Hoosiers
1986/11/14 (US) | Drama, Family
They needed a second chance to finish first.
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.
David Anspaugh
Director
Lead Cast
Gene Hackman
Coach Norman Dale
Barbara Hershey
Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper
Shooter
Sheb Wooley
Cletus
Fern Persons
Opal Fleener
Chelcie Ross
George
Robert Swan
Rollin
Budget
$ 9,000,000
Revenue
$ 28,600,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Orion Pictures
- De Haven Productions
- Hemdale Film Corporation
Crews
Fred Murphy
Director of Photography
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
John Daly
Executive Producer
Angelo Pizzo
Producer
Carroll Timothy O'Meara
Editor
Christopher Hackman
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Angelo Pizzo
Writer