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The 100 Corniest Sports Movies of All Time

by joePA | February 4, 2010 - 6:47am | 11 comments - 74 reads
[inline:friday] Over the years, Hollywood has perfected the formula for a good sports movie: the underdog-always-wins plot, the motivational coach speeches, the sideline or locker room melodrama, the swelling symphonic score, the jubilant crowd erupting in hysteric fan fever. As much as we love a good sports movie, Hollywood seems to pump out at least a dozen cheesy sports flicks for ever "Raging Bull," "Hoosiers," or "Caddyshack." Some sports movies are so comically bad that they make you wonder what the hell the filmmakers were smoking while creating their priceless Disney moments. We decided to embark on a noble mission of rounding up and ranking the 100 corniest sports movies of all time. Before ripping out our throats in vengeful disagreement, we'd like to make it clear that our definition of "corny" does not necessarily mean that a movie is terrible, or even bad. That said, plenty of the movies on the list are more painful to watch than taking a ice skate blade to the jugular (thank you, "Blades of Glory"). We guarantee you've watched at least one of these movies on a football-less Saturday afternoon while recuperating from a hangover. Quite a few of the movies on the list are quotable cult classics and others are nostalgically entertaining, particularly if you were born in the 80s or early 90s. Think of this as the ultimate resource to consult when queuing up your Netflix to cope with your post-Super Bowl melancholy. Our list spans five different posts and includes a couple hours of embeddable video, so save your comments, suggestions, and grievances until the very end. Check it out after the jump.

[inline:baseketballs] 100. "Baseketballs" Sport: Basketball and Baseball Year: 1998 Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy [inline:spacejam] 99. "Space Jam" Sport: Basketball Year: 1996 Starring: Michael Jordan, the Looney Tunes characters [inline:thebabe] 98. "The Babe" Sport: Baseball Year: 1992 Starring: John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado [inline:thefan] 97. "The Fan" Sport: Baseball Year: 1996 Starring: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin [inline:ballsof] 96. "Balls of Fury" Sport: Ping Pong Year: 2007 Starring: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez [inline:bmx] 95. "BMX Bandits" Sport: BMX Racing Year: 1983 Starring: Nicole Kidman [inline:ducks] 94. "Mighty Ducks D2 & D3" Sport: Hockey Year: 1994; 1996 Starring: Emilio Estevez [inline:slap] 93. "Slap Shot 2" Sport: Hockey Year: 2002 Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Jessica Steen, Gary Busey [inline:side] 92. "Sidekicks" Sport: Martial Arts Year: 1992 Starring: Chuck Norris, Beau Bridges, Jonathan Brandis, Mako [inline:wimel] 91. "Wimbledon" Sport: Tennis Year: 2004 Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany [inline:anygiven] 90. "Any Given Sunday" Sport: Football Year: 2007 Starring: Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid [inline:airupgiven] 89. "The Air Up There" Sport: Basketball Year: 1994 Starring: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez [inline:hammer] 88. "The Hammer" Sport: Boxing Year: 2007 Starring: Adam Carolla, Oswaldo Castillo, Harold House Moore [inline:hotdog] 87. "Hot Dog... The Movie" Sport: Skiing Year: 1984 Starring: David Naughton, Patrick Houser [inline:program] 86. "The Program" Sport: College football Year: 1993 Starring: James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps [inline:soccer] 85. "Shaolin Soccer" Sport: Soccer and Martial Arts Year: 2001 Starring: Stephen Chow, Zhao Wei, Ng Man Tat [inline:fever] 84. "Fever Pitch" Sport: Baseball Year: 2005 Starring: Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore [inline:blades] 83. "Blades of Glory" Sport: Figure Skating Year: 2007 Starring: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett [inline:supercross] 82. "Supercross" Sport: Dirtbike Racing Year: 2005 Starring: Steve Howey, Mike Vogel [inline:3000] 81. "Mr. 3000" Sport: Baseball Year: 2004 Starring: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli Click here to see #80 through #61 of the corniest sports movies of all time...

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Posted by Brogressive on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 7:35am

Surf Ninjas, Ladybugs = EPIC

Posted by L4L-9 on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 8:32am

Haha fucking Sidekicks! Hey Barry Warry where is your asthma inhaler you queef!!!!!

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 8:51am

How is D2 on this list?!?! After I saw that D2 was listed as a cornier movie than ‘Balls of Fury’ I instantly stopped reading this article…. Disgraceful.

Posted by Brogini on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 9:34am

this article is an absolute disgrace to some of the greatest movies of our generation. Varsity Blues, Major League, Little Big League, Space Jam, Any given sunday etc etc. These are movies every bro grew up to and idolized as a young bro.

Posted by from BrOSTON on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 12:22pm

who made this list? they must have not played sports growing up!!

Posted by ChiFlow on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 2:52pm

Great article Bro.

Posted by bro dude on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 5:54pm

fuck this shit, basketball was fucking awesome

Posted by Top cheddar on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 5:39pm

“whoever made this list is a fucking retarded” - wow. enough said Dipshit.

“I hope GOD shits on you”- Who would have thought that someone would be so passionate about Fever Pitch?

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 10:21pm

ARE. YOU. FUCKING. KIDDING. ME???? Slap shot?!!? i saw that and immediately went to the bottom to post a comment saying tat youre fucking retarded and that ive just contemplated reading comsmo instead of looking at this site. way go fuckwad. terrible list. out.

Posted by Chaybroham Lincoln on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 11:48am

Wow. D2 and D3 = classics
Im a Yankee Fan and how is Fever Pitch on this list. IDIOT

Posted by on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 12:21am

Fever Pitch was actually a soccer movie at first, but the americans adapted it from either england or scotland.

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