Hoosiers (1986)

Name: Hoosiers
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1986-11-14
Cast: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons

Kernel Score: 79% · 576 ratings

Genres: Drama, Family

Released: 1986-11-14

Runtime: 114 minutes

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.

Director

David Anspaugh

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