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Eddie

1996 · 100 min

A breezy, feel-good underdog comedy that coasts on Whoopi's charisma and basketball energy, easy to root for.

Directed by
Steve Rash
Genres
Action, Comedy
Tagline
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

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Directed by
Steve Rash
Genres
Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • class
  • identity
  • found family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Steve Rash
Written by
David Loucka, Jeff Buhai, Jon Connolly, Keith Mitchell
Starring
Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, Lisa Ann Walter, John Benjamin Hickey, Troy Byer, John Salley
Music
Stanley Clarke
Cinematography
Victor J. Kemper
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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