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The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania basketball team is hopeless. Could they become winners with help from an astrologer and some new astrologically-compatible players?

The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.—Brian W Martz <[email protected]>

The Pittsburgh Pythons are the worst team in the NBA. Most of the players think the reason they are in the cellar is that they feel that Moses Guthrie (Julius Winfield Erving II) is monopolizing the spotlight. So when they walk out, the towel boy, Tyrone Millman (James Bond III), decides to consult with an astrologist, Mona Mondieu (Stockard Channing). He goes to the owner and suggests they get players who are born under the same zodiac sign as Guthrie: Pisces. They hold tryouts and they choose some weirdos, but when they play together, they are phenomenal. When they start winning, the owner decides to rename the team the "Pisces".[email protected]

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Keywords
  • horoscope
  • zodiac sign
  • reference to a zodiac sign
  • reference to a horoscope
  • reference to pisces the constellation
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Sport
Release date Mar 3, 1981
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies Lorimar Productions

Box office

Budget $4000000
Gross US & Canada $8281246
Opening weekend US & Canada $12922
Gross worldwide $8281246

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 42m
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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