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Eddie

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Eddie (1996)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:5

Rotten:27

Average Rating:3.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Wisecracking Eddie is probably the New York Knicks' biggest fan -- and she's got the mouth to prove it. She's always at the home games, jeering the lowly team's head coach. One night, Eddie... Wisecracking Eddie is probably the New York Knicks' biggest fan -- and she's got the mouth to prove it. She's always at the home games, jeering the lowly team's head coach. One night, Eddie wins a contest and is named the team's honorary coach. This leads to bigger and better things, for after the team's owner fires Coach Bailey, he gives the job to Eddie, to her shock and delight. Having no coaching experience, Eddie sets out to earn the respect of her players and transform them into winners. Does she have enough gumption, skill and luck to make her dreams come true? [More]

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, Lisa Ann Walter, John Benjamin Hickey, Troy Beyer

Director: Steve Rash

Director: Steve Rash

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Easy-going, safe and stale.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Empire Magazine
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What saves the film from abomination is the basketball.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Time Out
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No review available.

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04/28/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Even cameos from such NYC luminaries as Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Sirajul & Mujibar, and appearances from NBA legends Walt Frazier, Rodman, the Spurs, Kings, and Pacers can't save this foul dog. And no Billy Barty, to boot.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

No review available.

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12/06/02
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

This sounds like a sensational scenario, but, alas, almost everything in betweenis recycled out of lightweight sports-movie cliches, and the movie never captures the electricity and excitement of the real NBA.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Whoopi Goldberg se esforça ao máximo para prender a atenção do espectador, mas o roteiro (escrito por seis pessoas!) anula suas tentativas com uma história previsível e repleta de clichês.

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09/04/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

If the people responsible for Eddie were trying to make a statement about greed in professional sports with this laughless comedy, they didn't just miss the shot -- they missed the rim, net and backboard completely.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

Basically moronic Whoopi basketball comedy.

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08/04/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Avoid.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Oz
Oz
eFilmCritic.com

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08/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Film Threat

Whoopi Goldberg becomes the coach of the Knicks in this silly and utterly harmless sports comedy. Too bad it just isn't funny.

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11/18/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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12/10/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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05/14/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

One of those Whoopi Goldberg movies that makes you wonder about her career sense

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Ms. Goldberg has everything it takes -- terrific lungs, endless wisecracks, that ear-to-ear grin -- to play the New York Knicks fan who is the star of this Cinderella story.

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01/01/00
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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No review available.

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02/16/06
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
 
 
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