Eddie (1996)

Director:

Steve Rash

Writers:

Steve Zacharias (story) &
Jeff Buhai (story) ...

Release Date:

31 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

The Newest Coach In The NBA Has Got The Knicks Right Where She Wants Them.

Plot:

Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team...

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | New York Knicks | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg	...	Edwina 'Eddie' Franklin
Frank Langella	...	Wild Bill Burgess
Dennis Farina	...	Coach John Bailey
Richard Jenkins	...	Carl Zimmer
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Claudine
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Joe Nader
Troy Beyer	...	Beth Hastings
John Salley	...	Nate Wilson
Rick Fox	...	Terry Hastings
Malik Sealy	...	Stacy Patton
Mark Jackson	...	Darren 'Preacher' Taylor
Dwayne Schintzius	...	Ivan Radovadovitch
Greg Ostertag	...	Joe Sparks
Vernel Singleton	...	Jamal Duncan
Marv Albert	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #34498) | South Korea:15 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | UK:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Charlotte Coliseum - 100 Paul Buck Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

Home games for the New York Knicks were actually filmed at the Charlotte Coliseum, home of the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets fans who filled the stadium for filming were told to cheer against the Hornets for the filming of the final game in the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Nate enters the game to replace Stacey Patton, he removes his jacket and throws it on the bench and starts to remove his pants. When he gets to the huddle his pants are off, his jacket is back on and he takes the jacket off again.

Quotes:

Edwina "Eddie" Franklin: Bailey! Bailey! Bailey, you gonna try something new tonight, like trying to coach? It's the NBA, buddy -- no buttheads allowed, but you keep coming back. I don't understand it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002)

Soundtrack:

SKILLS

A Lay-Up, But Not a Slam Dunk.

The NBA's New York Knicks are caught in a record-breaking losing streak, attendance is way down and new owner Frank Langella has a plan to make a few quick bucks and then move the team away from the Big Apple by hatching a plan to get super-fan Whoopi Goldberg to coach the team. What follows is a minimally funny and heartwarming movie that stays above the water due to Goldberg's enthusiasm and the surprisingly good performances of real NBA stars who play different parts as her Knick players. John Salley, who just shines in front of the camera, Vanessa Williams' real-life husband Rick Fox, Greg Ostertag and Mark Jackson are real scene-stealers. However, it is the late Malik Sealy (tragically killed in a car wreck a couple of years ago while a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves) who out-does all his NBA co-stars with a somewhat deep and personal performance as a superstar who learns that teamwork is the true key to success. Worth a look, but just presentable. 2.5 out of 5 stars.