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Hoosiers (film) Hoosiers. (film) Hoosiers (released in some countries as Best Shot [3]) 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.
Feb 27, 1987 · A classic film about a small-town Indiana basketball team and their coach in 1954. Starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, directed by David Anspaugh, nominated for 2 Oscars.
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- Drama, Sport
- David Anspaugh
- 1987-02-27
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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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- David Anspaugh
- PG
- Gene Hackman
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 Indi...
- 3 min
- 156K
- Amazon MGM Studios
After Rev. Doty ( Wil Dewitt) offers a prayer, a kneeling Strap ( Scott Summers) continues praying silently, even after everyone else has departed the locker room and begun warming up. Norman tells team manager Ollie ( Wade Schenck) that he will substitute for Strap in the game until Strap finishes praying.
A movie about a small-town Indiana basketball team's journey to the state finals, starring Gene Hackman as the coach and Dennis Hopper as the town drunk. Roger Ebert praises the film's details, characters and human nature, and compares it to "Breaking Away".
