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Hoosiers

Hoosiers

Drama • PG • 1986 • 1 hr 54 min
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7.1
IMDb
7.4

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.

Starring

Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Maris Valainis

Directed By

David Anspaugh

Written By

Angelo Pizzo

Attributes

SimpleLightWatch With Family

Genre

DramaFamily

Release Date

November 14, 1986

User Reviews

Matthew Sherman
Matthew Sherman
An inspiring David vs. Goliath story where both the basketball team and the individual characters must all face their giants to succeed.
GrassMonkey
GrassMonkey
Classic against-all-odds movie. Can be a little cheesy at times, but has a lot of heart. Gene Hackman was teriffic. Definite recommendation.
Everett Mansur
Everett Mansur
Classic hoops movie with some deeper character development
Mickey Beach
Mickey Beach
Classic underdog sports movie. Nothing too terribly surprising but still a good watch. Wish there was a little more problem solving.
Alan John Gerstle
Alan John Gerstle
A typical underdog h.s. sports movie. What makes it outstanding is Gene Hackman. He can make walking through a school hallway fascinating.
Luc-Henri LaPlante
Luc-Henri LaPlante
Classic but a bit slow paced. Perfect for a rainy day.
Steve
Steve
Great movie about a lot more than basketball. Gene Hackman,as always, is fantastic. Denis Hopper steals the movie.
Jim
Jim
Classic American sports story with a great performance from Hackman. Hopper is good in support and the basketball scenes are well done.
Josh
Josh
Classic film with some good acting and a fine story
Leigh Blount
Leigh Blount
An inspirating basketball film, but a bit predictable. What shines is the performance from Hackman and Hopper.

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Ratings
36 (3%)
171 (14%)
704 (57%)
320 (26%)
7.1 – Based on 1.2k ratings
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16%
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First Game Of The Season
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This Is Your Team
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Coach Dale Meets The Team
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First Practice With Coach Norman Dale
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Coach Dale's Pre-Game Motivational Speech

Cast & Crew

David Anspaugh
David
Anspaugh
Gene Hackman
Gene
Hackman
Barbara Hershey
Barbara
Hershey
Dennis Hopper
Dennis
Hopper
Sheb Wooley
Sheb
Wooley
Maris Valainis
Maris
Valainis
David Neidorf
David
Neidorf
Brad Long
Brad
Long
Steve Hollar
Steve
Hollar
Brad Boyle
Brad
Boyle
Kent Poole
Kent
Poole
Angelo Pizzo
Angelo
Pizzo

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