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Director:

Gilbert Moses

Writers:

David Dashev (story)
Jaison Starkes (writer)
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Genre:

Comedy | Sport more

Plot:

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

User Comments:

The cream of 1970's disco fluff. more (17 total)


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)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

'Cher' (I) was initially cast as the female lead, but backed out at the last minute due to scheduling conflicts. 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. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Swimming with Sharks (1994) more


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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
The cream of 1970's disco fluff., 24 January 2000
Author: Devyalento Latchford Deschanel from London, England

This film is so cheesy and camp I thought it was poking fun at the period. But when I found out it was a genuine flick from the '70's, I was amazed. People say '70's films are bad, but this was in a class of it's own. It's SO funny! The disco soundtrack is excellent (you'll be shamelessly dancing around the house) and the basketball scenes are equally good. Also, it boasts Stockard Channing in a small role as Mona Mondieu, the team astrologist. Don't take this film seriously. Just sit back and get lost in the camp fun!

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