Hoosiers (1986)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1986-11-14
- Runtime:
- 114 min
- Genres:
- Drama, Family
- Director:
- David Anspaugh
- Top cast:
- Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Maris Valainis, David Neidorf
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 7.0/10 from 587 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.9/10