The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)

The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.

Director:

Gilbert Moses

Writers:

David Dashev (story), Jaison Starkes,

Stars:

Julius Erving, Jonathan Winters, Meadowlark Lemon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julius Erving	...	Moses Guthrie
Jonathan Winters	...	H.S. / Harvey Tilson
Meadowlark Lemon	...	Rev. Grady Jackson
Jack Kehoe	...	Setshot
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Himself
Margaret Avery	...	Toby Millman
James Bond III	...	Tyrone Millman
Michael V. Gazzo	...	Harry the Trainer
Peter Isacksen	...	Driftwood
Nicholas Pryor	...	George Brockington
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Wally Cantrell
Stockard Channing	...	Mona Mondieu
Flip Wilson	...	Coach 'Jock' Delaney
Marv Albert	...	Himself (as Marvin Albert)
Debbie Allen	...	Ola (as Debra Allen)

Storyline

The Pitsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologicly compatable players, they can become winners

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Plot Keywords:

basketball | pittsburgh pennsylvania | basketball movie | twins | astrology | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 July 1981 (Colombia)

Also Known As:

Basket Music

Filming Locations:

Capital Center - 1100 Capital Center Boulevard, Largo, Maryland, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Flip Wilson's final film performance.

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Goofs

The score before the timeout of the last game was Los Angeles 101, Pittsburgh 91, but when the game resumed, the Pisces made well over ten field goals. Their victory should have been by a double-digit margin.

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Connections

Referenced in Swimming with Sharks (1994)

User Reviews

This is definitely a movie.....

Strategically placed bong hits at 0:01, 0:33, 0:045 and 1:11 into this film will really enhance your enjoyment.

This movie is the 70's disco NBA version of Major League. It's like Major League meets Space Jam meets The Age of Aquarius meets the time you accidentally took the bad yellow blotter that was going around at Woodstock.

Dr. J pulls off a stellar performance and by the time this film is over you're convinced he's the greatest actor in the universe, provided you followed the instructions above.

If your cable is out and this is on regular TV, go for it, you won't regret it.