Hoosiers

Hoosiers

114 mins | Drama, Family | Nov. 14, 1986

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.

Hoosiers

114 mins | Drama, Family | Nov. 14, 1986

Hoosiers
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Orion Pictures, De Haven Productions
Original title Hoosiers
Directors Marilyn Bailey, David Anspaugh
Writers Angelo Pizzo

Cast

Gene Hackman

as Coach Norman Dale

Barbara Hershey

as Myra Fleener

Dennis Hopper

as Shooter

Sheb Wooley

as Cletus

Fern Persons

as Opal Fleener

Chelcie Ross

as George

Robert Swan

as Rollin

Michael O'Guinne

as Rooster

Wil Dewitt

as Reverend Doty

John Robert Thompson

as Sheriff Finley

Michael Sassone

as Preacher Purl

Gloria Dorson

as Millie

Mike Dalzell

as Mayor Carl

Skip Welker

as Junior

Eric Gilliom

as J. June

Maris Valainis

as Jimmy Chitwood

David Neidorf

as Everett