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Eddie the Eagle
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Eddie the Eagle is a 2016 comedy drama film directed by Dexter Fletcher. The movie features Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Keith Allen, and Iris Berben in the cast. It was produced by Marv Studios and Saville Productions, with filming taking place at Pinewood Studios. The narrative is set in England, while the Alps serve as a main subject. The film is in English and was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+.
The runtime is 106 minutes. It has a budget of 23,000,000 and generated revenue of 46,152,411. The film received review scores of 81%, 6.6/10, and 54/100. IMDb lists a rating of 7.3, while TMDb shows a vote average of 7.166. It is dedicated to and named after Eddie the Eagle. The tagline is "Win or lose, always aim high."
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7.2The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Cast
- Taron Egerton as Eddie Edwards
- Hugh Jackman as Bronson Peary
- Christopher Walken as Warren Sharp
- Ania Sowinski as Carrie
- Mads Sjøgård Pettersen as Erik Moberg
- Iris Berben as Petra
Themes
- underdog
- sports
- olympic games
- mountain
- ski jump
- biography
- based on true story
- britain
- snow skiing
- 1980s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Eddie the Eagle
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Alps
- Director
- Dexter Fletcher
- Composer
- Matthew Margeson
- Production company
- Marv Studios
- Cinematographer
- George Richmond
- Narrative location
- England
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 403387
- Dedicated to
- Eddie the Eagle
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.eddietheeaglemovie.com
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- title
- Eddie the Eagle
- film editor
- Martin Walsh
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 54/100
- characters
- Eddie the Eagle
- publication date
- 2016-03-31
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