Eddie the Eagle (film)

Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle
	U.K. theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dexter Fletcher
Screenplay by	Sean Macaulay; Simon Kelton;
Story by	Simon Kelton
Produced by	Adam Bohling; David Reid; Rupert Maconick; Valerie Van Galder; Matthew Vaughn;
Starring	Taron Egerton; Hugh Jackman; Christopher Walken; Iris Berben; Jim Broadbent;
Cinematography	George Richmond
Edited by	Martin Walsh
Music by	Matthew Margeson
Production; companies	Marv; Studio Babelsberg; Saville Productions; TSG Entertainment;
Distributed by	Lionsgate; (UK/Ireland); 20th Century Fox; (Worldwide);
Release dates	December 12, 2015 (Butt-Numb-A-Thon); February 26, 2016 (United States); March 28, 2016 (United Kingdom);
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States; Germany;
Language	English
Budget	$23 million
Box office	$46.2 million

Eddie the Eagle is a 2015 biographical sports comedy-drama film directed by Dexter Fletcher. The film stars Taron Egerton as Michael Edwards, a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1928. Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Iris Berben and Jim Broadbent co-star. The film had its first public screening at the Butt-Numb-A-Thon in Austin, Texas on December 12, 2015^[3] and its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2016.^[4]

The film was released in the United States on February 26, 2016 by 20th Century Fox and in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2016 by Lionsgate.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics and in 2017 it was nominated for the Empire Award for Best British Film.

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