18 | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36151) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Blair Field, Recreation Park - 4700 E. 10th Street, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Zucker Brothers Productions

Trivia:

The same fruit bowl presented as the championship trophy for the driveway game was an element of the Denslow Cup trophy presented to the champions when the game went professional.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Denslow gives the team to Coop in his video will, with the stipulation that the Beers finally win the cup next year. How did Denslow shoot the will knowing the Beers would lose the championship, when he actually died during the game?

Quotes:

Surgeon: Has there been a rise in his fluid intake? SWEET JESUS! His sodium levels are through the roof!
Surgery Nurse: I don't get it. He's eight years old and he smells like Robert Downey Jr.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: The Passion of the Jew (#8.3)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

I Will Still Be Laughing

I LOVED this movie!

The sick minds of the creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, bring you BASEketball. Yes, if you are expecting a respectful and tactful movie, don't watch it. If not, sit back and laugh until you want to cry. There are so many things that actually made me laugh out loud, which very few movies do. I loved the part when Coop is driving in the car, and that funny song comes on the radio. Robert Stack and the entire cast was hilarious in this also. I really liked the fact that they have a character named Kenny in the movie. Don't forget to watch the outtakes on this as well! Please watch this movie if there is any Sophmoric humor inside of you at all!!