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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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Steve Rash
- Cast member
- John Benjamin Hickey
- Composer
- Stanley Clarke
- Producer
- David Permut
- Production company
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Victor J. Kemper
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- North Carolina
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 782020
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- basketball
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- film editor
- Richard Halsey
- title
- Eddie
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 4/10
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