Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
The story
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
- underdog
- sports
- olympic games
- mountain
- ski jump
- biography
- based on true story
- britain
- snow skiing
- 1980s
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Taron Egerton
Eddie Edwards
Hugh Jackman
Bronson Peary
Christopher Walken
Warren Sharp
Ania Sowinski
Carrie
- Mads Sjøgård Pettersen — Erik Moberg
- Iris Berben — Petra
- Tom Costello — Eddie (10 years old)
- Jo Hartley — Janette
- Keith Allen — Terry
- Dickon Tolson — UK Doctor
- Jack Costello — Eddie (15 years old)
- Mark Benton — Richmond the BOA Official
- Tim McInnerny — Dustin Target
- Edvin Endre — Matti Nykänen
- Marc Benjamin — Lars Holbin
- Directed
- Dexter Fletcher
- Written
- Sean Macaulay, Simon Kelton
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 2,327 ratings
- Studio
- Marv, Saville Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
