Eddie
movie

The newest coach in the NBA has got the Knicks right where she wants them.
Released May 31, 1996
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
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
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Malik Sealy
as
Stacy Patton

John Starks
as
Pickup Player
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Mark Jackson
as
Darren "Preacher" Taylor
Crew

Mark Burg
as
Producer
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Richard Halsey
as
Editor

Steve Rash
as
Director

Stanley Clarke
as
Original Music Composer

David Permut
as
Producer
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David Loucka
as
Screenplay
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Jon Connolly
as
Screenplay
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Jeff Buhai
as
Executive Producer

Victor J. Kemper
as
Director of Photography
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Ron Bozman
as
Executive Producer
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Keith Mitchell
as
Screenplay
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Eric Champnella
as
Screenplay