Celtic Pride (1996)
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9% of critics liked it
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31% of users liked it
(10,056 ratings)
Two basketball fans, whose enthusiasm overwhelms their intelligence, come up with a new but legally problematic way of helping their favorite team in this comedy. Physical education instructor Mike O'Hara (Daniel Stern) and plumber Jimmy Flaherty (Dan Aykroyd) are close friends and obsessive… More Two basketball fans, whose enthusiasm overwhelms their intelligence, come up with a new but legally problematic way of helping their favorite team in this comedy. Physical education instructor Mike O'Hara (Daniel Stern) and plumber Jimmy Flaherty (Dan Aykroyd) are close friends and obsessive followers of the Boston Celtics; to them, the Celtics are everything, to the point where Mike's marriage is falling apart because his wife can't deal with his mood swings, hinged as they are on the Celtic's fortunes. One night, with the Celtics and the Utah Jazz tied at three games each in the NBA championships, Mike and Jimmy spot Lewis Scott (Damon Wayans) in a sports bar. The star player with the Jazz, Lewis is known to sink up to 50 shots a game, and his talent on the court is exceeded only by his arrogance. Emboldened by alcohol, Mike and Jimmy start buying Lewis drinks, posing as Jazz fans; the next morning, they wake up hung over to discover that they kidnapped Lewis while drunk, and he's tied to a chair in Jimmy's living room. Neither of them planned on doing anything like this and at first they think they ought to let him go. But then again, if Lewis can't play the final game of the championship series, the Celtics chances look a lot brighter. Former Celtics star Larry Bird has a cameo as himself; as do sports heroes Bill Walton and Deion Sanders. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tom DeCerchio
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Apr 19, 1996 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Joe Leydon, Variety
An uneven but largely likable basketball-themed comedy.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
The outcome is deeply unsatisfying.
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Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times
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.
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Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Not only is the picture woefully short on laughs, it's also coarse, overbearing and, in places, downright insulting.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
You don't even have to be a Celtics fan to appreciate it. In fact, considering who becomes the butt of the film's ultimate joke, perhaps it's best if you're not one.
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Cast
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Damon Wayans
as Lewis Scott
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Daniel Stern
as Mike O'Hara
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Dan Aykroyd
as Jimmy Flaherty
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Gail O'Grady
as Carol
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Adam Hendershott
as Tommy
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Paul Guilfoyle
as Kevin O'Grady
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Larry Bird
as Himself
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Christopher McDonald
as Coach Kimball
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Bill Walton
as Bill Walton
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Vladimir Cuk
as Lurch
