
Hoosiers
# They needed a second chance to finish first.
π Overview:
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.
π΅ Budget: USD
9,000,000
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1986-11-14
β Running Time:
114 mins
β Vote Average:
7.049
Beloved Cast

Coach Norman Dale
Gene Hackman

Myra Fleener
Barbara Hershey

Shooter
Dennis Hopper

Cletus
Sheb Wooley

Opal Fleener
Fern Persons

George
Chelcie Ross

Rollin
Robert Swan

Rooster
Michael O'Guinne

Reverend Doty
Wil Dewitt

Sheriff Finley
John Robert Thompson

Preacher Purl
Michael Sassone

Millie
Gloria Dorson

Mayor Carl
Mike Dalzell

Junior
Skip Welker

J. June
Eric Gilliom

Referee (Oolitic)
Robert Boyle

Referee - Oolitic Game
Jerry D. Petro

Referee - Cedar Knob Game
Sam Smiley

Coach - Cedar Knob
Tom McConnell

Gorilla Player - Cedar Knob
Dennis Farkas

Referee - Verdi Game
Tim Fogarty

Referee - Loogootee Game
Spyridon Stratigos

Referee - Dugger Game
Ken Strunk

Referee - Terhune Game
Jerry D. Larrison

Referee - Terhune Game
Thomas W. Marshall

Coach - Jasper
Gary Long

Coach - Jasper
C.W. Mundy

Player - Jasper
Jeff Moster

Doc Buggins
Ralph H. Shively

Reporter
Rich Komenich

Reporter
Scott Miley

Reporter
Robert Sutton

Coach - State
Ray Crowe

Official - Finals
Ray Craft

Finals P.A. Announcer
Tom Carnegie

Radio Announcer - Finals
Hilliard Gates

Hickory Cheerleader
Laura Robling

Hickory Cheerleader
Nancy Harris

Hickory Cheerleader
Libbey Schenck

Whit Butcher
Brad Boyle

Rade
Steve Hollar

Buddy
Brad Long

Everett
David Neidorf

Jimmy Chitwood
Maris Valainis

Merle
Kent Poole

Ollie
Wade Schenck

Strap Purl
Scott Summers

Star Spangled Banner Quartet
The Travel-Aires