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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)

PG  102 min  -  Comedy | Sport   -  23 October 1981 (Portugal)
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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, and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Julius Erving, Jonathan Winters and Meadowlark Lemon
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Cast

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

The Pitsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologicly compatable players, they can become winners Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Twins | Native American | African American | Pittsburgh Pennsylvania  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

Basket Music See more »

Filming Locations:

Capital Center - 1100 Capital Center Boulevard, Largo, Maryland, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$12,922 (USA) (4 November 1979) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$8,281,246 (USA) (1979)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Productions See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)
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Trivia

Chevy Chase was attached to the project at one point but left before filming started. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: 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. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gorgo (#10.9)" (1998) See more »