Whoopi Goldberg's: EDDIE (1996 )

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Published 2021-10-18

Chauffeur Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg) is fanatical about the New York Knicks basketball team. After she wins a contest to be their honorary assistant coach, Eddie so impresses the team's owner (Frank Langella) that he fires the head coach, John Bailey (Dennis Farina), and replaces him with Eddie. She is instrumental in turning the floundering team around, just in time to make the playoffs. There, they will face the Charlotte Hornets -- now led by former Knicks coach Bailey.

Whoopi Goldberg as Edwina "Eddie" Franklin
Frank Langella as William "Wild Bill" Burgess
Dennis Farina as Coach John Bailey
Richard Jenkins as Carl Zimmer
Lisa Ann Walter as Claudine
John Benjamin Hickey as Joe Nader
John Salley as Nate Wilson
Mark Jackson as Darren "Preachor" Taylor
Malik Sealy as Stacy Patton
Dwayne Schintzius as Ivan Radovadovitch
Rick Fox as Terry Hastings
Greg Ostertag as Joe Sparks
Vernel Singleton as Jamal Duncan
John DiMaggio as The construction worker

All Comments (21)

@sistamaryclarence 1 year ago

Can we not only acknowledge this was a lot of our favorite movie as kids but as adults we can appreciate the soundtrack also 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🏀🔥
@WoodyAllenManiac 4 months ago

I ran into Whoopi once and told her how much I loved this movie. She didn’t seem to believe me.
@whoisneezy 8 months ago

One of the most underrated Basketball movies ever. Great cast, great city, great story. R.I.P. Malik Sealy R.I.P. Coolio R.I.P. Dennis Farina
@BrandonPenson 9 months ago

My brother had this on VHS and we watched it constantly! RIP Mailk Sealy and Coolio. 🏀🙏🏾
@sumone2997 2 years ago

I’ve been looking for this movie for years and I find it on YouTube I’m thankful for YouTube this thing is a legit time machine
@ericwilliams3673 9 months ago

This is when Eddie was killing the movie scene. What a great time and this movie was extremely amazing. Omg! Bring back memories and it’s a classic
@PatJK910 2 years ago

One of my favorite Whoopi Goldberg movies. I love Eddie.
@judithlungen6958 2 years ago

What a lovely surprise to find this on YouTube! Love Whoopi and enjoy this most improbable basketball movie!!! So New York so Knicks ! Good fun ! Great cast Thank you fir uploading! A real treat
@sigourneey 3 months ago

We will never get movies like this. 😔 the movies back in the day were so good!
@terrelltownsend8016 1 year ago

Rest in peace, Coolio. I like that they play "It's All the Way Live" in the beginning and the ending/credits.
@ali1989 1 year ago

I never get tired of this classic
@TheoIndustries 2 years ago

I saw this movie as a kid and now I can rewatch to see the humor I missed 🤣
@ebonib. 1 month ago

This movie is so underrated and not talked about enough. The cast and my girl Whoopi 🙌🏾✨
@hendricks177 1 year ago

Even though it's never going to happen but I wish they make another Eddie movie with whoppi and today's current NBA players.
@johngonzalez4298 1 year ago

I'm feeling nostalgic for watching this movie. It takes me back as a kid in the 1990s 😊
@MrBird2007 1 year ago

Man many memories watching this movie. This was the reason the first NBA team I paid attention to was the New York Knicks. I didn't get into the NBA until 2001 when I was 12
@CrooklynKnight 1 year ago

This movie always makes my 30+ ass feel like I'm 6 years old again. I loved this movie as a kid lol.
@Fonthandler 1 year ago

RIP Coolio! 🙏🏽 Can't believe I found this movie on YouTube lol.
@broadstreet21 2 years ago

The real irony is this movie was released about five years too early. At the time the film was made, the Knicks were a powerhouse and a championship contender. Five years later, it went down, then up. Ironically the real life John Bailey for New York was Phil Jackson (as president instead of coach).
@junyamane21 2 years ago

Maaaaan you just saved me the trouble of finding this movie on the internet. Thank you!!!!🤙🏾