Eddie the Eagle
Win or lose, always aim high.
20161h 46mNo ratings yet
- Adventure
- Drama
- Comedy
- History
Media
Overview
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Keywords
- joyful
- based on true story
- 1980s
- mountain
- biography
- adoring
- underdog
- sports
- olympic games
- inspirational
- snow skiing
- ski jump
- britain
- dedication
- against all odds
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 25, 2016
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, German, Norwegian
- Countries
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Marv Films,Studio Babelsberg,Saville Productions,Marv
- Cast
- Taron Egerton,Hugh Jackman,Christopher Walken,Ania Sowinski,Mads Sjøgård Pettersen,Iris Berben,Tom Costello,Jo Hartley,Keith Allen,Dickon Tolsonand 19 more
- Director
- Dexter Fletcher
- Writer
- Simon Kelton,Sean Macaulay
- Producer
- Peter Morton,Pierre Lagrange,Claudia Schiffer,Zygi Kamasa,Stephen Marks,Rupert Maconick,Valerie Van Galder,Matthew Vaughn,David Reid,Adam Bohling
- Cinematography
- George Richmond
- Music
- Matthew Margeson
- Budget
- $23,000,000
- Revenue
- $46,152,411
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt1083452