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Eddie (1996)
In real life, New York Knicks fans are among the most vocal, rabid, and devoted of followers in the NBA. In this comedy, however, none match in intensity the devotion of limo driver Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg). During the halftime break of game in what has been a miserable season, Eddie wins the opportunity to become honorary coach of the Knicks for the second half. It doesn't take her long to win the job for good, and she manages to win over some skeptical professional athletes and the entire city. The movie is chock full of cameos from NBA stars from that era including Doc Rivers, Vlade Divac, Spud Webb, Mark Jackson, and Rick Fox among others. Astute Knicks fans will be disappointed to know the game footage wasn't shot in Madison Square Garden but in the Charlotte Coliseum, the home of the then Charlotte Hornets.
In real life, New York Knicks fans are among the most vocal, rabid, and devoted of followers in the NBA. In this comedy, however, none match in intensity the devotion of limo driver Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg). During the halftime break of game in what has been a miserable season, Eddie wins the opportunity to become honorary coach of the Knicks for the second half. It doesn't take her long to win the job for good, and she manages to win over some skeptical professional athletes and the entire city. The movie is chock full of cameos from NBA stars from that era including Doc Rivers, Vlade Divac, Spud Webb, Mark Jackson, and Rick Fox among others. Astute Knicks fans will be disappointed to know the game footage wasn't shot in Madison Square Garden but in the Charlotte Coliseum, the home of the then Charlotte Hornets.
PeopleWhoopi Goldberg, John Salley
TitlesEddie
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