Celtic Pride (1996) on Netflix
Mike O'Hara and Jimmy Flaherty are Boston Celtics loyalists. When the Jazz win Game 6 to force a deciding Finals game in Boston, the pair focus on Utah's star guard Lewis Scott.
- Netflix1.6/5
- IMDb5.3/1011,247 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes12%
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Plot summary
Mike O'Hara, a physical education teacher, shares a home with his best friend Jimmy Flaherty, a man devoted to Boston and its sports teams. Mike's wife Carol has left him and taken their son Tommy because of his obsession with the Boston Celtics. It is the Celtics' final season at the Boston Garden, and when the Jazz win Game 6 of the NBA Finals, a deciding seventh game in Boston is set. At a nightclub Mike and Jimmy run into Lewis Scott, the Jazz's arrogant shooting guard. Posing as Utah fans, they hope to leave him hungover for the game, but the next morning Scott wakes in Jimmy's apartment, and the two decide to hold him until the game is over.
Cast
- Gerard 'Gus' Williamsas Derrick Lake
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Celtic Pride (1996)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Bill Murray has said he has seen Celtic Pride and credited it as the reason he turns down role offers from Judd Apatow.
