Eddie

Eddie

1996
1h 40m
5.5

5.5/10

174 votes • View on IMDb

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

Overview

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

Status: Released

Budget: $30,000,000

Revenue: $31,387,164

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Island Pictures Hollywood Pictures Universal Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 31, 1996
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0116168

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg

Eddie Franklin

Frank Langella
Frank Langella

Wild Bill Burgess

Dennis Farina
Dennis Farina

John Bailey

Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins

Carl Zimmer

Lisa Ann Walter
Lisa Ann Walter

Claudine

John Benjamin Hickey
John Benjamin Hickey

Joe Nader

Troy Byer
Troy Byer

Beth Hastings

John Salley
John Salley

Nate Wilson

Rick Fox
Rick Fox

Terry Hastings

Malik Sealy
Malik Sealy

Stacy Patton

John Starks
John Starks

Pickup Player

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson

Darren "Preacher" Taylor

Key Crew

Mark Burg
Producer
David Loucka
Screenplay
Steve Zacharias
Executive Producer
Jeff Buhai
Screenplay
David Permut
Producer
Jon Connolly
Screenplay
Steve Rash
Director
Keith Mitchell
Screenplay