Hoosiers 1986

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

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	David Anspaugh
Written by:	Angelo Pizzo
Release date:	1986-11-14
Runtime:	114 minutes
Critics score:	88 / 100
Tagline:	They needed a second chance to finish first.