BASEketball (1998)

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,

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop & Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. Coop & Remer's team, the Milwaukee Beers is the only team standing in the way of major rule changes that the owner of the Dallas Felons wants to institute.

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Plot Keywords:

baseball | basketball | based on game | hangover | male rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language and crude sex-related humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baseketball

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,086,105 (USA) (31 July 1998)

Gross:

$6,940,185 (USA) (28 August 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zucker Brothers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are 25 "psych outs" during the film.

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Goofs

During the Unsolved Mysteries scene with Robert Stack, there is a man just about to sit down and play solitaire, but before he sits down, you can see the cursor on the monitor moving and dragging cards around.

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Quotes

Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Oh, I'll come, I love hospitals.
Joseph R. Cooper: No you don't, you like Taco Bell!
Douglas "Swish" Reemer: No, one time I was at this hospital, in france, and I met this great chick.
Joseph R. Cooper: Dude, that was a hostel.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, "A David Zucker Game" is used instead of the traditional "A David Zucker Film."

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Connections

Spoofs Titanic (1997)

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Soundtracks

"I Will Still Be Laughing"
Written by David Pirner
Performed by Soul Asylum
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

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.