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.
Release Date | November 14, 1986 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Hoosiers | |
Runtime | 1h 54min | |
Budget | $9,000,000 | |
Revenue | $28,600,000 | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | United States of America | |
Production Companies | Orion PicturesDe Haven ProductionsHemdale Film Corporation |