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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Year:
Duration:
102 min
Genres:
Comedy | Sport
IMDB rate:
4.9
Director:
Gilbert Moses
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1981-07-02
Filming Locations: Capital Center - 1100 Capital Center Boulevard, Largo, Maryland, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $12,922 (USA) (4 November 1979)
Gross: $8,281,246 (USA) ( 1979)
Cast
Actor
Character
Julius Erving
Moses Guthrie
Jonathan Winters
H.S. / Harvey Tilson
Meadowlark Lemon
Rev. Grady Jackson
Jack Kehoe
Setshot
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Himself
Margaret Avery
Toby Millman
James Bond III
Tyrone Millman
Michael V. Gazzo
Harry the Trainer
Peter Isacksen
Driftwood
Nicholas Pryor
George Brockington
M. Emmet Walsh
Wally Cantrell
Stockard Channing
Mona Mondieu
Flip Wilson
Coach 'Jock' Delaney
Marv Albert
Himself (as Marvin Albert)
Debbie Allen
Ola (as Debra Allen)
George von Benko
P.A. Announcer
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Brandy
Darrell Brown
Junior Ashland
Jerry Chambers
Lucian Tucker
Alix Elias
Michelle
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Jackhammer Washington
Richard Foronjy
Mike
Chick Hearn
Himself
Clayton Hill
Security Guard
Davis Johnson
Balloon Vendor
Jack Kurtz
Mr. Birdwell
Malek Abdul-Mansour
Bullet Haines
Arthur Manteris
Stuntman
Eric Mercury
Rudy / League Commissioner
Dwayne Mooney
Benny Rae
Daryl Mooney
Kenny Rae
Craig Prosser
Gunnar Boses
Branscombe Richmond
Winston Running Hawk
Otis Sallid
Calmar / Fishstick
Joseph A. Schad
Mr. Robbins
Joe Seneca
Mr. Sweets
Harry Shearer
Murray Sports
The Spinners
Deacon Smith / Featured Singers
The Sylvers
Themselves
Jerry Tarkanian
L.A. Coach
Alfred Beard Jr.
Basketball Player (New York)
Luther Burden
Basketball Player (New York)
Ron Carter
Basketball Player (Los Angeles)
Donald Chaney
Basketball Player (Boston)
Leon Douglas
Basketball Player (Detroit)
Christopher J. Ford
Basketball Player (Detroit)
Connie Hawkins
Basketball Player (Los Angeles)
Spencer Haywood
Basketball Player (New York)
Lou Hudson
Basketball Player (Los Angeles)
John Williamson
Basketball Player (Boston)
Bob Lanier
Basketball Player (Detroit)
Cedric 'Cornbread' Maxwell
Basketball Player (Boston)
Eric Money
Basketball Player (Detroit)
Norman Nixon
Basketball Player (as Norm Nixon)
Luther Rackley
Basketball Player
Curtis Rowe
Basketball Player (Boston)
Lonnie Shelton
Basketball Player (New York)
John Shumate
Basketball Player (Detroit)
Kevin Stacom
Basketball Player (Boston)
Mychal Thompson
Basketball Player (New York)
Richard C. Fatur
Parent (uncredited)
Ken Foree
Pittsburgh Python Player (uncredited)
Michael Haboush
Kid Eating Hotdog (uncredited)
John W. Iwanonkiw
Fan (uncredited)
Richard Rossi
Roy (uncredited)
Joe Shelby
Press Reporter at Table (uncredited)
Laura Ziemba
Cameo (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Though they had no scenes together in the film, Debbie Allen and Norman Nixon married 5 years later.
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Chevy Chase was attached to the project at one point but left before filming started.
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Flip Wilson's final film performance.
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Goofs
The score before the timeout of the last game was Los Angeles 101, Pittsburgh 91, but when the game resumed, the Pisces made well over ten field goals. Their victory should have been by a double-digit margin.
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Julius Carry
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