“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
Angelo Pizzo
Carter DeHaven
Angelo Pizzo
Fred Murphy
Jerry Goldsmith
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
Michael O'Guinne
Rooster
Wil Dewitt
Reverend Doty
John Robert Thompson
Sheriff Finley
Michael Sassone
Preacher Purl
Gloria Dorson
Millie
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CinemaSerf
I really found it quite hard to get excited about this rather predictable story, even though Dennis Hopper turns in one of his best character efforts. The story centres on basketball coach “Dale” (Gene Hackman) who takes over a third rate school team in Indiana. Their team spirit is pretty non exist...
Fred Murphy on Hoosiers
Featurette • YouTube
Town Meeting
Clip • YouTube
First Game Of The Season
Clip • YouTube
This Is Your Team
Clip • YouTube
Coach Dale Meets The Team
Clip • YouTube
First Practice With Coach Norman Dale
Clip • YouTube
De Haven Productions
Hemdale Film Corporation