Hoosiers
📖 Synopsis
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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “They needed a second chance to finish first.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Director
- David Anspaugh
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Gene HackmanCoach Norman Dale
Barbara HersheyMyra Fleener
Dennis HopperShooter
Sheb WooleyCletus
Fern PersonsOpal Fleener
Chelcie RossGeorgeR
Robert SwanRollinM
Michael O'GuinneRoosterW
Wil DewittReverend DotyJ
John Robert ThompsonSheriff Finley🎬 Similar Movies
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hoosiers about?
- 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.
- Who directed Hoosiers?
- Hoosiers was directed by David Anspaugh.
- When was Hoosiers released?
- Hoosiers was released on November 14, 1986.
- How long is Hoosiers?
- Hoosiers has a runtime of 1h 54m.
- Where can I track Hoosiers?
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