Hoosiers (1986)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

David Anspaugh

Writer:

Angelo Pizzo (written by)

Release Date:

14 November 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

They needed a second chance to finish first.

Plot:

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship.

Plot Keywords:

Coach | Team | High School | Indiana | Basketball

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Gene Hackman	...	Coach Norman Dale
Barbara Hershey	...	Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper	...	Shooter
Sheb Wooley	...	Cletus
Fern Persons	...	Opal Fleener
Chelcie Ross	...	George
Robert Swan	...	Rollin
Michael O'Guinne	...	Rooster
Wil Dewitt	...	Reverenf Doty
John Robert Thompson	...	Sheriff Finley
Michael Sassone	...	Preacher Purl
Gloria Dorson	...	Millie
Mike Dalzell	...	Mayor Carl
Skip Welker	...	Junior (as Calvert L. Welker)
Eric Gilliom	...	J. June

Also Known As:

Best Shot (UK)

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (CFI)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:PG | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Brownsburg, Indiana, USA

Company:

De Haven Productions

Trivia:

In the locker room before the final game, on the blackboard are the last names of the players on the opposing team. These are the real last names of the actors who make up the Hickory team.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the regional game against Linton, Hickory is down 33-37 at a timeout. Moments later, the score is 42-48 for Linton, then just later than that the scoreboard shows 31-36 for Linton.

Quotes:

Everett Flatch: [Shooter is coaching the team at a critical moment after Coach Dale was ejected] You think #22's gonna take their last shot, Dad?
Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch: Yeah, probably... they been pickin' low all night. Rade, let yourself get taken out! Uh, Buddy, drop down and take his place! Close that lane!
Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch: [after Buddy Walker steals the ball] Time! Time!
Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch: Alright, boys, this is the last shot we got! We're gonna run the picket fence at 'em! Jimmy, you're solo right! Everett, Merle should be open on the other side of that fence! Now, boys, don't get caught watchin' the paint dry!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hoosiers Meets Hooters: Behind 'Cloud 9' (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Butler War Song

The ROCKY of Basketball

Classic movie which effectively transports the audience to 1952 Indiana countryside and the story's circumstances.One of the all time best sports dramas ever and also one of film's all time best pure dramas as well.The lead actors are so believable and the attention to detail so admirable.Love story subplot is created to please romance fans as well as add more to the story.To Basketball fans,it is also a great lesson regarding the POWER OF GAME FUNDAMENTAL KNOW HOW.Athletics is a great weapon in Basketball BUT INTELLIGENT KNOW HOW can take a player with little athletic ability to a very high level.When a young player with great athletic ability takes the patience to learn the KNOW HOWS,he becomes superhuman like.This is the lesson HOOSIERS has effectively demonstrated.A must see for all Basketball fans and most sports movie fans......