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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (21-Nov-1979)

Director: Gilbert Moses

Writers: David Dashev; Jaison Starkes; Edmond Stevens; Gary Stromberg

Music: Thom Bell

Producers: David Dashev; Gary Stromberg

Keywords: Sports Comedy, Basketball, Astrology, Spoof

The entire Pittsburgh Pythons team, the worst in all basketball, quits with the exception of Moses Guthrie, played by Julius Erving. Towel boy convinces the manager that astrologically, everyone on the team should be a Pisces. Open tryouts are held; you can guess the rest. Big afros, disco/R&B soundtrack.

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REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 10-May-2006)

I am looking for this film on DVD, I've searched and searched and have not been able to come across it. This movie was so funny as a young girl, my best friend and I would love when it came on TV (pre VCR times for us) and we would memorize all the lines in the movie and continuosly imitate the lady shouting "Bullet, Bullet, Bullet". It would be interesting to see this films after almost 30 years.


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