Eddie (1996)
The newest coach in the NBA has got the Knicks right where she wants them.
Synopsis
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
Cast
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Whoopi Goldberg
as Eddie Franklin
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Frank Langella
as Wild Bill Burgess
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Dennis Farina
as John Bailey
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Richard Jenkins
as Carl Zimmer
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Lisa Ann Walter
as Claudine
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John Benjamin Hickey
as Joe Nader
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Troy Byer
as Beth Hastings
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John Salley
as Nate Wilson
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Rick Fox
as Terry Hastings
- Malik Sealy as Stacy Patton
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John Starks
as Pickup Player
- Mark Jackson as Darren "Preacher" Taylor
- Greg Ostertag as Joe Sparks
- Marv Albert as Marv Albert
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Chris Berman
as Chris Berman
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Aasif Mandvi
as Mohammed
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Isiah Whitlock Jr.
as Rick
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Walt Frazier
as Walt Frazier
Crew
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Steve Rash
Director
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Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
- Richard Halsey Editor
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Stanley Clarke
Original Music Composer
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Mark Burg
Producer
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David Permut
Producer
- David Loucka Screenplay
- Jon Connolly Screenplay
- Keith Mitchell Screenplay
- Eric Champnella Screenplay
- Jeff Buhai Screenplay
- Steve Zacharias Screenplay
News about Eddie
Eddie Cahyono’s Busan Competition Title ‘Ibuku,’ Starring Christine Hakim, Boarded by Asian Shadows for World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Asian Shadows has boarded international sales rights to Eddie Cahyono’s “Ibuku,” starring Christine Hakim and Ayushita Nugraha, which the Busan International…
