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Celtic Pride

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Mike (Daniel Stern) and Jimmy (Dan Aykroyd) are disconsolate after watching their favorite team, the Boston Celtics, lose a game in the NBA finals. They hatch a far-fetched scheme to sabotage Lewis Scott (Damon Wayans), the star of the opposing team, who is known for his love of nightlife, by getting him very drunk -- and thus too hungover to perform in the next game. After the two inadvertently kidnap the player instead, they dither about whether or not to release their captive.
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Joe Leydon Variety 03/24/2008
An uneven but largely likable basketball-themed comedy. Go to Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post 03/24/2008
The outcome is deeply unsatisfying. Go to Full Review Jack Mathews Los Angeles Times 02/14/2001
1/5
This is a bad time for NBA fans in Boston. Just as their beloved Celtics are about to wrap up a dismal season, with nearly 50 losses and no berth in the playoffs, Hollywood comes out with a comedy about the Celtics that's even worse than the team. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/04/2023
3/4
...a high-concept premise that’s employed to perpetually affable (if somewhat forgettable) effect... Go to Full Review Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot 03/10/2022
2/4
Celtic Pride is a basketball comedy the way Fatal Attraction was a dating movie. Go to Full Review TV Guide 03/24/2008
1.5/4
Celtic Pride supplies predictably lowbrow yocks for jocks, and its rather disturbing racial implications go entirely unacknowledged. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 23 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Benjamin B. @TopsyKretts Aug 16 I love this movie! Classic old school comedy!! See more Stephen L Apr 6 If Celtic Pride holds up, it’s just barely - but it does. Dan Aykroyd is great, Daniel Stern is loud, and Damon Wayans holds his own as the selfish NBA star. The plot - two Celtics fans kidnapping an opposing player before Game 7 - is absurd, but the film runs with it. The basketball scenes are solid, the set design has surprising detail and Judd Apatow’s early fingerprints are all over the over-written but ambitious script. It’s far from perfect, but moments like the “bad luck guy” scene still land. Some of the dialogue is repetitive, and the ending doesn’t feel earned, but for a mid-‘90s NBA comedy, it’s fun, specific and occasionally sharp. See more Stephen C Dec 28 What the **** were you thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Cedric B 01/13/2023 A must watch basketball movie! See more 07/17/2022 Highly underrated movie See more Read all reviews
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Tom DeCerchio

Director

Damon Wayans

Lewis Scott

Daniel Stern

Mike O'Hara

Dan Aykroyd

Jimmy Flaherty

Gail O'Grady

Carol O'Hara

Adam Hendershott

Tommy O'Hara

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Synopsis Mike (Daniel Stern) and Jimmy (Dan Aykroyd) are disconsolate after watching their favorite team, the Boston Celtics, lose a game in the NBA finals. They hatch a far-fetched scheme to sabotage Lewis Scott (Damon Wayans), the star of the opposing team, who is known for his love of nightlife, by getting him very drunk -- and thus too hungover to perform in the next game. After the two inadvertently kidnap the player instead, they dither about whether or not to release their captive.
Director
Tom DeCerchio
Producer
Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter
Judd Apatow
Production Co
Caravan Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 19, 1996, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.2M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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