Hoosiers 1986

Nov 14, 1986 • PG

Summary

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.

Release: Nov 14, 1986

Genres:

Drama Family

Director:

David Anspaugh

Top cast:

Gene Hackman Barbara Hershey Dennis Hopper Sheb Wooley Fern Persons