Hoosiers (1986)

EnglishFilm1986114 minDrama, Family★ 7/10

They needed a second chance to finish first.

Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.

Directed by

David Anspaugh

Starring

Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Released

1986-11-14

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