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5.5Eddie 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
Released: 1996-05-31100 minDir: Steve RashAction, ComedyBudget: $30.0MBox office: $31.4M
Cast
- Whoopi Goldberg as Eddie Franklin
- Frank Langella as Wild Bill Burgess
- Dennis Farina as John Bailey
- Richard Jenkins as Carl Zimmer
- Lisa Ann Walter as Claudine
- John Benjamin Hickey as Joe Nader
Themes
- new york city
- chauffeur
- sports
- trainer
- basketball
- national basketball association (nba)
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 782020
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- title
- Eddie
- review score
- 4/10
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1990s sports comedy films1996 American films1996 comedy films1996 English-language films1996 films1996 sports filmsAfrican-American comedy filmsAmerican basketball filmsAmerican sports comedy filmsCultural depictions of Vlade DivacEnglish-language sports comedy filmsFilms about adultery in the United StatesFilms about the NBAFilms directed by Steve RashFilms scored by Stanley ClarkeFilms set in New York CityFilms shot in New York CityFilms shot in North CarolinaFilms shot in TexasHollywood Pictures filmsNew York KnicksPolyGram Filmed Entertainment filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameter