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Eddie
“The newest coach in the NBA has got the Knicks right where she wants them.”
5.5 / 10• 1996• 1h 40m•PG-13• English
ActionComedy
Storyline
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima
Cast & Crew
Whoopi Goldberg
Eddie Franklin
Lead
Frank Langella
Wild Bill Burgess
Dennis Farina
John Bailey
Richard Jenkins
Carl Zimmer
Lisa Ann Walter
Claudine
John Benjamin Hickey
Joe Nader
Troy Byer
Beth Hastings
John Salley
Nate Wilson
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Steve Rash's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Eddie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
