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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Drama, Family
Release:
November 1986
Production:
Orion Pictures, De Haven Productions
Cast:
Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross, Robert Swan, Michael O'Guinne, Wil Dewitt, John Robert Thompson, Michael Sassone, Gloria Dorson, Mike Dalzell, Skip Welker, Eric Gilliom, Maris Valainis, David Neidorf
Tags:
high school, indiana, usa, sports, parent child relationship, son, basketball, coach, high school sports, hoosier, 1950s, basketball coach, head coach, coaching, coach teacher, high school coach
