The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh is a 1979 sports comedy film about a struggling basketball team that turns its fortunes around through astrology and a roster of players all born under the Pisces sign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
sports comedy film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographer Michael Chapman
composer Thom Bell
countryOfOrigin United States
director Gilbert Moses
distributor United Artists
editor Sidney Katz
featuresCharacter H.S. Greaves
Moses Guthrie
Toby Millman
fictionalTeamName Pittsburgh Pisces
Pittsburgh Pythons
filmingLocation Pittsburgh
follows fictional professional basketball team
genre comedy film
sports comedy
sports film
hasSetting Pittsburgh
hasTagline “This team is pure magic.”
hasTheme belief in superstition and luck
teamwork
underdog sports team
mainSubject astrology
basketball
musicGenre R&B
disco
notableFor appearance of real-life basketball star Julius Erving
use of astrology as central sports strategy
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A failing basketball team rebuilds its roster around players born under the Pisces sign based on astrological advice.
producer David Dashev
productionCompany Lorimar Productions
linked to: Lorimar
releaseDate 1979-11-02
releaseYear 1979
runtimeMinutes 102
screenwriter Bernie Orenstein
Ed. Weinberger
Julius J. Epstein
stars Flip Wilson
James Bond III
Jonathan Winters
Julius Erving
Margaret Avery
Meadowlark Lemon
Stockard Channing
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s

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George Memmoli notableWork The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Gilbert Moses notableWork The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Robert DoQui notableWork The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh