Hoosiers (1986)

Hoosiers (1986)

They needed a second chance to finish first. 1986-11-14 United States of America 114 Min. PG-13
7.1 491 votes

Overview

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

Gene Hackman is Coach Norman Dale
Coach Norman Dale
Barbara Hershey is Myra Fleener
Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper is Shooter
Sheb Wooley is Cletus
Fern Persons is Opal Fleener
Opal Fleener
Chelcie Ross is George
Robert Swan is Rollin
Wil Dewitt is Reverend Doty
Reverend Doty
John Robert Thompson is Sheriff Finley
Sheriff Finley
Michael Sassone is Preacher Purl
Preacher Purl