The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) - Championship Game Team Entrances

[@alanmorris7669]

Home Box Office used to play this movie all he time, and my dad and I always enjoyed watching it. Daddy died in 1981. I'm 54 now, but I remember all of his favorite scenes in this movie. Rest in peace, daddy.

[@opticscolossalandepicvideo4879]

It’s a shame your childhood memory is of such an awful and tasteless film like this. Your dad should have watched on golden pond with you. Or black stallion Much better films of a higher quality of acting and plot

[@jonjonharreld7602]

​@@opticscolossalandepicvideo4879Thank U So So Much For Your Hatorism God Bless U...One Love Fam.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Being a 1970s basketball fan was like joining a secret society. We had the White Shadow, tape-delayed games on CBS and this.

[@shanehowell8169]

Exactly!

[@brucedavis3816]

Yep it was glorious.

[@beeblack2]

the los Angeles team intro of them coming out was dope back then 1979

[@mikedecarlo9057]

It's dope now!!

[@monicadavis2188]

NORM NIXON WAS THE MAN!

[@mrf19741]

IT STILL IS!

[@johnlewis9261]

Like so many others have said, that intro is still dope.

[@cjs121675]

Damn.... one of my all-time favorite movies and it's not out on DVD. I LOVE this part. The LA intro and the Piscies intro. WOW. Damn.

[@TheDdasty]

It is on DVD, I have it, you just have to find it

[@89DrFunk]

The best intro ever and it was the visiting team LOL!

[@yak9989]

This is the best movie to ever combine basketball, astrology, and music! Two 👍's way up!

[@KS2500]

Unbelievable that a sample could be found within this. Hip hop is limitless.

[@smoothhoopinal]

My personal best basketball movie of all time. And I was like 7 years old. Classic!

[@bacardilvr]

It's crazy how the pageantry in this movie actually showed what the NBA would embrace.

[@blackstar514]

TRADE ME TRADE ME TUCKER AINT NO SUCKER one of my favorite Scenes in that movie!!

[@monicadavis2188]

NOW THAT WAS FUNNY!

[@mongoslade277]

I think he wrote TRADE ME on his chest lol. I remember he kept pointing to it when he was on the court playing

[@vanndelaine7207]

❤ Thom Bell, Thom Bell, Thom Bell!!! One of the greatest movie soundtracks EVER!!! I wish that they would reissue the soundtrack and have it include “Believe in you” and “Tyrone’s theme” both sung by Phyliss Hyman and the song that the Spinners sang in the Church scene with Meadowlark Lemon.

[@monicadavis2188]

That introduction was Everything, Norm got them men together!💕💕💕

[@smoothpants]

That was Connie Hawkins.

[@buttwildwoody]

I love this part....one of the NBA team should give a home team intro like this on throwback night ,, I would pay top dollar go to see that...to come out a tunnel like that with trumpet playing and the 70's gangster music goin on a layup line...oohh mann!!!

[@Carloszunigamorales]

Well, I´m from Costa Rica, and I´m 58 yeras old, that was the movie what move me to enjoy, play and love THE BASKETBALL, today I´m still; like we say (we have fun doing the best) we salutes you every body

[@michaeldean9338]

The best part of that 'entrance' was the trumpet soloist heard in the music score.

[@big-jay4936]

Now that's and entrance

[@jbrushreckel1]

Love this movie! Odd that the visiting team would have such a badass intro. Though

[@MrViejopelao]

I try to find this movie on DVD thousands of times. Is very beautiful movie and is inspirational for teenage prospects basketball.

[@tracyowens663owens8]

love this movie

[@audiobook3837]

Loved this at age 11!

[@DJB1PlanetFunksville]

this should be a for real entrance in the NBA

[@jellybeenzgumdropsrainbows6494]

This was my movie. My cousin & I went to see this. my parents dropped us off telling us "when the movie is over go out to the lobby & wait". We did as we were told. No one came so we went back in & watched it again. I don't know how we were able to do that but we did. Lol

[@smoothpants]

LOL. Me and my cousin missed Thanksgiving dinner 42 years ago watching this movie. I think we stayed to see it three times. They let my mom into the theater to get us...during the Championship game scene. We made her stay and watch it. She got hyped too. LOL

[@rshelley7496]

@@smoothpants 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@melvinpruitt3907]

This is probably where Debbie and Norm met one another.

[@smoothpants]

You know what? I never even thought of that. That's definitely possible.

[@mrf19741]

It is. They got married in 1984.

[@mongoslade277]

Yeah. Good point. This is her first movie though

[@lorenzospencer6466]

This is why the NBA should put a team in Pittsburgh

[@jw2par]

Oh man, I saw this movie a ton of times back in the day .

[@enluv2]

I LOVED THIS MOVIE!!!

[@DEP717]

DOC SEVERNISEN with the FUNK! Man I saw this a binch of times why oh why is it not on DVD? DEP And that's the TRUTH! :)

[@gmn545]

Connie Hawkins, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Lou Hudson, and Norm Nixon...all on the same team?! The script is the only reason why this LA team lost lol.

[@SeanRankin2]

Leroy Green that's a good squad

[@derrickgibson86]

Leroy Green facts

[@89DrFunk]

LMAO!!! Classic my dude LOL!

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Lucky punks only kept it close because Set Shot Buford didn't have the 3-point line.

[@leper73]

Connie Hawkins should have been on Pittsburgh. He was originally with the Pittsburgh Pipers in the first season of the ABA.

[@carolynntubman3889]

ai absolutely love this movie

[@orlandeuce6567]

00:04:09 Lords Of The Underground (Funky Child)

[@CHICAGOWIND1981]

Ladies and gentlemen.......THE WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@buttwildwoody]

first of all.....this theme song clip.. it's The Thom Bell Orchestra featuring Doc Severson- A Theme For L.A.'s Team

[@lostayup]

Greatest villain intro ever

[@RolandStone32]

you forgot about Marv Albert calling the game

[@wadeoradio]

Lords of the Underground Funky Child Sample

[@havensmayor]

The Wade-O Radio Video Channel yep that was my shit....and the French Montana Shot Caller beat.

[@njpavid22]

I fiound this on VHS, don't know what I'm gonna do if my vcr ever breaks! ;-D

[@jessierichards8576]

Back in the day when cable was just in its infancy and ESPN played America's CUP episodes and no NFL or NBA and TBS and WGN were superstations, HBO and CINEMAX would play this Movie over and over! remotes had cords!!

[@vinnivegas52]

ck out kareem with "hair ! !"

[@monicadavis2188]

MY MAN NORM NIXON IS THE MAN!

[@sottovoce4626]

This is tight

[@crysjumar1]

This is my shit right here. I saw this AT the drive-in theatre.

[@babyjay96]

Ok, I know everyone likes LA's entrance...but what beats a freaking hot air ballon?

[@buttwildwoody]

Maaannn!! you gonna make my 48 year ol' ass go outside and try play some basketball...lol.

[@jojot8691]

😂

[@vellipremo1452]

Man I miss that Civic Arena, was my childhood

[@mongoslade277]

The igloo

[@vellipremo1452]

@@mongoslade277 Was that really worth it? Same damn thing lmao

[@grantbuynack5132]

This has to literally be the only actual video on KZbin showing the Civic Arena roof opening from full closure to completely open. It baffles me that there are no videos of this happening from the outside, or at all for that matter. I would love to see an outside perspective of the entire roof opening.

[@JulezWinnfield]

I was 14 and a group of us went down to the Civic Arena for 2 days to be in the crowd scenes. I remember the big white dude from the Don Rickles show (CPO Sharkey) was in the movie. Whatever happened to him, I wonder? Fun times growing up in Pittsburgh.

[@woodyferrari9509]

His name is actor Peter Isacksen .. He was acting up until 1989 then he went into producing movies and TV...

[@willferrell8524]

Kern brothers from Penn Hills, PA -- we were there at the Civic Arena...

[@JulezWinnfield]

@@willferrell8524 I grew up in Penn Hills too, near the old East Hills shopping center.

[@KeithFroehlich07]

There were two days we were supposed to go be extras in the crowd but they had to cancel shooting because Dr J. had the flu.

[@dpinzow]

Haha, that team in the movies was stacked after all

[@Lando103]

Certainly LA's team was 'gangsta'...but the contributing soundtrack from Thom Bell. The music portion for LA; I can just imagine playas pullin up curbside in caddys - pimped out!!! lol

[@z4fir]

my mom and my aunt were extras in this movie

[@buttwildwoody]

...like white on rice... like stink on shit !!! loll..classic

[@selenaphillips6971]

It NBA All-Star Game ever happen in Pittsburgh, they should use this music introduction for the main starters on both teams.

[@woodyferrari1718]

RIP NBA Legend Connie Hawkins...

[@raphaeldrake1551]

The Hawk

[@LadyDuchess]

0:45 seeing Hawk run out palming the ball made me smile. Yes, R.I.P.

[@starcastleLomitas]

Stockard Channing back in the day, I would of been like "What's up" lol

[@mongoslade277]

She had just been in Grease. That's how she got top billing

[@rexboogie]

Its not a good game NBA without Marv Albert calling it.

[@crysjumar1]

this was awesome.

[@305foever]

Wow, This was that Movie when I was a shorty...

[@jundellas9202]

I can't find this movie anywhere. Someone help please.

[@buttwildwoody]

Boy !! If one of the NBA teams make a grand intro way like this(@ 0:06) at their home games.. I will definitely be there !!.. I dont care how much the game cost...

[@BallparkHunter]

I am still waiting for the NBA to top these two introductions!

[@javaughnturner5731]

Whoever sampled @4:09 for French Montana REALLY took the pitch down alot holy fuck

[@javaughnturner5731]

Still mad they tore down the Igloo too

[@kingcharleton5972]

+Ja'Vaughn “DJJwalk” Turner Harry Fraud made the beat but he sampled it from lords of the underground who sampled this.

[@poushk]

sample on french montana 'shot caller' at 4:09

[@BettyHuttonFan]

Hey! Cool Clip! Where did u get the movie?? I REALLY wanna c it n I'm sure other people on u tube would enjoy it too! Do u think u could post the whole movie?? That would be AWEOMSE!! Thank u!

[@theedspage]

Los Angeles Team? The movie could have given them a better name than just the generic term "team". I know they couldn't use Lakers, but what about Los Angeles Leos or Los Angeles Libras (or go off the zodiac with Los Angeles Lupus or Los Angeles Lyras)? What about the Los Angeles Aries (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born on 4/16/1947)?

[@ahmadyk23]

@poushk yup, but technically not a sample because they remade the melody

[@Tek87654]

No thats lords of the underground at 4:09

[@petrieds10]

I want the ABA back. Can we get on that?

[@raybynum1000]

Carolina Cougars!

[@serkankoroglu7665]

0.06 song?

[@sarablack7369]

I didn't see the movie because I don't find it 😭 I want to know what happened to Mona (Stockard Channing) after they put her in the car... Please answer me.

[@kevinmartin9732]

She jumped in the front seat while her kidnappers were "preoccupied", and took off with the car! And made it to the game!

[@mongoslade277]

When she made it to the game the Pisces was down by a lot but Dr J gave an impassioned speech in the locker room. The team started to come back when she got to the game. She convinced the team that they didn't need her

[@mongoslade277]

Then the halftime show of the game was like longer than a superbowl halftime show. Seriously lol. They were trying to stall on purpose so Mona could make it to the game

[@mongoslade277]

The kidnappers had a flat tire. They argued about who should jack up the car and who should change the tire. Mona untied herself and drove the car off the jack with a flat tire and got away

[@lancehurley9743]

Watched this on Showtime after it came out...

[@XDB888]

Damn, who ever made this film looks like they marketed the 80’s NBA..when the game had an aura

[@nikolavlajinic4965]

ovaj film još i dan danas pogledam

[@steveditko1]

Trippy.

[@leper73]

Anyone else think this movie inspired the courts for the NBA in-season tournament?

[@Jerryloon412]

That’s the garden theatre on the Northside

[@WanderingSoul-MP6]

2:49 NATMOS hell sirens

[@indyfan22k]

@grand2gz I guess you forgot.

[@madmaxmedia]

Instead of remaking Space Jam, Lebron shoulda remade this...

[@johnny10301968]

The Hawk Connie Hawkins and Norm Nixon both played basketball in Pittsburgh.

[@derrickgibson5882]

Doc was mike in the late 70searly 80s

[@TheMARCVISION]

Classic

[@1968-b3n]

44 STRONG aka BASKETBALL is BEAUTiFUL

[@RustyBosshhkkhh]

4:09

[@fyafyta390]

@gmn545 I agree!!

[@cubswin3838]

This puts UM to SHAME!

[@SniffyPoo]

young Marv Albert

[@Hot80s]

they could have got him a helicopter for that intro?

[@rsx2]

Porno music right there.

[@fyafyta390]

@kotraquin ... LOL!!!!

[@wbkpromos7673]

Magic Johnson would of been in this scene but he missed the time line by 2 years..

[@wbkpromos7673]

This film was made in '78..Magic was drafted to that "LA Team" until 1979-1980 season

[@iRRichiee]

4:09 French Montana Shot Caller

[@mrbcyap]

Talib Kweli Say Somethin

[@KingKumari]

In real life no disrespect to the GOAT Dr j, but that LA team would have crushed them if this were an actual game, ijs...

[@elwoodkishbaugh4670]

Now the redskins are stealing this !!!

[@sharonbean2265]

Whacky app yay

[@erickort1987]

las angelas team is all black