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Eddie (1996)

Director:
Steve Rash

COUNTRY
USA

Genre
Comedy/Sports
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Eddie

RUNNING TIME
100 minutes

Producer:
Mark Burg
David Permut
Screenwriter:
Jeff Buhai
Eric Champnella
Jon Connolly
Keith Coogan
David Loucka
Steve Zacharias


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
Edwina "Eddie" Franklin Whoopi Goldberg ½
"Wild Bill" Burgess Frank Langella ½
Coach Bailey Dennis Farina ½
Carl Zimmerman Richard Jenkins ½

 

Review

Whoopi Goldberg is the only slightly redeeming quality in this moronic sports comedy. Faux basketball action and abundances of stereotypes ensue, like the Russian Ivan (a too obvious nod to Dolph Lundgren's character in Rocky IV). Ex-Dracula Frank Langella's character is no better. This is a boring, non-funny comedy which can easily be replaced with three episodes of any generic sitcom.

Copyright © 29.7.1997 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang
(English version: © 15.10.2020 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang)