Hoosiers

David Anspaugh
1986-11-14

They needed a second chance to finish first.
7.07
114 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Gene Hackman Coach Norman Dale Unowned
Barbara Hershey Myra Fleener Unowned
Dennis Hopper Shooter Unowned
Sheb Wooley Cletus Unowned
Fern Persons Opal Fleener Unowned
Chelcie Ross George Unowned
Robert Swan Rollin Unowned
Michael O'Guinne Rooster Unowned
Wil Dewitt Reverend Doty Unowned
John Robert Thompson Sheriff Finley Unowned
Michael Sassone Preacher Purl Unowned
Gloria Dorson Millie Unowned
Mike Dalzell Mayor Carl Unowned
Skip Welker Junior Unowned
Eric Gilliom J. June Unowned
Maris Valainis Jimmy Chitwood Unowned
David Neidorf Everett Unowned