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Hoosiers (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.

  • Drama
  • Family

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Gene HackmanGene HackmanCoach Norman Dale
  • Photo of Barbara HersheyBarbara HersheyMyra Fleener
  • Photo of Dennis HopperDennis HopperShooter
  • Photo of Sheb WooleySheb WooleyCletus
  • Photo of Fern PersonsFern PersonsOpal Fleener
  • Photo of Chelcie RossChelcie RossGeorge
  • Photo of Robert SwanRobert SwanRollin
  • Photo of Michael O'GuinneMichael O'GuinneRooster
  • Photo of Wil DewittWil DewittReverend Doty
  • Photo of John Robert ThompsonJohn Robert ThompsonSheriff Finley

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