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 word "dude" is used in the script 39 times.

Goofs:

Continuity: Flipped shot: When Coop is driving to the airport in his Red Beetle, in the external shot just when the singer on the radio sings, "Look out ahead there's a truck changing lanes..." we see that Coop is sitting in the right-hand side of the front of the car.

Quotes:

Narrator: Soon it was commonplace for entire teams to change cities in search of greater profits. The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles where there are no lakes. The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil. The Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Nobody But Me

What's the Big Deal?

I've heard so many critics and average joes ripping into this flick like it was the first sign hailing the antichrist. The movie is simple, yes, but damn funny. Maybe I'm just not caught up in my own pretense to enjoy a simple movie. Yes, there are times when I crave something more sophisticated, but this movie still has my friends and I rolling in the aisles. Give it a chance and you just might like it. 7/10