She was a superfanturnedbasketball coach of the new york knicks and a businesswoman who got ahead pretending to. Whoopi plays a loud new york knicks basketball fan who ends up becoming their new head coach and. Eddie goldberg is limodriver by day, but a diehard knicks fan by night and all the time. The new york knicks are alsorans in the nba, their roster filled with players who either lack talent or are too distracted by off. Whoopi goldberg stars in this movie about a limo driver who wins a contest to coach the new york knicks in a stunt gimmick but ends up doing a great job in the role. Coincidences lead to the new york knicks, getting its loudest fan, edwina eddie franklin whoopi goldberg, as coach. Whoopi scores as pro coach basketball comedy with real.
Whoopi goldberg stars in this story about the struggling new york knicks and one of their biggest fans. Eddie is a 1996 sports comedy movie that was produced by mark burg and david permut and was directed by steve rash plot. Eddie 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. She won the academy award for the best supporting actress for the film ghost 1990. The color purple, sister act, and ill admit, one of my favorite goldberg movies, when she played the female coach of the professional new york knicks basketball team, in eddie. After she wins a contest to be their honorary assistant coach, eddie so impresses the teams owner frank langella that he fires the head coach, john bailey dennis farina, and replaces him with eddie. A few real nba players populate this whoopi goldberg comedy. Whoopi goldberg, american comedian and actress whose work ranged from dramatic leading roles to controversial comedic performances. If youve come for laughs, whoopi goldberg delivers as eddie, a dedicated and wonderfully obnoxious new york knicks fan who is discovered by the teams new owner, wild bill frank langella, after.
But astute viewers know, its been a favorite frock in the past too, goldberg wearing it even when she was in studio. Rhea perlman coached high school kids in sunset park, and now whoopi goldberg takes a crack at. Her first album, original broadway show recording, was released by geffen records in 1985. Goldberg has everything it takes terrific lungs, endless wisecracks, that eartoear grin to play the new york knicks fan who is the star of this cinderella story. This sounds like a sensational scenario, but, alas, almost everything in between is recycled out of lightweight sports movie cliches, and the movie never. Whoopi goldberg has recorded five studio albums for her fans to enjoy at home. Rare 1996 eddie premiere screening movie ticket whoopi goldberg nba knicks ebay. Whoopi goldberg may demonstrate that she can coach a basketball team with the. A few real nba players populate this whoopi goldberg comedy about a knicks fan who becomes their feisty coach and overcoming gender biases and tremendous credibility gaps, manages to turn the. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Lets help russell westbrook avoid every nba finals game. Bogus 1996 official trailer whoopi goldberg, haley joel osment movie hd duration.
A recipient of many awards and honors, she is one of the few entertainers to have won an emmy award, a grammy award, an academy award, and a tony award. Internet movies movies online eddie movie richard jenkins nostalgia whoopi goldberg original movie posters new york knicks film movie. Everyone has sat in the stands and thought that they could do better than the coaching staff. Whoppi goldberg is great in this movie and it is filled with a lot of stars without the. The following is her filmography throughout her entire acting career. Whoopi goldberg may not sound right for the role of an n. Caryn elaine johnson born november, 1955, known professionally as whoopi goldberg. Air ball by bruce walker washington post staff writer may 31, 1996 in this alleged sports comedy, new york knicks fanatic edwina eddie franklin whoopi goldberg. An original, doublesided onesheet movie poster 27 x 40 from 1996 for the sports comedy eddie with whoopi goldberg. She is instrumental in turning the floundering team around, just in time to make the. She knows everything about the team, from the players. Eddie begins with whoopi goldberg playing a limousine dispatcher who does a playbyplay of knicks games over the radio to her drivers.
The plot of the movie is about edwina eddie franklin whoopi goldberg who wins a chance to be an honorary head coach of the new york knicks and trys to turn around a struggling knicks team. The new york knicks are alsorans in the nba, their roster filled with players who either lack talent or are too distracted by offthecourt issues. Eddie is another movie about a single, middleaged new york woman taking over a basketball team. She has won academy, emmy, grammy, and tony awards. Her world revolves around madison square garden, home of her beloved, albeit in last place, new york knicks. Kelly rowland, whoopi goldberg, vanessa williams and her son devin hervey looked like they were having a rolling good time at the chicago bulls vs. Eddie is a 1996 american comedy film starring whoopi goldberg and frank langella. The fans love it, so wild bill fires the coach and hires her. Eddie isnt the best movie ever made, but its perfect for watching on a lazy afternoon.
It ends with whoopi as the coach of the new york knicks, who are headed for the nba playoffs. Eddie is a comedy film that centers around edwina eddie franklin whoopi goldberg, limousine driver who is a diehard fan of the new york knicks. Lets help russell westbrook avoid every nba finals game with whoopi goldberg movies. She received oscar nominations for her roles in the movies the color purple 1985 and ghost 1990 and won for the latter. Fontaine, why am i straight was released three years later by mca records. Goldberg has everything it takes terrific lungs, endless wisecracks. Whoopi goldberg claps back after getting criticized for.
Trump shows up to say, actually, hiring eddie was my idea from the beginning. Eddie dvd, 1999 manhattan limousine driver edwina eddie franklin lives and breathes basketball. Whoopi goldberg freaks out keanu reeves with pubic hair talk. Eddie, a classic basketball movie, tells the story of a limo driver who wins a content and becomes the head coach the ny knicks. After she wins a contest to be their honorary assistant coach, eddie so impresses the. As a kid, we had a short selection of vhs tapes and no cable. Whoopi plays a loud new york knicks basketball fan who ends up becoming their new head coach and leading her losing team into the big time. Chauffeur edwina eddie franklin whoopi goldberg is fanatical about the new york knicks basketball team. Edwina eddie franklin whoopi goldberg is a limousine dispatcher and sometime driver who is a passionate new york knicks fan. Whoopi goldberg is an awardwinning american actress often considered as one of the greatest africanamerican actresses of all time. Whoopi goldberg is an american actress, comedian, and singer. However, prices can vary based on the date of show, seat selection, as well. Whoopi scores as pro coach basketball comedy with real players eddie is the second movie in as many months about a single, middleaged new york woman taking over a basketball team.
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