Eddie

"The newest coach in the NBA has got the Knicks right where she wants them."

May 31 1996 PG-13 1h 40m
Comedy, Sport

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

Plot

Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg) is a New York City limousine 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 (Frank Langella), 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 donnas that make up the team and turns them around. But the owner hopes to move the team, now the darling of the New York City fans, to St. Louis. He may own the team, but it belongs to the city and the fans.

Written by

Steve Zacharias, Jeff Buhai, Jon Connolly

Directed by

Steve Rash

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Hollywood Pictures, Island Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Trailers
Eddie 1996 trailer
Scores
# of Votes
11,634
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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