The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Nov 6, 1979

1h 42m

★ 5.6

Overview

The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Lorimar Motion Pictures

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Trailers

Cast

Moses Guthrie

Julius Erving

H.S. / Harvey Tilson

Jonathan Winters

Rev. Grady Jackson

Meadowlark Lemon

Setshot

Jack Kehoe

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Toby Millman

Margaret Avery

Tyrone Millman

James Bond III

Harry the Trainer

Michael V. Gazzo

Driftwood

Peter Isacksen

George Brockington

Nicholas Pryor

Wally Cantrell

M. Emmet Walsh

Mona Mondieu

Stockard Channing

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