What's the Difference between Eddie the Eagle; My Story the Book and Eddie the Eagle the Movie?
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Eddie Edwards
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Eddie Edwards
Portrayed by: Taron Egerton
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Duncan Edwards
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Liz Edwards
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This Character does not appear.
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This Character does not appear.
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Bronson Peary
Portrayed by: Hugh Jackman
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This Character does not appear.
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Warren Sharp
Portrayed by: Christopher Walken
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Matti Nykanen
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Matti Nykanen
Portrayed by: Edvin Endre
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Eddie the Eagle Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Eddie is sponsored by Fred Coombes, 5000 pounds. |
Eddie never receives any sponsorship prior to the Olympics. |
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Eddie injured his knee (requiring surgery) while jumping in poor conditions in a competition in Germany. |
No knee injures.
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Eddie received lots of publicity as the only British person representing the ski jumping world in European competitions prior to the 1988 Olympics. |
No recognition for Eddie until the Olympic games. |
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At a competition in Norway where the competition was at a high level, the officials bent the rules a bit and let Eddie start a bit higher on the ramp, they even gave him a push. |
No advantages given to Eddie.
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Geir Hammer, a Norwegian coach was a great help to Eddie while training in 1987 in Switzerland. Eddie jumped a personal best of 91 meters during practice. |
The Norwegian coach depicted was an obstacle to Eddie's progress and provided no help at all. |