EDDIE (FILM)

'''Eddie''' is a 1996 sports movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Dennis Farina.
'Tagline:' "The Newest Coach In The NBA Has Got The Knicks Right Where She Wants Them."
The film was directed by Steve Rash.

Contents

Plot summary

Cast list

Trivia

Notes

External links

Plot summary

Limousine company employee and rabid New York Knicks fan Edwina 'Eddie' Franklin, played by Whoopi Goldberg, is selected to coach the last-place Knicks at the behest of new owner Wild Bill Burgess (Frank Langella). After coach John Bailey (Dennis Farina) quits and moves to a rival team, Franklin must whip her charges into a winning streak while straining under the spotlight of the Big Apple and foiling Burgess' plans to move the beloved Knickerbockers to St. Louis. The Knicks are also able to climb out of the NBA cellar and contend for the 8th seed in the NBA Eastern Conference play-offs.

Cast list

Actor	Role(s)
Whoopi Goldberg	Edwina 'Eddie' Franklin
Frank Langella	Wild Bill Burgess
Dennis Farina	Coach John Bailey
Richard Jenkins	Carl Zimmer
Lisa Ann Walter	Claudine

Cameo appearances, and major roles were played by players from several NBA teams, including Malik Sealy as Stacy Patton, Alex English as the Cleveland Cavaliers' coach, Avery Johnson and Dennis Rodman as themself.

Trivia

The scenes that take place at New York's Madison Square Garden were filmed at the Charlotte Coliseum (which was demolished by implosion on June 3, 2007) in Charlotte. The Charlotte Coliseum was made to look like Madison Square Garden by placing ads for New York businesses on its walls.
The lead role in this film was originally offered to Billy Crystal, who turned it down. The producers did not want to change the title of the film (or the lead character's nickname), so the character's first name was changed to Edwina when Whoopi Goldberg was cast.

Notes

1. http://www.mrcranky.com/movies/eddie.html . See also http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/eddie.htm#kempley .

External links

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