Baseketball (1998)

Average rating

(71%)

Starring:	Trey Parker \| Matt Stone \| Yasmine Bleeth \| Jenny McCarthy \| Robert Vaughn \| Ernest Borgnine \| Reggie Jackson \| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar \| Bob Costas
Director:	David Zucker
Studio:	4 FRONT VIDEO
Run time:	91 mins
Genres:	Comedy
Languages:	English
Released:	November 24, 2004
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From the creators of the Naked Gun films, and starring the creators of the South Park series, comes a spoof of sports and business and anything else that can draw a hearty laugh. Two best friends (Trey Parker and Matt Stone) create "baseketball"--a sport that combines baseball and basketball--and when their silly idea catches on, they are thrust in the spotlight and become media darlings, much to their chagrin.

Rating of 3 stars out of 5

Unfairly denied a British cinema release after a disastrous US run, this sports spoof from director David Zucker (who made Airplane!, and the first two Naked Gun movies) is wildly offensive fun. It stars South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who play a pair of infantile slobs who invent a popular new game that combines the hoops of basketball with the runs of baseball — and a few sick twists of their own. There are more hits than misses in the slapstick gags, ultra-crude humour and numerous nods to sport, movies and South Park. There's also an eclectic cast that includes Robert Vaughn, Baywatch's Yasmine Bleeth and Ernest Borgnine, making this ideal Friday night fodder.