The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) On DVD

Actor:           Julius Erving, Jonathan Winters, Meadowlark Lemon, Jack Kehoe, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Director:      Gilbert Moses
Genre:          Comedy
Year:            1979
Studio:         Warner/Allied Vaughn
Length:         102
Released:    July 23, 2010
Rating:         Parental Guidance (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:             NTSC, Color
Language:   English
Subtitles  :   N/A

DESCRIPTION:

The Dr. will see you now. Basketball's Dr. J - Julius Erving - operates on the competition in this hoop-it-up disco-era fantasy about a team on a winning streak when it signs up motley players born under the zodiac's fish sign of Pisces.

With the Dr. in the house, trademark cloud-walking, net-shredding slam dunks are plentiful. More hoops excitement follows as the Harlem Globetrotters' Meadowlark Lemon handles the rock as if he had more arms than an octopus and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shows his winning style as well. Off the court, Flip Wilson is a beleaguered coach and Jonathan Winters plays the dual roles of an ill-natured mogul and a sweet-natured nitwit. The world isn't round in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. It's roundball. Fish fever - hook it!