Hoosiers

Hoosiers

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Poster for the movie "Hoosiers"

Hoosiers (1986)

PG 114 min - Drama, Family - 14 November 1986
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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.

Director:  David Anspaugh
Writers:  Angelo Pizzo
Stars:  Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross, Robert Swan, Michael O'Guinne, Wil Dewitt, John Robert Thompson, Michael Sassone, Gloria Dorson, Mike Dalzell, Skip Welker, Eric Gilliom, Robert Boyle, Jerry D. Petro, Sam Smiley, Tom McConnell, Dennis Farkas, Tim Fogarty, Spyridon Stratigos, Ken Strunk, Jerry D. Larrison, Thomas W. Marshall, Gary Long, C.W. Mundy, Jeff Moster, Ralph H. Shively, Rich Komenich, Scott Miley, Robert Sutton, Ray Crowe, Ray Craft, Tom Carnegie, Hilliard Gates, Laura Robling, Nancy Harris, Libbey Schenck, Brad Boyle, Steve Hollar, Brad Long, David Neidorf, Maris Valainis, Kent Poole, Wade Schenck, Scott Summers, The Travel-Aires

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Storyline

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.

Collections: David Anspaugh
Tagline: They needed a second chance to finish first.
Genres: Drama, Family

Details

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Country:   United States of America,   United Kingdom
Language:  English
Release Date:  14 November 1986

Box Office

Budget:  $9,000,000
Revenue:  $28,600,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 54 min