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Hoosiers (1986)

Hoosiers (1986)

Drama Family

They needed a second chance to finish first.

Release Date: 1986, November 14
Directors: David Anspaugh
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, Robert Swan, Chelcie Ross, Sam Smiley, Ken Strunk, Gloria Dorson, Gene Hackman, David Neidorf, Sheb Wooley, Michael Sassone, Fern Persons

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.

Keywords:

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