BASEketball
1998 · 103 min · Director: David Zucker
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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.
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BASEketball (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 45%, Smile 25%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor45%
- Smile25%
- Excitement15%
- Satisfaction15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Sport. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 53 % | 53 % | 18 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 57 % | 57 % | 19 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 60 % | 54 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Joy | 61 % | 42 % | 35 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 63 % | 44 % | 32 % | 39 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 60 % | 54 % | 31 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 58 % | 58 % | 26 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 59 % | 56 % | 23 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 65 % | 49 % | 30 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 71 % | 44 % | 29 % | 55 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Humor | 68 % | 51 % | 20 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 63 % | 57 % | 26 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 63 % | 54 % | 38 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 63 % | 46 % | 29 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 63 % | 46 % | 11 % | 49 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 63 % | 53 % | 11 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Humor | 66 % | 50 % | 23 % | 49 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 74 % | 46 % | 39 % | 61 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Joy | 78 % | 50 % | 58 % | 63 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Joey Thomas
Bob Costas
Al Michaels
Reggie Jackson
Kenny Mayne
Tim McCarver
Pat O'Brien
Jim Lampley
Dale Earnhardt
Details
- Directed by
- David Zucker
- Written by
- David Zucker, Robert LoCash, Lewis Friedman, Jeff Wright
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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