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.
100. "Baseketballs" Sport: Basketball and Baseball Year: 1998 Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy
99. "Space Jam" Sport: Basketball Year: 1996 Starring: Michael Jordan, the Looney Tunes characters
98. "The Babe" Sport: Baseball Year: 1992 Starring: John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado
97. "The Fan" Sport: Baseball Year: 1996 Starring: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin
96. "Balls of Fury" Sport: Ping Pong Year: 2007 Starring: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez
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.
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.
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.