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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.
Released: 1986-11-14114 minDir: David AnspaughDrama, FamilyBudget: $9.0MBox office: $28.6M
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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