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Eddie

Eddie

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 31, 1996

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Action, Comedy

User Score

55%

Original Title

Eddie

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Island Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Universal Pictures

Director

Steve Rash

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$31,387,164

Description

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