Calgary Public Library

Eddie the Eagle, screenplay by Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton ; director, Dexter Fletcher

eng

videorecording

OFRB rating: PG

Eddie the Eagle

screenplay by Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton ; director, Dexter Fletcher

"It is a rare biopic of any kind, let alone a sports bio, that merely celebrates participation..."--Globe and Mail"Prepare to be amused, moved and inspired."--Los Angeles Times"...Egerton is terrific as the unlikely Olympian and Jackman makes a fictitious character seem almost real."--Newsday

105

Inspired by true events, this is a feel-good story about 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

adult

live action