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Celtic Pride

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Dan Aykroyd, Damon Wayans, and Daniel Stern in Celtic Pride (1996)
Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.
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Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.

  • Director
    • Tom DeCerchio
  • Writers
    • Judd Apatow
    • Colin Quinn
  • Stars
    • Damon Wayans
    • Daniel Stern
    • Dan Aykroyd
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom DeCerchio
    • Writers
      • Judd Apatow
      • Colin Quinn
    • Stars
      • Damon Wayans
      • Daniel Stern
      • Dan Aykroyd
    • 34User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
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    Dan Aykroyd and Daniel Stern in Celtic Pride (1996)
    Dan Aykroyd, Damon Wayans, and Daniel Stern in Celtic Pride (1996)
    Dan Aykroyd, Damon Wayans, and Daniel Stern in Celtic Pride (1996)
    Damon Wayans in Celtic Pride (1996)
    Dan Aykroyd and Daniel Stern in Celtic Pride (1996)
    Adam Hendershott, Gail O'Grady, and Daniel Stern in Celtic Pride (1996)
    Dan Aykroyd, Damon Wayans, and Daniel Stern in Celtic Pride (1996)
    Damon Wayans and Daniel Stern in Celtic Pride (1996)
    Damon Wayans in Celtic Pride (1996)
    Daniel Stern in Celtic Pride (1996)
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    Vladimir Cuk, indulging into NBA lifestyle in one of the closing scenes of Disney's feature release "Celtic Pride".

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    Damon Wayans
    Damon Wayans
    • Lewis Scott
    Daniel Stern
    Daniel Stern
    • Mike O'Hara
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Jimmy Flaherty
    Gail O'Grady
    Gail O'Grady
    • Carol O'Hara
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Coach Kimball
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Kevin O'Grady
    Adam Hendershott
    Adam Hendershott
    • Tommy O'Hara
    Scott Lawrence
    Scott Lawrence
    • Ted Hennison
    Deion Sanders
    Deion Sanders
    • Deion Sanders
    Bill Walton
    Bill Walton
    • Bill Walton
    Guss Williams
    Guss Williams
    • Derrick Lake
    • (as Gus Williams)
    Ted Rooney
    Ted Rooney
    • Tony Sheppard
    Vladimir Cuk
    Vladimir Cuk
    • Lurch
    Keith Gibbs
    • Terry Kirby
    Joe Mingle
    • Referee
    Peter A. Hulne
    Peter A. Hulne
    • Pat 'Patty' Fitzsimmons
    Patrick Hulne
    • Tim 'Timmy' Fitzsimmons
    Will Lyman
    Will Lyman
    • Rich Man
    • Director
      • Tom DeCerchio
    • Writers
      • Judd Apatow
      • Colin Quinn
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    • Trivia
      One of two films that writer/director Judd Apatow wrote the screenplay for in 1996. The other was The Cable Guy starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick which he fought hard to get credit in a battle with the WGA after rewriting the majority of the script for both Carrey and director Ben Stiller. He still got a producer's credit despite it.
    • Goofs
      After badly spraining his right ankle in the one-on-one game with Lewis, Mike goes to see his wife and can barely walk up the stairs. In a subsequent shot while they are all at the dinner table, a long shot shows Mike vividly bouncing his right leg on the ball of his foot showing no signs of the injury, impossible to do without immense pain.
    • Quotes

      [Nick the landlord wants the rent]

      Mike O'Hara: Write a check.

      Jimmy Flaherty: It'll bounce.

      Mike O'Hara: Write it anyway.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits, the Boston Garden is demolished. (This is a special effect; at the time the movie was released, the real Garden was still standing.)
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Getting Away with Murder/James and the Giant Peach/Jane Eyre/Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy/Ghost in the Shell (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      MacNamara's Band
      Written by Shamus O'Connor and John J. Stamford

    User reviews34

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    Amusing and a nice idea – somewhere inside Celtic Pride is a better film trying to get out
    It's game 6 of the NBA playoffs with the Celtics 3-2 up against the Utah Jazz and seemingly about to win the title on their home court in Boston. Lifelong fans Mike O'Hara and Jimmy Flaherty may have personal problems but these are put in perspective opposite the dream of catching the title. However Utah's best player, Lewis Scott, is carrying the team and responsible for most of their points. When he destroys the Celtics in game 6, things look bleak. Bumping into him in a bar later that night, Mike and Jimmy plan to get him so drunk he'll still he weak in several days time when game 7 is played. However when they wake up beside him the next morning they kidnap him and plan to hold him until after game 7 has passed. However things are harder than they imagined.

    Being a basketball fan I'll give anything that involves the game a try, whether it is more serious films like Blue Chips and He Got Game or comedies like this or Eddie. This film had potential and, opening with a funny sequence where Mike fails to pass on his passion to his students, it looked like it was going to be good. The plot is filled out by poking fun at the excessive sports fans and also taking a more serious look from the point of view of the players themselves (as represented by Scott). However, where things fall down a little is in the delivery.

    Marketed as a `wacky' comedy of sorts, the film wants to be that (hence the presence of Aykroyd and Stern) but this means that the more interesting side of the film is ignored and allowed to fall into disrepair (before finally collapsing in the final `7 months later' shot). As a comedy it is entertaining without ever being very funny – I didn't laugh out loud very often but I found it passable and light hearted. It never really gets any better than that sadly, but I felt that this lack of consistent laughs could have been covered if the darker side of the fan/player relationship had been brought out more.

    Unfortunately this side slides for the whole of the film until nothing of interest is really left. There are imaginative touches that suggest a better film, but overall the lack of an effective dramatic streak to the film (no matter how secondary it would have been) is a problem. Without it the plot seems trivial and makes it harder to hold the audience's interest. This isn't helped by the fact that the film feels quite cheap and quickly put together. This is shown throughout the film but is clearest in it's portrayal of the basketball action. I wasn't expecting them to have the feel of a big stadium or have total realism, but the games are such a joke (in terms the play) that it made me realise how little effort was put into some aspects of the film.

    The cast is OK but the names suggest that a more `zany' comedy was expected to be the outcome of this film. Aykroyd plays a lesser role but has some good dream sequences, Stern is left to lead the film and he appears to lack the confidence to do it well. Wayans is the real star here which is a worrying thing. His character is the strongest and also has the most to say as he is not just a comedy figure in the way the other two are. He leads well and is actually OK but his basketball scenes are poor. For He Got Game, Ray Allen coached Washington so he'd look the part, it appears no-one saw the need for that approach here.

    Overall this is a wacky comedy with few laughs. Because it seems to favour the `zany' knockabout side of it's nature, it neglects the darker more interesting side and suffers as a result. This film never made it to the cinema in the UK and barely made an impact on video – there are reasons for this.
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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Çılgın Fanatikler
    • Filming locations
      • Boston Garden - 150 Causeway Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Caravan Pictures
      • Hollywood Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,255,027
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,809,248
      • Apr 21, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,255,027
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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