IMDb 6.5 1998 HD

BASEketball

BASEketball

1998
Comedy
103 min R USA
6.11 / 10
6.5 IMDB

Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game combining basketball with the rules of baseball. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director David Zucker / Jeffrey Reiner / Lisa Demaine / Rebecca Strickland / Faith Conroy
Starring
Trey Parker / Matt Stone / Dian Bachar / Yasmine Bleeth / Jenny McCarthy / Ernest Borgnine / Robert Vaughn / Trevor Einhorn

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

absurdist silly chaotic energetic satirical juvenile cult niche outrageous bizarre eccentric

Reviews

P
Penelope Croft
May 13, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

BASEketball is a film that dares to be utterly ridiculous, and for some, that might be its sole appeal. The invented sport itself is a curious creation, serving as a springboard for a series of increasingly daft comedic…

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Arthur Pendelton
May 13, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

For those who enjoy a healthy dose of the absurd, BASEketball delivers in spades. The film takes a wonderfully bizarre premise – a fusion of basketball and baseball – and runs with it, creating a satirical commentary on…

G
Genevieve Dubois
May 13, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

BASEketball presents a peculiar blend of sports satire and lowbrow comedy. The concept of a new sport born from the minds of two unlikely inventors is intriguing, but the execution often feels more chaotic than clever. The actors…

M
Marcus Bellweather
May 13, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

This is a film that knows precisely what it is: a vehicle for broad, often nonsensical comedy. BASEketball's central conceit of a sport merging basketball and baseball offers a fertile ground for satire, particularly aimed at the excesses…

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Eleanor Vance
May 13, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

BASEketball arrives with the distinctive comedic signature of its creators, delivering a barrage of gags that aim for the absurd. The premise, a hybrid of basketball and baseball, is certainly unique, and the film leans heavily into its…

FAQs

The film satirises the commercialisation and often absurd nature of professional sports. By establishing a league where every player receives the same pay and teams cannot relocate, it critiques the hyper-competitive, money-driven aspects of real-world leagues. The rule changes proposed by the rival owner further highlight the potential for external forces to compromise the purity of a sport, offering a comedic lens on these industry dynamics.