Underplayed Gems

Eddie the Eagle (2016)

Eddie the Eagle poster
Directed by
Dexter Fletcher
Genre
drama film, comedy drama, biographical sports film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 2,309 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young British man with little natural talent but huge determination trains to become an Olympic ski jumper. He overcomes obstacles and wins over skeptics with his relentless spirit.

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What happens

Eddie the Eagle is a 2015 biographical sports comedy-drama film directed by Dexter Fletcher. The film stars Taron Egerton as Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards, a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1928. Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Iris Berben and Jim Broadbent co-star. The film had its first public screening at the Butt-Numb-A-Thon in Austin, Texas on December 12, 2015 and its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2016. The film was released in the United States on February 26, 2016, by 20th Century Fox and in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2016, by Lionsgate. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and in 2017 it was nominated for the Empire Award for Best British Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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