Eddie

Eddie

100 mins | Comedy, Action | May 31, 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

Eddie

100 mins | Comedy, Action | May 31, 1996

Eddie
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
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Universal Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Island Pictures
Original title Eddie
Directors Steve Rash
Writers Keith Mitchell, David Loucka, Jon Connolly, Jeff Buhai, Steve Zacharias, Eric Champnella

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

Greg Ostertag

as Joe Sparks

Marv Albert

as Marv Albert

Chris Berman

as Chris Berman

Aasif Mandvi

as Mohammed

Walt Frazier

as Walt Frazier

Rudolph Giuliani

as Rudolph Giuliani

Ed Koch

as Ed Koch

Donald Trump

as Donald Trump

George O. Gore II

as Mark Jones

Alexandra Adi

as ESPN Radio Announcer

Spud Webb

as Spud Webb

Glenn 'Doc' Rivers

as Glenn "Doc" Rivers

Vlade Divac

as Vlade Divac

Corie Blount

as Corie Blount

Cedric Ceballos

as Cedric Ceballos

Anthony Miller

as Anthony Miller

Nick Van Exel

as Nick Van Exel

Anthony Mason

as Pickup Player

Herb Williams

as Pickup Player

Marc Blucas

as Bench Knicks

John DiMaggio

as Construction Worker

Fabio

as Fabio

David Letterman

as David Letterman (uncredited)

Jerry Seinfeld

as Jerry Seinfeld (uncredited)

Dennis Rodman

as San Antonio Spurs

Danny Manning

as Phoenix Suns

Gary Payton

as Rumeal Smith