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Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride

If you can't beat 'em... steal him!

19965.31h 31m

Overview

Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.

Directed by Tom DeCerchio
Written by Judd Apatow, Colin Quinn
Produced by Roger Birnbaum
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Top Cast

Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans

Lewis Scott

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Mike O'Hara

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Jimmy Flaherty

Gail O'Grady

Gail O'Grady

Carol O'Hara

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Coach Kimball

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Kevin O'Grady

Adam Hendershott

Adam Hendershott

Tommy O'Hara

Scott Lawrence

Scott Lawrence

Ted Hennison

Deion Sanders

Deion Sanders

Self

Bill Walton

Bill Walton

Self

Themes & Keywords

sportskidnappingboston, massachusettsirish-americanbasketball

About Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride is a comedy film released in 1996 exploring themes of sports, kidnapping, boston, massachusetts, irish-american, basketball. Directed by Tom DeCerchio, it stars Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd. Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.

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