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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.
Anspaugh's feature film directing debut was Hoosiers, a nostalgic sports drama about a small-town team winning the Indiana state basketball title in 1952. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards.
Director: Hoosiers. Best known for the inspirational sports dramas Hoosiers (1986) and Rudy (1993), David Anspaugh has enjoyed a long career as a director and producer of film and television.
- January 1, 1
- Producer, Director
- Decatur, Indiana, USA
- David Anspaugh
Feb 27, 1987 · Hoosiers: Directed by David Anspaugh. With Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley. A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.
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- Drama, Sport
- David Anspaugh
- 1987-02-27
Nov 3, 2016 · You had a director, David Anspaugh, making his feature-film debut; you had a co-star, Dennis Hopper, who played the troubled assistant coach Shooter Flatch, still working his way back from a...
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Director: Hoosiers. Best known for the inspirational sports dramas Hoosiers (1986) and Rudy (1993), David Anspaugh has enjoyed a long career as a director and producer of film and television.
Director David Anspaugh, a graduate of Decatur HS (now Bellmont), was a three-sport star for the Yellow Jackets. His love for ‘Hoosier Hysteria’ spilled over when Angelo Pizzo and Anspaugh teamed up to make movie history with ‘Hoosiers’.
