The Ultimate Marriage

Rating: Null/10 (1 November 2002)

Trey Parker and Matt Stone + David Zucker
The film is the story of two slackers going nowhere (shown in the opening credits at a high school reunion party). The sports world is at an all time low (also shown hilariously pre-credits) and the two slackers, Joe "Coop" Cooper (Trey) and Doug Remer (Matt) create a new game on the spur of the moment, BASEketball, using the rules of Baseball on a basketball court in an effort to win $50.
Over the course of 10 mins, we see how the game becomes increasingly popular-the first half of the film a metaphor (perhaps unintentionally) for Trey & Matt's shoot to sucess with South Park. Also features the line "Now you're so popular you're gonna act in a Hollywood film? Sellout...", an in-joke of course.
The game features the opportunity for some great gags-while the opponant takes their shot, the defense can PSYCHE OUT the opponant by doing pretty much whatever they want-the best involve a pair of pliers and "Got Milk?" (my favourite though was an audiobook of the Horse Whisperer, which sends the opponant into a coma...)
The film is good natured, well acted and very very funny. Although the film features many of the background gags that David Zucker's known for (it's very much one of his films), Trey and Matt's great performances makes the film. They are only credited as actors, but their improvisational humour is felt throughout the film. Their rapore is remarkable-in real life they are the best of friends.
I love this film and I think you will too.