Hoosiers

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 14, 1986

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Orion Pictures,Hemdale Film Corporation,De Haven Productions

Cast

Gene Hackman,Barbara Hershey,Dennis Hopper,Sheb Wooley,Maris Valainis,David Neidorf,Brad Long,Steve Hollar,Brad Boyle,Kent Pooleand 38 more

Director

David Anspaugh

Writer

Angelo Pizzo

Producer

John Daly,Angelo Pizzo,Carter DeHaven,Derek Gibson

Cinematography

Fred Murphy

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$28,600,000

IMDb

tt0091217