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Hoosiers is a 1986 American teen drama film directed by David Anspaugh. The movie features Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, and Chelcie Ross in the cast. It was produced by Hemdale Films and De Haven Productions, with distribution handled by Orion Pictures, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. The narrative is set in Indiana during the 1950s and focuses on basketball.
The film has a runtime of 114 minutes and was originally released in English. Jerry Goldsmith composed the score and performed as a musician. Hoosiers was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award for Best Original Score. It is part of the National Film Registry. The production had a budget of 9,000,000 and generated revenue of 28,600,000.
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Film · TMDB
7.0Failed 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
- Gene Hackman as Norman Dale
- Barbara Hershey as Myra Fleener
- Dennis Hopper as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
- Sheb Wooley as Cletus Summers
- Maris Valainis as Jimmy Chitwood
- David Neidorf as Everett Flatch (#21)
Themes
- high school
- indiana, usa
- sports
- parent child relationship
- son
- based on true story
- basketball
- coach
- high school sports
- hoosier
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- David Anspaugh
- Cast member
- Sheb Wooley
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production company
- Hemdale films
- Cinematographer
- Fred Murphy
- Narrative location
- Indiana
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 860926
- Performer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- basketball
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- publication date
- 1988-04-28
- title
- Hoosiers
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- film editor
- Carroll Timothy O'Meara
- set in period
- 1950s
- Commons category
- Hoosiers (film)
- different from
- Hoop Dreams
- review score
- 77/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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