Hoosiers

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.

Date of release
1986-11-14
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (619)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama, Family
Director
David Anspaugh

Casting

  • Gene Hackman — Norman Dale
  • Barbara Hershey — Myra Fleener
  • Dennis Hopper — Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch
  • Sheb Wooley — Cletus Summers
  • Maris Valainis — Jimmy Chitwood
  • David Neidorf — Everett Flatch (#21)
  • Brad Long — Buddy Walker (#14)
  • Steve Hollar — Rade Butcher (#25)
  • Brad Boyle — Whit Butcher (#43)
  • Kent Poole — Merle Webb (#12)
  • Wade Schenck — Ollie McLellan (#13)
  • Scott Summers — Strap Purl (#53)

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