Hoosiers

1986 • 1h 54m • Drama, Family

90%Rotten Tomatoes

They needed a second chance to finish first.

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.

Director

David Anspaugh

Writers

Angelo Pizzo

Status

Released