Eddie (1996)
The newest coach in the NBA has got the Knicks right where she wants them.
Overview
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
- David LouckaScreenplay, Story
- Jon ConnollyScreenplay, Story
- Keith MitchellScreenplay
- Eric ChampnellaScreenplay
- Jeff BuhaiScreenplay, Story
- Steve ZachariasScreenplay, Story
- Steve RashDirector
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Original titleEddie
Budget$30,000,000.00
Revenue$31,387,164.00
Casts
Whoopi Goldberg
Eddie Franklin
Frank Langella
Wild Bill Burgess
Dennis Farina
John Bailey
Richard Jenkins
Carl Zimmer
Lisa Ann Walter
Claudine
John Benjamin Hickey
Joe Nader
Troy Byer
Beth Hastings
John Salley
Nate Wilson
Rick Fox
Terry Hastings
Malik Sealy
Stacy Patton
John Starks
Pickup Player
Mark Jackson
Darren "Preacher" Taylor
Greg Ostertag
Joe Sparks
Marv Albert
Marv Albert
Chris Berman
Chris Berman
Aasif Mandvi
Mohammed
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Rick
Walt Frazier
Walt Frazier
Rudolph Giuliani
Rudolph Giuliani
Ed Koch
Ed Koch
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
George O. Gore II
Mark Jones
Alexandra Adi
ESPN Radio Announcer
Spud Webb
Spud Webb
Glenn 'Doc' Rivers
Glenn "Doc" Rivers
Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac
Corie Blount
Corie Blount
Cedric Ceballos
Cedric Ceballos
Anthony Miller
Anthony Miller
Nick Van Exel
Nick Van Exel
Anthony Mason
Pickup Player
Herb Williams
Pickup Player
Marc Blucas
Bench Knicks
John DiMaggio
Construction Worker
Fabio
Fabio
David Letterman
David Letterman (uncredited)
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld (uncredited)
Dennis Rodman
San Antonio Spurs
Danny Manning
Phoenix Suns
Gary Payton
Rumeal Smith
Rob Ryder
Cleveland Cavaliers Assistant Coach