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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

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An astrologer (Stockard Channing) helps a water boy (James Bond III) match players to his basketball team's star (Julius Erving), whose sign is Pisces.
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Gary Arnold Washington Post 10/17/2017
The flimsy material leaves director Gilbert Moses few resources to exploit off the basketball court. Go to Full Review Photoplay Staff Photoplay 09/22/2024
Dribbles to your funny bone, with basketball's Dr. J. doing mighty fine in his screen debut. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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mrdjcannon C. @Scooby-Doo270 Jan 13 Great movie,I loved this movie when I was a kid . I was born 1970 56 years young See more CodyZamboni Z @CodyZamboni 12/01/2024 Silly, but good natured comedy, Nice seeing old school pros, Jabber, Meadowlark Lemon, Cool basketball action, Good time vibe. See more 04/04/2015 The best basketball and most fun hoops movie ever. Think I'm joking, here are my top ten reasons why. http://thefishthatsavedpittsburgh.com/havent-you-heard/top-10-reasons-why-the-fish-that-saved-pittsburgh-is-the-best-basketball-movie-ever/ See more harrison r @emailaddress 03/23/2014 One of the weirdest premises for a movie ever, some good jokes, some good basketball, but yeah, don't watch if you want quality See more 12/17/2012 I AM A PISCES AND THIS TEAM IS ALL PISCES OUT OF PITTSBURGH IN 1979. I WAS A LIL GIRL WHEN I FIRST WATCHED THIS MOVIE WITH MY FAMILY. I LOVE LOVE THIS MOVIE I JUST CAN'T FIND IT NO PLACE. See more 09/05/2012 Lots of fun, but really bad... See more Read all reviews
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Gilbert Moses

Director

Julius Erving

Moses Guthrie

Stockard Channing

Mona Mondieu

James Bond III

Tyrone Millman

Jonathan Winters

H.S.

Meadowlark Lemon

Rev. Grady Jackson
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Movie Info

Synopsis An astrologer (Stockard Channing) helps a water boy (James Bond III) match players to his basketball team's star (Julius Erving), whose sign is Pisces.
Director
Gilbert Moses
Producer
David Dashev, Gary Stromberg
Screenwriter
Jaison Starkes, Edmond Stevens
Production Co
Lorimar Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround
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