Eddie The Eagle (2016)
Feb 04, 2022•50 min
Episode description
Cut from the Olympic ski team, British athlete Michael "Eddie" Edwards travels to Germany to test his skills at ski jumping. Fate leads him to Bronson Peary, a former ski jumper who now works as a snowplow driver. Impressed by Edwards' spirit and determination, Peary agrees to train the young underdog. Despite an entire nation counting him out, Eddie's never-say-die attitude takes him all the way to a historic and improbable showing at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Cast: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken
Hosts: Mark Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones
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