

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979-11-06 · 102 min · ★ 5.9
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.
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- Directors
- Gilbert Moses
- Production companies
- Lorimar Motion Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 8
Top Cast
Julius ErvingMoses Guthrie
Jonathan WintersH.S. / Harvey Tilson
Jack KehoeSetshot
Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar
Margaret AveryToby Millman
James Bond IIITyrone Millman
Michael V. GazzoHarry the Trainer
Nicholas PryorGeorge Brockington
M. Emmet WalshWally Cantrell
Stockard ChanningMona Mondieu
Flip WilsonCoach "Jock" Delaney
Marv AlbertMarv Albert
Debbie AllenOla
Dee Dee BridgewaterBrandy
Julius CarryMalik Jamal TruthTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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