10 worst sport movies ever made

On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. Courtesy: Summit

Adam Sandler in 1999 stinker, The Waterboy. Source: News Corp Australia

USUALLY sports movies are created to inspire us and in many cases tell the story of some truly awe-inspiring athletic moments … and then there are these.

It's not that there can't be good sports comedies, but in many cases good intentions go by the wayside in lieu of a cheap laugh. Even sports dramas can cross a line by being too heavy-handed and run the risk of losing audiences.

It's a fine line, and one some companies have mastered, which is why usually when you see the Disney name on a sports film, you know it will be quality (Remember the Titans, Miracle, etc.). In other cases, it's the actors who lend credibility to the project, with Kevin Costner being a prime example.

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Let's be honest, Costner's made some real bombs in his career, but he knows how to do two styles right: sports movies and westerns. In his new movie, Draft Day, he plays the general manager of football team negotiating his way through the yearly NFL draft. In honour of Mr. Costner's return to the genre, we thought it would be fun to look back at some of sport's worst films — and be thankful at least someone still makes films simply for the love of the game.

The Legend of Bagger Vance:

Before WWI, Rannulph Junuh had a perfect golf swing, but the ravages of battle have striped him of his innocence and his love for the the game.

Directed by Robert Redford and with a cast including Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron and an uncredited role by the late, great Jack Lemmon, this shouldn't have been as bad as it was! The movie focused on a down-on-his-luck golfer looking to get his swing back thanks to his caddy, but it was long, slow and boring — which led to dismal reviews and a low total at the box office. Something was always slightly off about this movie and audiences quickly recognised it.

Ready To Rumble:

Two dimwit sewage workers watch their hero, WCW wrestler Jimmy King, get screwed out of the World title by wrestler Diamond Dallas Page and evil WCW owner Titus Sinclair.

It's a shame the only mainstream scripted film about pro wrestling during its prime was this one. Real-life wrestling fan David Arquette fronted this comedy along with Scott Cann — the two played slackers who fight back when an unscrupulous wrestling promoter unfairly ousts one of his most popular performers. It featured cameos from all sorts of top WCW superstars, and during the promotion Arquette even briefly became WCW champion. Not exactly the best way to legitimise your brand … it was no wonder the company eventually folded and was bought by rival WWE.

Blades Of Glory:

Blades of Glory is pure hilarity, a gold medal comedy winner staring comic superstar Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights) and John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite).

Both Will Ferrell and Jon Heder have made some good movies, but those are overshadowed by the bad ones, and this was one of them. The two played rival ice skaters who get each other banned from the sport, but find a loophole where they can come back ... as partners. It was a carbon copy of similar films we've seen the leads in before, and, as with real-life copies you get a duller version with each duplication. Yes, it was a box office hit because audiences were willing to buy into the over-the-top schtick, but that doesn't mean we have to encourage it here.

Ed:

Matt LeBlanc plays Jack Deuce Cooper, a talented baseball pitcher.

We didn't really target films with animals playing sports on this list, because those are more family-friendly pics, rather than true sports movies. However, we felt obligated to include Ed because it is one of the most well-known animal-playing-sports pics that was just a complete flop. Ed made just $6 million and came a few years into Matt LeBlanc's run on Friends. It basically derailed the actor's film career at a time when he was experimenting with branching out to more mainstream roles. Outside of the equally poorly received Lost In Space, LeBlanc didn't have too many more film roles, but that's OK — because his turn on Episodes is genius. Stick to TV Joey, stick to TV.

The Waterboy:

A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.

Nothing can top the total disaster that was Adam Sandler in Jack & Jill, but that doesn't mean a few can't come close. The Waterboy was a one-trick pony that did well because it was just another of Sandler's goofy characters, which at the time were very profitable. Of course, profitability and quality are two entirely different things. Nobody walked into Waterboy with any expectations; they just wanted to see Sandler's schtick. It started off fine, but the longer it went, the longer it felt. It was like watching a spoof of Rudy, except you felt kind of awkward the whole time.

Celtic Pride:

Crowd-pleasing Hollywood stars score big-time laughs in this outrageous comedy about team spirit gone way out-of-bounds!

Boston sports fans are crazy, but in all fairness, so are New York sports fans — which makes this film scary, because somewhere, two idiots have probably actually contemplated living out this movie's storyline. Dan Aykroyd and Daniel Stern played two Celtics fans that kidnap the star player (Damon Wayans) on the opposing team ahead of the NBA championships. What could possibly go wrong? Here's the best part, though: The film was written by Colin Quinn and Judd Apatow. Not their finest hours.

Kicking and Screaming:

Will Ferrell stars as a junior soccer coach who takes on his supercoach dad, all for little league glory.

As mentioned before, Will Ferrell is not a bad actor, and when given good material, he can be hilarious … but nothing about Kicking and Screaming was good. Ferrell tends to run the gauntlet from playing a completely over-the-top character like Ron Burgundy in Anchorman to a meek and timid wimp like he is here. Of course, he does best in that borderline middle ground — think Old School and Everything Must Go. Kicking had Ferrell in a Little Giants-like situation where he was coaching a little league soccer team where he was completely unqualified, but did it anyway to win the approval of his jerk of a father (Robert Duvall). It was re-treading on past material and just not that interesting — but not worse than his turn in Bewitched, which opened a few months later. Not a high bar, though.

BASEketball:

South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker deliver their unique brand of baseball/basketball, the epic game that is; BASEketball.

Following established success with South Park, series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone thought going in front of the camera on a big-screen flick was the next logical step. It was not. The movie was based on a game the pair devised, and was basically a joke that was probably good for five minutes of screen time but ended up running for just over an hour and a half. The idea of combining baseball and basketball would probably be more fun to play than it would be to watch someone play, but after seeing how predictably bad the movie was, audiences were so turned off that many likely couldn't even bring themselves to watch actual sports the same way for some time.

The Ringer:

A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.

A morally bankrupt slacker enters the Special Olympics as a ringer in order to pay back a debt. Who thought this was a good idea again? Making this situation even more bizarre was that the actual Special Olympics supported the project. According to an AP story, the organisation thought the film "would humanise their athletes and add a new cachet of cool to their organisation." The article then went on to quote an executive who said, "If a guy like that can become friends with a person with Down syndrome, man, that's amazing."

I got nothing …

The Benchwarmers:

A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard children baseball squads.

Just watch the trailer. If you can't tell why it made our list, we are seriously questioning your taste in … well, life. David Spade, Jon Heder and Rob Schneider headlined the comedy about three older men who are given the chance to be the sports heroes they never got be as kids; by forming a three-person team and challenging little league squads. It was just as painful to watch as it sounds — plus David Spade sported what looked like a bowl cut crossed with a wig made out of Cousin It from The Addams Family. Yikes.

This article originally appeared on AskMen.

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