I Watched Every Women’s Basketball Movie

[@fruitgh0st]

after the lesbian one i was like "where are the transgirls?" and i swiftly regretted it

[@drkungfu86]

and people keep saying women don't exist. Umm... checkmate

[@TheSongwritingCat]

I support the premise that women should only watch movies where women have leading roles

[@mocapcow2933]

Ermmm, wrong sport. I think you mean SLAM DUNK

[@icravedeath.1200]

​@@TheSongwritingCatbut that means that the only star wars movie they could watch is the worst one.

[@HistoricWrath]

I don’t know why I find this comment so funny 😂

[@Liboo52]

6:50 “Hey, I got your gender right here, know what I’m talkin’ about?” Best male-ally line I’ve ever heard

[@nailinthefashion]

Oh my god

[@UltraRandomStory]

the best part is that jake the dog/bender said that XD

[@paulhammond6978]

Still trying to work out what that means. I guess, I don't know what he was talking about.

[@Liboo52]

@@paulhammond6978 I believe he was referring to his penis

[@bebopman5]

@@UltraRandomStoryI was coming here to say this 😂

[@jacobbennett4736]

Lola Bunny is the only animated representation of women playing basketball so far

[@electronics-girl]

So technically I suppose Space Jam could have been on this list?

[@notaninstrument7707]

That cannot be true Just off the top of my head, Marceline played basketball with Finn Jake and Ice King

[@Razzberry_dollz]

That’s not true Joan of ark literally played basketball

[@elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@notaninstrument7707 In this context, I think they are referring to animated films.

[@mocapcow2933]

@@notaninstrument7707Movie is in the title. Hope I cleared that up

[@herecomethefuzz]

This video changed my life. Shortly after finishing watching it, I was able to successfully coach a women’s basketball team and they became state champions. And also a fake CGI boob floated out of my shirt. Thanks Evasive for showing me that it’s possible to make my basketballiest dreams come true!

[@matttravers153]

Thank you for this critical deep dive on a pervasive issue in our society

[@transmommygothgf]

Basketball???

[@rkkwc]

that clip of an aggressively new york man saying "ey I gotcha gendah here" is like. permanently embedded into my brain now

[@NdieCity]

Omg my gf and I high fived and cheered about the lesbian basketball movie and immediately lost our shit at 7:38

[@PruneauYT]

The fact that there's only one basketball movie mostly centered around a lesbian love story is a travesty!

[@SlurpyTheDog]

@@PruneauYT luckily the movie is a banger i just watched it and i highly reccomend

[@beepboopboopbeep3]

I must watch this film ASAP

[@TSDTalks22]

Thank you ms evasive for covering this pressing and deeply troubling trend in modern media. We used to ask “can she dunk” but now we are overwhelmed with the amount of answers!

[@caitlineder6950]

Honestly I'm kind of impressed that even two of these movies actually look pretty great

[@gabrielaalter5571]

Im pretty weirded out by the PINK basketballs in “She Ball”. Women can only play WITH PINK BASKETBALLS!!

[@tatehildyard5332]

And that hideous neon pink too.

[@kikibunni]

one time my college (UMBC) was trending on twitter and i thought “oh god is it a mass shooting” but no. it was people quote tweeting a post from ESPN asking what the biggest upset in college basketball history was and they were talking about how my nerd loser school beat a really good basketball team from virginia

[@krisdwooddeux]

As a kid I was SHOCKED the Double Teamed twins (actresses) weren’t real sisters. My kid brain never thought they looked too old for high school and adult brain is surprised the actresses were almost 10 years apart in age. I always loved that movie so much and felt it was too underrated

[@Fallen_Angel_AA]

I hope nobody puts themselves through watching Juwanna Mann more than once to make a video essay about it, no one deserves such fate, I'm still overwhelmed and tortured by the little of it you show.

[@bee_zzus]

I wish this was a series so bad until i realized there arent that many movies made about women in sports

[@ponyfrk]

Never thought I would be watching a video about Basketball Movies for women, I dont even like basketball, but here I am watching it because your commentary is the best.

[@vince__2k]

Okay, I'm not gonna lie, I was casually watching this and then the moment it got to "The Winning Season" I saw one of the scenes and my immediate reaction was, "huh, why does that school gym look familiar?" Then I took an even closer look and realized this looks exactly like the school gym of the high school I went to and I legit had a panic attack. Edit: Looked into some of the other scenes you showed in the video and yeah I'm 99.9% certain they shot the movie at my high school. What the fuck is going on.

[@EvasiveOne]

IMDB says it was filmed in Beacon and Hicksville NY are either of those places where you went to high school 😳

[@vince__2k]

@@EvasiveOne Oh wow, that's a downer lmao. But idk, I keep looking at all the stills from the trailers and clips I could find and I'm like 99.9% sure this is from the high school I went to (Benjamin N. Cardozo). I asked a friend of mine who goes there still and he also agrees with me, so idk lmao.

[@EvasiveOne]

@@vince__2k it also says some of it was shot in NYC so it probably was your school!!

[@Chuck_EL]

​​​@@EvasiveOne Fun fact : The lead in "Annie O" her son plays the Billy Batson in the Dceu "Shazam" He definitely favors his mom

[@iamgoingtodeckyoutwo5966]

To be honest and I'm not going to lie make me think you're a total liar.

[@DeviantOllam]

first i was unsettled by the coach being sprayed in the face with a hose by her student/player then i was more unsettled by everything about Juwanna Mann eventually i thought that i had reached maximum un-settled-ness over the Chris Brown misogynoir pinkwashing PR project but ultimately i may have been the most unsettled by how low that fence seemed at the edge of what appeared to be a public park up against water... i mean, how many basketballs wind up in the drink there each day? that has to be a very non-zero number. so many games cut short. so many new-kid-who-has-to-prove-themself types being dared to go swimming and retrieve balls from the East River.🌊🏀 (other than that, everything else is a delight, as always, hah)

[@EvasiveOne]

The whole binge was one unsettling experience after another, watching movies is traumatic work!!! 😮‍💨 Also I thought the same thing!!! There were fences around the courts but there’s no way a basketball or two didn’t fly in the wrong direction and end up in the river. New York is a magical place ✨ thanks for being a fan Deviant!

[@DeviantOllam]

@@EvasiveOne keep killing it, we'll all keep watching 👍

[@nicodemusfleur]

Your deadpan humor is so perfect -- loved your Oscars video (which is how I found you and subscribed), and I'm so glad you're continuing on with the deep dives into peak cinema haha. Haven't finished the video yet, but I saw "Double Teamed" in the thumbnail and it brought back long-buried memories of watching that on Disney Channel when it came out (and then years later wondering who in the world let them name a kids movie "Double Teamed"...)

[@Jabadamazo]

I never thought anyone would have even drier deadpan than Jenny Nicholson. I was wrong.

[@cjtsang]

7:37 as a lesbian, yes this was my exact reaction

[@ct6852]

My sister played basketball and I saw her watch Love and Basketball at least 8 times with my own eyes during her senior year. Had a feeling that would win your viewing sesh. The guy confronting his dad was an interesting dynamic.

[@iinfactdidnotsignupforthis7544]

this may not mean much from a random girl on yt but ur quickly becoming one of my favorite youtubers. its insane how much i vibe with ur humor and sarcasm. really, my cup of tea!

[@EvasiveOne]

🤩 thank youuuu random girl on yt I appreciate you !!

[@kaseythompson5295]

Honestly, one of the truest things I have ever read. All it took was the Oscars video, and I was like "It's an absolute VIBE."

[@Cdr2002]

You just like me fr

[@PruneauYT]

Your sense of comedic timing, acerbic wit and deadpan humour make for tremendously enjoyable videos! Gonna jump on Patreon right away!

[@xingcat]

Cathy Lee Crosby is the coach in "Coach," and was also part of a VERY 1970s TV show called "That's Incredible," which, as a child of the 1970s, had a huge impact on my worldview.

[@sarelek895]

literally had the same reaction as that moistcritikal clip when you showed late bloomers 😭 amazing video as always!

[@jonathanware3030]

The quality and production of your vids are great. Genuinely surprised you have below 10K subscribers. Praying to the algorithm gods for your impending explosion in popularity

[@ripley4884]

i think some of these movies would be a lot better with the wii sports soundtrack you added. she CAN ball 🏀

[@stephaniefrost4910]

20:34 whoever designed that T-shirt deserves jail time…like…why would you.. I just..

[@jltgomp]

I do not give a single f about basketball but you’ve really convinced me to watch some of these!! Those tilda swintion basketball lesbians looked cute as hell ❤

[@genericyoutubecommentchann7418]

Love and Basketball was the only movie I already knew before watching this video, so I’m at least glad I learned of at least one other movie that I can add to a watchlist. Great video by the way.

[@ipswich728]

The goddamn Persona 5 opera vocals ON TOP of the Space Jam remix???? Insanity! Genius! Maybe both!

[@EvasiveOne]

Wish I could take credit for it but it was actually done by a mysterious youtuber over a decade ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/opqbi6SMfN93jrM

[@kkuudandere]

Oh, I've seen both Love and Basketball and Juwanna Mann too many times. The first one because it's good and my mom's fav movie so she watches it once a month. The second I saw maybe twice as a child and even then... that was already Too Much for my barely wrinkled brain

[@nikkicarreon]

New favorite channel :)

[@EvasiveOne]

video essayist solidarity thank you 💕

[@LeBingeDoctor]

"Character actress Margo Martindale". Oh god, you have great taste! Also, thanks for this recap, your deadpan delivery cracks me up everytime (and the interviews for The Mighty Macs are priceless).

[@sodapunk9816]

Im a kin major and I’m studying media representations of female athletes so this is actually right up my alley

[@RandallBalls]

The fact that this is even a thing you can pay to study in America shows why our country is so broken. How is this going to help anyone or anything? How about you know, a field that will further Humanity somehow

[@luhaleyry321]

@@RandallBalls what do you mean?🤔

[@sodapunk9816]

@@RandallBalls 1) I'm not American 2) If you can't come up with a single reason as to why media representations of marginalized people might be important, while watching a youtube video highlighting the lack of quantity and quality of representation of female basketball players, and fail to see the irony of this while criticizing a total stranger about a subject you know nothing about... Then I'd argue that your lack of critical thinking skills is really what's making your country so broken. Now you can either stay ignorant or go learn something, up to you :P

[@0rbeez]

Love that you’re studying kinning❤ /j

[@kaitlin9288]

​@@RandallBalls No, you're right. I cannot possibly forsee any situations, athletic or otherwise, where one might need to use kinesiology - the literal fucking study of human movement

[@aliyahunleashed]

i'm so happy you enjoyed love & basketball, that's a classic black film everyone loves! this whole journey was hilarious. also i forgot about juwanna man.....OOF

[@UltraRandomStory]

my friend and i have been interested in lgbtq+ cinema lately and if it weren't for this video, i might not have found late bloomers for us to watch. we haven't watched it yet but we sure will now! such an amazing video :)

[@astridmyst]

I absolutely love this deep dive. Thank you. I really want to watch Late Bloomers now haha. Also Love & Basketball looks like a good movie.

[@sarahmc888]

These deep dives are giving me ALL the serotonin 🐸

[@Haffmatthew]

Evasive jiving to 1978’s “Coach”closing credits song was the motivation I needed to get me through this day. I thank you

[@chrisseavey]

You are one of KZbin's best writers, editors and personalities. I'm obsessed... keep up the great work!

[@kizzy67]

I also do not care about basketball (or that much about love either let's be real) but Love & Basketball is sooooo gooood. Your channel is my new favorite!

[@aileenmorgan8276]

I had no idea Jawanna Mann existed but now I am dying for that video essay!

[@garyv83]

Famous character actress Margo Martindale, you say??? Was this before or after the fiasco at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library at Yorba Linda? And thank you for wading through these coaches turning small-town, local women's basketball teams into champions and undiscernible silent films which may or may not be about a women's basketball team to find for us the p*rn*graphic-films-turned-stories-about-small-town-local-women's-basketball-teams-who-become-champions. You're an absolute trooper. P.S. Juwanna Mann shouldn't have existed and I genuinely felt bad for Ellen Burstyn during that interview. Oh, and I'm actually invested to know if you get recruited for the Toon Squad for the inevitable Space Jam 3, so please keep me posted?

[@EvasiveOne]

award winning character actress margo martindale and I will both have cameos in space jam 3 just you wait

[@garyv83]

@@EvasiveOne I will consider it a personal affront if you don't tell me where I can preorder my tickets

[@kaitlin9288]

Now I kinda wish I knew more of Margo Martindale's filmography; my first thought when I saw her was "Wow, I loved her in Cocaine Bear!"

[@apeescapefan]

my work sells used books & media and I see Juwanna Mann allll the time and I've been really curious as to how bad it really is. I'm so glad I actually found a video where someone talks about it

[@christopherb501]

Gods do I wish more people did genre deep-dives like this. So much chaff and offal to be reminded of and so many gems to unearth.

[@lararamos7180]

I love this, I love your channel and I want you to know that my daily routine is kind of flexible so if you ever want to make like two hour videos in a weekly basis I really can find the time to watch them! Thank you.

[@jasonblalock4429]

7:14 And if asked, Trump will still claim this is true, and that he's personally responsible for saving the Knicks from the Season of Suck.

[@ace_of_cakes]

The ending montage looks like something I would have unironically made in middle school and thought was epic... I love it

[@textests]

I’ve been a fan of “late bloomers” for years. Glad to see it getting a hit of love here.

[@GameEsthetics]

The song at the end of Coach is getting added to my Spotify playlist 🔥Another amazing video Evasive, I was thoroughly entertained the whole time!

[@lunarthyme]

went in no expectations and I have not laughed this hard in months. thank you

[@russllor09]

This channel is slowly becoming my favorite.

[@genericyoutubecommentchann7418]

The calming Professor Layton music is such a nice contrast to some of these ridiculous premises.

[@clartblart3266]

I found you through the Jack and Jill video, both that one and this one are hilarious, gonna watch Late Bloomers and Love & Basketball at some point, I'm gonna go watch your Oscars video now!

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

Here for the deep dive into Double Teamed, the superior DCOM! I'm sure I'm remember it being much better than it was, but as a preteen super tall basketball player, it's was everything to me!

[@stephaniefrost4910]

My brother and I rewatched it last year on Disney+ out of boredom and it’s perfectly fine! We laughed at a lot of the production things that made no sense and stuff we didn’t remember being in it at all 😂 It didn’t have the biggest budget but it’s a cute, rainy day TV movie that you’d watch with your family or something

[@pumathurman]

another banger, I hope your channel gets huge 😊

[@jaimeerindy4573]

I never played basketball but I am a volleyball player and coach and I've steered clear of all of those because film doesn't depict volleyball well (and most times the filmmakers don't know how the game works), but if you made a video on volleyball movies I'd really like to watch. And this vid was great too

[@DeathCrunch]

Famous female character actress Margo Martinsdale, oh I see what you did there.

[@bog6275]

New Providence! ive been in the gym featured in that movie! i remember that vaulted ceiling and the stage to the side of it, i stopped there during a storm when it was too dangerous to keep driving during a field trip.

[@guilhermeemanuel6941]

anxiously waiting for your next video. I love your sense of humor.

[@strangebeer]

Can't help but feel one of best basketball movies was the final 20 seconds of the video. A little light on plot, but great characters. On location shooting, kick ass soundtrack and heart warming ending.

[@EvasiveOne]

🏀✨

[@meaganwilliams6028]

Evasive you are the funniest person in the world. And your editor is absolutely incredible. I recommend you to everyone. Make me lol forever. LOVE YOU AND YOUR CONTENT

[@EvasiveOne]

Thank you so much!! 🤩🤩 I actually edit most of my videos myself ✨✨✨

[@meaganwilliams6028]

@@EvasiveOne OMFG 😍😍😍😍😍😍🙇‍♂🙇‍♂🙇‍♂🙇‍♂

[@peterduck1204]

the "I got your gender right here hehehe" guy from the Goldberg movie is hilarious! ahaha

[@jurgnobs1308]

I have definitely seen the whoopie one but completely forgot about it until now

[@Robbity]

Your videos go absolutely crazy. Keep it up they are always bangers.

[@kleerude]

Oh my god, I’m shrieking at the actor interviews for The Mighty Macs.

[@bluevoices]

Thanks for this video! It was a great watch. Although “Double Teamed” (hate that title tho) is a really mid movie, I have to give it to Disney for making some of the only positive portrayals of girls in sports in the 00s. Not all the movies are perfect, and a lot of them fall into stereotypes, but movies like “Rip Girls” and “Go Figure” were some of my faves as a kid because they made me feel like I could actually do this stuff!

[@krisdwooddeux]

Also Right on Track and Motocrossed representing for the motor sports. 🏁🏁🏁 (Plus Herbie fully loaded but that was just disney not a DCOM)

[@michaellayer7641]

THESE ARE SO GOOD!! Love your film criticism and your sense of humor. More please 🥺

[@ajmerrick8646]

10/10 video, this is just the type of content I love to be fed. thank you for serving

[@ArtsyFoxo]

I legit forgot about the Trans cop scene in Juwanna Man and when you showed it, it slapped me like a brick holy shit

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

ADDING LATE BLOOMERS TO MY LIST NOW THANK YOU!!! Also I wonder if Love and Basketball is what lead to Spike Lee directing an NBA2k game over a decade later

[@SlurpyTheDog]

Checked out Late Bloomers because of this and it was actually really good, thanks Evasive

[@8BitDylan]

I’m so glad that you showed up on my recommendation feed! Loving your channel!

[@sinistersquest8174]

Quickly turning into some of my favorite movie commentary on KZbin.

[@Cdr2002]

7:54 this gives me similar vibes to the iconic and goated “But I’m a Cheerleader” but like, adult leads instead of teenagers. Also basketball. Sounds great

[@Jabadamazo]

"It really reminds me of a uh...a film that has a message." So it's not even a film that has a message, it's just one that reminds you of a film that has a message? XD I feel like everyone was sleepwalking through Mighty Macs which is nuts given the cast.

[@haikuhsu]

I don't think I ever laugh as much as I do when I watch your videos. Keep up the great work. I'm hoping your channel gets bigger and you get the attention you deserve!

[@TheBearbear2001]

falling in love with your channel, the end montage killed me thank you for such quality content

[@xdlol38]

Absolutely obsessed with that aria version of space jam at the end

[@GeneralsComedy]

I have binge watched all of your videos you understand my sarcasm finally someone

[@raulsantos3592]

Really loving following your channel. Another wonderful video, hugs from Brazil ❤

[@JosephTuñacao]

please keep doing more videos. love your deep dives

[@ZeAmador]

Incredible video ❤. The edition is immaculate and the jokes 😂😂😂. I never miss any of your videos 🎉🎉🎉

[@morglag800]

love your sense of humor. keep up the good work!

[@sarasilva4722]

I love your videos I get so excited with each upload : )

[@ravenb.8872]

Excellent use of the anthemic "SPORTS!" song from Tim & Eric 👌

[@minorchord]

I love your channel Evasive, I hope you can post more often :) Love from Japan

[@elisamac8227]

Oh my God. Loved this extremely specific category of movies deep dive. How about coming of age stories set in boarding schools in England (Just so you talk about St. Trinians and Wild Child)?

[@gillianomotoso328]

11:36 - omg yes they used to think this was an in-and-out, one-and-done operation somehow 😂😩🤦🏽‍♀️

[@mwakampundu239]

Thank you for your service. This was epic lol.

[@codaish]

Oh my gosh your basketball montage at the end featuring Battle for Everyone's Slams was CINEMA

[@frenchie5047]

16:35 I’m so glad theirs finally a movie that has a message in it.

[@mattsarmi781]

I really enjoy the effort you put in your videos

[@gabrielamariaalbuquerquede2123]

"I didn't edit this song" got me 😂😂😂

[@acidstrummer]

My wifey got me into watching WNBL (Australian Women's b-ball) and despite me not giving a stuff about sport it's really fun to watch together. A lot of our great players go play in the US during our off-season, keep an eye out for Cayla George and Annali Maley if you ever end up watching RL womens NBA

[@sophiefernandez6211]

I just found you through the algorithm thanks to your oscars video and I am thoroughly enjoying your sense of humour! I love movies and really wish I had the time to do movie deep dives like these. Please girl, keep doing what you're doing. :)

[@alanefideler7234]

I just started watching this video and I hope to see that one Disney channel movie with the fake twins is on this list. I personally am not into sports, even under-represented and under-appreciated women's sports...there's too many rules that make no sense, a lot of my attention is required, and I tend to drink enough beer during sports that I forget what I'm even watching and just turn on to any 90-day-fiance. Now, if we could start paying attention to women's hockey, add all the fights of the NHL teams, and beer, NOW I'm on board. Edit: Okay good, thank you for including it, I forgot it had a porn name. I really liked their bitchy friend and I liked that Molly Phillips played the mother.

[@randomsleepyness]

I always secretly wanted a Double Teamed/Luck of the Irish crossover movie.

[@Freeced]

This is my first time seeing one of your videos, but as soon as I saw the Generals jersey I knew I was in good hands. This was so delightful and I can't wait for the next one.

[@JessicaEdmiston]

thank you for your service