Hoosiers

IMDb 7.0 1986 • 114 min • DramaFamily

Director

David Anspaugh

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman Coach Norman Dale
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper Shooter
Sheb Wooley
Sheb Wooley Cletus
Fern Persons
Fern Persons Opal Fleener