Eddie (1996)
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima
- Released
- 1996-05-31
- Genres
- Action, Comedy
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- David Loucka, Jeff Buhai, Jon Connolly, Steve Rash
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 184 votes
Cast
- Whoopi Goldberg as Eddie Franklin
- Frank Langella as Wild Bill Burgess
- Dennis Farina as John Bailey
- Richard Jenkins as Carl Zimmer
- Lisa Ann Walter as Claudine
- John Benjamin Hickey as Joe Nader
- Troy Byer as Beth Hastings
- John Salley as Nate Wilson
- Rick Fox as Terry Hastings
- Malik Sealy as Stacy Patton
- John Starks as Pickup Player
- Mark Jackson as Darren "Preacher" Taylor