Hoosiers(1986)

About the film

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.

Cast: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper

Production: De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation