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Hoosiers is a american film of genre Drama directed by David Anspaugh released in USA on 14 november 1986 with Gene Hackman
Hoosiers (1986)
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Add to a movie listHoosiers is a 1986 sports film written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh. It tells the story of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. It is loosely based on the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship.
Gene Hackman stars as Norman Dale, a new coach with a spotty past. The film co-stars Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, whose role as the basketball-loving town drunk earned him an Oscar nomination. Jerry Goldsmith was also nominated for an Academy Award for his score.
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In 1951 Norman Dale arrives in the rural southwest Indiana town of Hickory to become a high school teacher and head basketball coach. He was hired by Cletus Summers, the principal and a longtime friend of Dale's. Dale had lost a previous collegiate coaching position after striking one of his players so the job is something of a last chance for him.Actors
Gene Hackman
(Coach Norman Dale)
Barbara Hershey
(Myra Fleener)
Dennis Hopper
(Shooter)
Sheb Wooley
(Cletus)
Chelcie Ross
(George)
Fern Persons
(Opal Fleener)
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