BASEketball

"Two guys invented a game... and turned the sports world upside down!"

Jul 31 1998 R 1h 43m
Comedy, Sport

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

David Zucker, Robert LoCash, Lewis Friedman

Directed by

David Zucker

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Zucker Brothers Productions, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
67,662
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
38
Popularity
NA