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Hoosiers (1986)

Poster for Hoosiers

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
David Anspaugh
  • Profile picture of Gene Hackman
    Coach Norman Dale Gene Hackman
  • Profile picture of Barbara Hershey
    Myra Fleener Barbara Hershey
  • Profile picture of Dennis Hopper
    Shooter Dennis Hopper
  • Profile picture of Sheb Wooley
    Cletus Sheb Wooley
  • Profile picture of Fern Persons
    Opal Fleener Fern Persons
  • Profile picture of Chelcie Ross
    George Chelcie Ross
  • Profile picture of Robert Swan
    Rollin Robert Swan
  • Profile picture of Gloria Dorson
    Millie Gloria Dorson

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