Hoosiers (1986)

11/14/1986 1h 54m

They needed a second chance to finish first.

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Gene Hackman

as Coach Norman Dale

Born 01/30/1930, age

Barbara Hershey

as Myra Fleener

Born 02/05/1948, age

Dennis Hopper

as Shooter

Born 05/17/1936

Died 05/29/2010, age

Sheb Wooley

as Cletus

Born 04/10/1921

Died 09/16/2003, age

Fern Persons

as Opal Fleener

Born 07/27/1910

Died 07/22/2012, age

Chelcie Ross

as George

Born 10/26/1942, age