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Hoosiers (released in some countries as Best Shot) is a 1986 American sports drama film written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh in his feature directorial debut. It tells the story of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that enters the state championship.
May 29, 2021 · Failed college coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to direct the basketball program at a high school in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher (Barbara...
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Mar 17, 2024 · Jimmy Chitwood, played by actor Maris Valainis, was tasked with replicating Plump's shot in "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The final scene of the climactic championship game in Hoosiers (1986) was filmed at Hinkle Fieldhouse, the site of the 1954 championship game between Milan High School and Muncie Central. (The Milan team and the final game were the inspiration for the fictional basketball team in the movie.)
Mar 25, 2021 · “Hoosiers,” movie fans, just couldn’t happen today. Let’s count the ways. That warm snuggle of Hinkle Fieldhouse nostalgia – at the heart of Indiana’s love affair with basketball ...
Mar 26, 2021 · The aging movie star in Indianapolis, which was featured in the film “Hoosiers,” is too small to host national tournament games these days, but the pandemic has put it back in the spotlight.
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Thousands of extras were needed to fill Hinkle Fieldhouse, but only a couple hundred showed up the first evening. A camera operator suggested having two local high school basketball teams play a game at Hinkle on one of the remaining nights.
