Title Eddie the Eagle Overview Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael Eddie Edwards Taron Egerton , an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself - even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach played by Hugh Jackman , Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Tagline Win or lose, always aim high Genres Comedy, Drama, History Keywords underdog, olympic games, ski jump, biography, sport, based on true story, britain, skiing, feel good Production Companies Studio Babelsberg, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Marv Films, Saville Productions Production Countries Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America Spoken Languages English, Deutsch, Norsk Original Language en Runtime minutes 106 Release Year 2016
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 46 million USD