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Release Date:
31 May 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Newest Coach In The NBA Has Got The Knicks Right Where She Wants Them.
Plot:
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team...
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2 nominations
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Illogical, predictable, but I liked it
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Edwina 'Eddie' Franklin |
 | Frank Langella | ... | Wild Bill Burgess |
 | Dennis Farina | ... | Coach John Bailey |
 | Richard Jenkins | ... | Carl Zimmer |
 | Lisa Ann Walter | ... | Claudine |
 | John Benjamin Hickey | ... | Joe Nader |
 | Troy Beyer | ... | Beth Hastings |
| John Salley | ... | Nate Wilson |
 | Rick Fox | ... | Terry Hastings |
| Malik Sealy | ... | Stacy Patton |
| Mark Jackson | ... | Darren 'Preacher' Taylor |
| Dwayne Schintzius | ... | Ivan Radovadovitch |
| Greg Ostertag | ... | Joe Sparks |
| Vernel Singleton | ... | Jamal Duncan |
| Marv Albert | ... | Himself |
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Rated PG-13 for some language and brief sexuality.
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Runtime:
100 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #34498) |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:T |
UK:12 |
Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
Home games for the New York Knicks were actually filmed at the Charlotte Coliseum, home of the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets fans who filled the stadium for filming were told to cheer against the Hornets for the filming of the final game in the film.
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Errors in geography: The home games for the New York Knicks were actually filmed in the Charlotte Coliseum, home of the Charlotte Hornets. See also the trivia entry.
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Edwina "Eddie" Franklin: Yeah, put me on with this clown.
ESPN Radio Announcer: (to Chris Berman) We've got a hot one on Line 4 -- Eddie from Manhattan.
Himself: Eddie from Manhattan, you're on live with "Wild Bill" Burgess.
Edwina "Eddie" Franklin: Billy, you really want a mascot, baby? You need to put a saddle on Bailey and ride his behind around Central Park all night. That's what you need.
"Wild Bill" Burgess: Ha ha. Well, you know, if that would sell tickets, I might consider it, hon.
Edwina "Eddie" Franklin: Ha ha. Yeah, right, and don't call me "hon". (Eddie then realizes that "Wild Bill" is in her limousine.)
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Edwina "Eddie" Franklin: Yeah, put me on with this clown.
ESPN Radio Announcer: (to Chris Berman) We've got a hot one on Line 4 -- Eddie from Manhattan.
Himself: Eddie from Manhattan, you're on live with "Wild Bill" Burgess.
Edwina "Eddie" Franklin: Billy, you really want a mascot, baby? You need to put a saddle on Bailey and ride his behind around Central Park all night. That's what you need.
"Wild Bill" Burgess: Ha ha. Well, you know, if that would sell tickets, I might consider it, hon.
Edwina "Eddie" Franklin: Ha ha. Yeah, right, and don't call me "hon". (Eddie then realizes that "Wild Bill" is in her limousine.)
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Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock (1999) (TV)
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GET READY FOR THIS
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Even in small comedies, I believe the screenwriter has to be a little respectful to his audience. I think the average person on the street will extend disbelief in a movie if you present it in an acceptable manner. No one complained that in 'While You Were Sleeping' that the entire plot in completely dependant on everyone experiencing the same misunderstandings. Or did they?
So, in that same way, Whoopi should get to do a stupid movie that no one will believe a word of. She has an Oscar and some box office clout, why not take them out for a spin?
She plays Edwina, a loudmouth Knicks fan who is cursed with lousy seats, a really bad team and a boss who does not understand her obsession. Since the team has a new owner (Langella) who conveniently does not get along with the coach (Dennis Farina), changes are in store. The owner is more suited to the WWF, as he speaks to the crowd before the game from the court, on a HORSE, and during his pyro show he accidentally destroys the retired jersey of Walt Frazier...I told you it was illogical.
So he's tacky and has no regard for team tradition. Its not a long stretch for him to arrange things to get Edwina (known as Eddie) to coach the team for half a game in the name of promotion. When the current coach protests, he gets fired.
So Eddie gets to be the coach full time, and takes a loser team and makes them a winner..I told you it was predictable. What's worse is that Eddie was extremely knowledgable in the problems of the team before she took over, but once the coaching job is given to her she is mysteriously clueless.
But in addition to believing that a fan would take on the head coach job, you are also asked to believe that the owner will move the team to St. Louis, IF THEY WIN..this put Eddie in an awkward situation, no?
Unless you never saw another movie in your life, you can predict the outcome.
But as a sports fan, who's suffered at times like all sports fans suffer in the name of love for your team, I can't help but enjoy it on at least a couple of levels. 5/10.