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Two guys invented a game... and turned the sports world upside down! - BASEketball
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Title: BASEketball

Release Date: 28 Jul 1998

Runtime: 1h 43m

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Director: Universal Pictures, Zucker Brothers Productions

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Zucker Brothers Productions

Overview: Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and 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. Theirs is the only team standing in the way of major rule changes that the owner of a rival team wants to institute.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (585 votes)

Cast

  • Joe Cooper: Trey Parker
  • Doug Remer: Matt Stone
  • Squeak Scolari: Dian Bachar
  • Jenna Reed: Yasmine Bleeth
  • Yvette Denslow: Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
  • Ted Denslow: Ernest Borgnine
  • Baxter Cain: Robert Vaughn
  • Joey Thomas: Trevor Einhorn
  • Bob Costas: Bob Costas
  • Al Michaels: Al Michaels
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