Eddie Page #11

Synopsis: 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 donnas that make up the team and turns them around. But the owner hopes to move the team, now the darling of the New York fans, to St. Louis. He may OWN the team, but it BELONGS to the city and the fans!
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Director(s): Steve Rash
Production: Hollywood Pictures
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
15%
PG-13
Year:
1996
100 min
498 Views


The Knicks stay here!

[ Eddie On P A ]

You hear that sound, Bill?

- [ Crowd Quiets ]

- That's the sound of the fans

You might've bought the team, but you

didn't buy these people, these fans

'cause they have a sign on 'em

that you don't understand, Bill

It says:
"Not for sale "

- [ Woman ] Go, girl!

- No sale, cowboy!

- [ Shouting ]

- [ Eddie On P A ] And the bottom line?

- No fans, no fun

- [ Woman ] Jerk!

No fun, no business

We didn't bail when times

were hard, we're sure not gonna

bail now that times are good

- 'Cause we're not letting you

take the team like this, Bill

- [ Woman ] Tell 'im, girl!

You're gonna have to haul my ass

off this court, 'cause I'm not moving

Coach, she's gonna

cost us the game

Exactly

[ Scattered Hoots, Shouts ]

Oh, my God

Come on

[ Crowd Murmuring ]

I didn't see my boy become a Knick

to have you pack him off to St Louis!

[ Woman ] Come on! Go!

- [ Woman Shouting ]

- [ Crowd Applauding ]

- Go back to Texas, chump

- Yeah!

- You going to do anything about this?

- Damn right

Come with me

Coach

if this floor's not cleared

in two minutes

Knicks forfeit this ball game

Forfeit? They think we came this way

to forfeit? We forfeit nothin'

So, what you gonna do, man?

May I have that, please?

Well, folks

I don't know what gave

this little lady the idea

that I would ever, ever take

this team out of New York City

Seems to me I'm gonna profit

a whole lot more if I stay

[ Crowd Cheering ]

Wait, wait

He's kidding, really

I'm sure he'll--

Any of you gentlemen into hockey at all?

Now

if I may say so

New York City Knickerbockers

kindly leave this court

so we can win this game!

[ Crowd Cheering ]

Another bizarre twist

from the Wild Bill show

You win

I haven't won yet We still have a game

to play Sit down You want a hot dog?

Get Bill a hot dog

Ivan!

Ivan, come here

No, no Come here

[ Grunts, Speaks Russian ]

- Good Go on

- [ Buzzer Sounds ]

Now listen to me

Listen to me

We gotta go after the Russian--

Ivan, "Ee-van," whatever

He never plants his feet

You understand me? Never

Ho! Ho!

Ho-ho-ho-ho!

- Let's go!

- Ivan make defense!

[ Marv Albert ] It's not over yet

as the Knicks and Hornets

retake the court

Ten seconds remaining

in the fourth quarter

- The Hornets are down by one

- Let's get some now! Let's get some!

[ Players Chattering ]

- [ Whistle Blows ]

- Let's go, let's go

Ho! Yeah! Yeah!

I got it! I got it!

Force the base line!

Force the base line!

Aaaaaaaaaah!

[ Whistle Blows ]

[ Buzzer Sounds ]

- That's no basket!

- What? Come on, man!

Charge!

Knicks win!

- [ Crowd Cheering ]

- Yes! Yes! Whoo!

Ivan take charge!

[ Shouting, Yelling ]

He reversed again!

You stink!

My baby is not gonna

go to St Louis!

- Howdy, Bill!

- Why, howdy, ma'am

Game over!

How dare you try

to take my son away?

[ Marv Albert ] A victory for

the New York Knicks!

The Knicks have won!

The Knicks have won!

They are headed

for the play-offs!

What a victory for Coach Franklin!

What a night!

What a night!

Whoo! You did it, Coach!

You did it! Yeah!

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

Watch me take a jump

Yeah, I'm goin' for the dunk

And I never been a punk

but your girl called me hunk

Straight to the hoop

And I know how to shoot

But if you wanna know the truth

then you'd better get the scoop

Comin' out to mess

with the mike in my pants

And everybody's different

so you know I got it built

You take me

That can't be

Sure feel good like all rookies

So for all beginners

if you wanna be a winner

Then you'd better have

some spinach with your dinner

So just push your head to the sky

if you wanna rise

- And keep your eye on the prize

'cause it's live

- It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

What you see is what you get

And what you got

is a whole lotta sweat

Blood and tears so have no fear

'Cause you ain't seen moves

like these in years

I can shake and bake

and show the fake

But never perpetrate

or the player'll hate my

Name ain't right but I'm funkified

My name ain't Luke

but I can walk the skies

So pick it over here, homey Loc

and go for broke

And watch my smoke and

make sure ya don't choke

Push your head to the sky

if you wanna rise

- And keep your eye on the prize

'cause it's live

- It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

When the music's in the groove

It's the rap that makes you move

'Cause Lakeside sure know

how to pack the party

When the music's in the groove

It's the rap that makes you move

Coolio sure know

how to pack the party

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

This ain't Penny Hardaway

or Kareem Abdul

It's Coolio and how

But you can call me cool

And I gotta keep it real

for my peeps on the street

You can feel it in your feet

or bumpin' in your cheeks

From sea to shinin' sea

Where rose a century

Like guns in Sicily

I put it down for the "G"

Feel the fire

Feel the funk

And you'd better clear the lane

when I'm gonna jump

I ain't livin' by protocol

Got somethin' for all y'all

To make you get your back

up off the wall

Just push your head to the sky

if you wanna rise

- And keep your eye on the prize

'Cause it's live

- It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

It's all the way live

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