Hoosiers (1986)
"They needed a second chance to finish first."
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.
Top Cast
Gene Hackman
Coach Norman Dale
Barbara Hershey
Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper
Shooter
Sheb Wooley
Cletus
Fern Persons
Opal Fleener
Chelcie Ross
George
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Robert Swan
Rollin
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Michael O'Guinne
Rooster
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Wil Dewitt
Reverend Doty
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John Robert Thompson
Sheriff Finley
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Michael Sassone
Preacher Purl
Gloria Dorson
Millie
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Mike Dalzell
Mayor Carl
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Skip Welker
Junior
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Eric Gilliom
J. June
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