Eddie Page #8

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
485 Views


Oh

Really?

Did you want it?

Well, I thought they were interested,

you know, uh, but--

Yeah, but you know what would happen if

you left, right? You wouldn't have me

- I was just gonna say,

I wouldn't have you

- Come on, I'll buy ya a beer

[ P A Announcer ]

Los Angeles, welcome your Laker girls!

[ Crowd Cheering ]

- Hey, Coach

- Good luck, Coach

- Thanks Listen,

could I get an autograph?

- Sure

Not you! Nicholson, you fool!

Can you hook me up?

Never mind

I'll do it myself

[ Speaking Russian ]

The plane should be here about 8:00,

which means she should be here by 9:00

I had a hell of a time convincing her

to come, but she's gonna surprise him

So put these down

I'll arrange 'em

You go get the rest of 'em

[ Clears Throat ] I could get into

big trouble for letting you in here

No, because I'm the coach I can go into

any basketball player's room I want to

[ Chuckles Nervously ]

I could really

What is the matter? What is your--

Leonard What is wrong, Leonard?

What is this? You got a wrist ailment,

or you think you gonna get some dough?

I'm not gonna give you money,

because you're a sweet boy

and this is being done for love

I know you'd want me to do it for you

Now, come on

- [ Hastings ] In the hall

- [ Woman ] You're ready?

- In the hall

- Slam dunk All right

- What's the matter?

- We gotta hide Get under the bed

Leonard, what-- I'm not gettin'

under the bed! Leonard--

[ Woman Giggling ]

- Right here This is crazy

- Wow!

- You like it?

- [ Clattering ]

- [ Hastings ] Excuse me

- Just checking the mini-bar, sir

- This time of night?

- Well--

You guys give good service

Take care, man

- Wow

- You always let strange men

bring you up to their room?

- Mmm, only if their team

is on a winning streak

- Yeah?

- Yeah

- Well, we are on a winning streak

- Is that a fact?

- And it is my team

- Yeah?

- And you are one beautiful woman

- Come here

- [ Zipper Unzips ]

[ Woman ]

Whew! Baby, what's that?

- [ Hastings ] That's Coach, baby

- Coach?

Well hello, Coach

[ Laughs ]

- Oh, sh*t

- You need to put "Coach"

back into your pants, buddy

You understand? I can't believe

I fell for your bullshit!

- Coach, what are--

- What am I doing here?

What is goin' on here?

And who are you?

Don't even bother to answer

the question because it's rhetorical

and I know your small brain doesn't know

it doesn't require an answer!

Do you know this man is married?

This is-- Don't tap me like that

This is a married man!

This man has a wife!

Get your hand out of my face! I'm trying

to talk to this basketball thing!

How would you feel if your husband,

if you could even get a husband

caught you with another man, huh?

And you got the nerve to talk

about, "Oh, my wife, my wife

I love her so much

Why doesn't she come back to me?

I can't believe I'm without her ''

What do I find you doin' up here?

Layin' up in this bed, rollin' around

with this-- this

[ Chuckles ]

wife of yours

[ Laughs ]

I'm gonna pick my tongue up,

throw it over my shoulder

and take my ass outta here

- I'm sorry

- Beth Hastings It's nice to meet you

- I tried to call you

- I'm sure you did

- Oh, God, I'm sorry

- It's okay

- No, I feel like an idiot

- I appreciate what you did, Coach

- Thanks And do me a favor?

- Yeah?

- Don't call me "coach" anymore, okay?

- Gotcha

- Bye

- See ya

And the number one reason why Eddie

Franklin has the Knicks playing so well:

- [ Drum Roll]

- co-ed showers

[ Audience Cheering, Applauding ]

[ R-&-B Funk ]

[ Applause, Cheering Continues ]

Yeah Come on

Smile, smile

Give 'em a smile

Come on Smile Good girl

[ Shouting, Talking ]

- Eddie! Eddie!

- Eddie!

- Eddie! Eddie!

- Eddie!

[ Shouting Continues ]

[ Crowd Chanting ]

Eddie! Eddie!

[ Chanting Continues ]

[ Chris Berman ] The Knicks have

finished their final road trip

And there's no other way to

explain it except Eddie!

Ivan learn important

English words like

"renegotiate,"

"eliminate salary cap"

"union lockout "

That is why I am

Hooked On Phonics

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

Hey, man, what damn route

you takin' Stacy Patton?

This ain't the way to practice

- This is a shortcut, sir

- "Shortcut," my ass

[ Laughs ]

You very funny, Mr Stacy

- Oh, I got "D "

- You better play some "D "

- I got "D "

- You better play some "D "

- What you gonna do?

- You gonna check the ball?

- You can't score!

- You gonna check the ball?

Game point!

Aaaaaah!

- Whose house is this?

Whose court is this?

- My court

- Yo Check that limo out there

- What's happenin'?

Whose neighborhood?

Uh, what the hell's goin' on?

Uh, engine die

Don't worry I call for you

another limo Be here very soon

- Hey, who is this car, man?

- Who is this?

Donald Trump or somethin', man?

- Damn, it's--

- Stacy Patton

Mmm Ain't gettin' no playin' time

for the Knicks

so now you wanna come down here

and run with us

Listen up, street boy

Stacy Patton'll whup your ass

- Not from the back of no limo

- Get your ass out the car

- [ Together ] And bring your game!

- Let's get it on

- Take your coat off

- We can do that

[ Murmuring, Talking ]

[ Singer ] It's show time!

- [ Continues ]

- [ Talking, Shouting ]

Michigan Final Four

Four years ago

I'll see if you know it

- Aaah!

- [ Crowd Cheering, Shouting ]

N B A All-Star

First round

You think you something, huh?

- [ Shouting, Yelling Continues ]

- Come on Come on

- You still got a little bit of juice

- That's okay Come on, baby

[ Man ] Let 'im know!

Let 'im know! Yeah!

- Good jump, guy!

- [ Crowd Cheering ]

- Take it out

- Next point wins

Next point

[ Crowd Booing, Cheering, Applauding ]

- Not bad, kid

- Word

- You pushed Stacy Patton

- Word

Mr High-And-Mighty Superstar forgot

that there are other brothers

who can put the ball

in the basket

- Come on, lady

- You gon' end up back on these streets

if you don't stop ball-hoggin'

Lady, he ain't got to listen

to all your bullshit!

Hey, yo, watch how you talk

to my mother

Whoa Sorry, ma'am

Mama?

Get off of that bench, start

passin' the ball and don't make

me have to come out here again

That's right So we got this

all straightened out now,

right, Mrs Patton?

- "We"? I haven't even

started on you, honey

- Don't call me "honey"--

My boy is the best damn player

you got on that team

- I know, but--

- He don't belong on

the sidelines watchin'

I'm the one who got him

from the pickup games to the N B A

and I surely didn't

put in that time

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