Hoosiers is a 1986 film about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship.
The story is set during 1951, when all high schools in Indiana, regardless of size, competed in one state championship tournament. It is very loosely based on the story of a real Indiana team of that period, the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship.
Gene Hackman stars as Norman Dale, a new coach with a spotty pas...
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Hoosiers is a 1986 film about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship.
The story is set during 1951, when all high schools in Indiana, regardless of size, competed in one state championship tournament. It is very loosely based on the story of a real Indiana team of that period, the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship.
Gene Hackman stars as Norman Dale, a new coach with a spotty past. It co-stars Barbara Hershey, Sheb Wooley and Dennis Hopper as a basketball-loving town drunkard, a performance that brought Hopper an Oscar nomination.
The movie was written by Angelo Pizzo, who would go on to co-produce the underdog sports movie Rudy, and directed by David Anspaugh, who directed that film. The score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, who was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Music, Original Score.
Hoosiers was ranked number 13 by the American Film Institute on its 100 Years... 100 Cheers. The film was the choice of the...
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