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Hoosiers -- 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.
Hoosiers -- 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.

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Director:
David Anspaugh
Writer:
Angelo Pizzo (written by)
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Release Date:
14 November 1986 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Sport See more »
Tagline:
It'll go straight to your heart. See more »
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. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations See more »
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(171 articles)
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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 ... Reverend 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
Robert Boyle ... Referee (Oolitic)
Jerry D. Petro ... Referee (Oolitic)
Sam Smiley ... Referee (Cedar Knob)
Tom McConnell ... Coach (Cedar Knob)
Dennis Farkas ... Gorilla player (Cedar Knob)
Tim Fogarty ... Referee (Verdi)
Spyridon Stratigos ... Referee (Logootee) (as Don Stratigos)
Ken Strunk ... Referee (Dugger)
Jerry D. Larrison ... Referee (Terhune)
Thomas W. Marshall ... Referee (Terhune)
Gary Long ... Coach (Jasper)
C.W. Mundy ... Coach (Jasper)
Jeff Moster ... Player (Jasper)
Ralph H. Shively ... Doc Buggins
Rich Komenich ... Reporter
Scott Miley ... Reporter
Robert Sutton ... Reporter
Ray Crowe ... Coach (State)
Ray Craft ... Official (finals)
Tom Carnegie ... Finals P.A. Announcer
Hilliard Gates ... Radio Announcer (finals)
Laura Robling ... Hickory Cheerleader
Nancy Harris ... Hickory Cheerleader
Libbey Schenck ... Hickory Cheerleader
Brad Boyle ... Whit
Steve Hollar ... Rade
Brad Long ... Buddy
David Neidorf ... Everett
Kent Poole ... Merle
Wade Schenck ... Ollie
Scott Summers ... Strap
Maris Valainis ... Jimmy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John E. Blazier ... Spectator in Jasper Gym (uncredited)

Anthony Bruce ... Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Bill Gulde ... Spotlight Blocker (uncredited)
Hugh Richard Heinsohn ... Angry Citizen (uncredited)
Kenny Jobe ... National Anthem Quartet (uncredited)
Kent Kercheval ... National Anthem Quartet (uncredited)
Darrin Lafferty ... National Anthem Quartet (uncredited)
Dennis Lafferty ... National Anthem Quartet (uncredited)

Duke Thomas Low ... Reporter (uncredited)
Bobby Plump ... (uncredited)
Aaron Weiler ... Spectator at State Finals (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Anspaugh 
 
Writing credits
Angelo Pizzo (written by)

Produced by
John Daly .... executive producer
Carter DeHaven .... producer (as Carter De Haven)
Derek Gibson .... executive producer
Graham Henderson .... associate producer
Angelo Pizzo .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith 
 
Cinematography by
Fred Murphy (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Carroll Timothy O'Meara  (as C. Timothy O'Meara)
 
Casting by
Ken Carlson 
 
Production Design by
David Nichols 
 
Art Direction by
David Lubin 
 
Set Decoration by
Janis Lubin 
Brendan Smith 
 
Costume Design by
Jane Anderson 
 
Makeup Department
Daniel Marc .... hair stylist
Carole Scheidler .... assistant hair stylist
Ronnie Specter .... makeup artist
Michael Williams .... assistant hair stylist
 
Production Management
Graham Henderson .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herb Adelman .... first assistant director
Larry M. Davis .... second second assistant director
Forrest L. Futrell .... first assistant director: second unit
Angelo Pizzo .... second unit director
Harvey Waldman .... key second assistant director
 
Art Department
Richard Baum .... assistant property master (as Rich Baum)
Clayton Hartley .... assistant art director: second unit
Brick Mason .... production illustrator
Raoul Moore .... head carpenter
James A. Rathbun .... property master
Mark Wieringa .... construction coordinator (as Mark W. Wieringa)
Gayle Wurthner .... scenic artist
 
Sound Department
David Brownlow .... production sound mixer
Pieter Hubbard .... sound editor
David J. Hudson .... sound re-recording mixer
Peter F. Kurland .... boom operator
Mel Metcalfe .... sound re-recording mixer
Dan O'Connell .... foley artist
Bill Phillips .... supervising sound editor
John Phillips .... assistant sound editor
Terry Porter .... sound re-recording mixer
Hal Sanders .... sound editor
Mike Warner .... sound editor
Ed Golya .... adr mixer (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Geoff Brewer .... stunts
Dean Raphael Ferrandini .... stunts (as Dean Ferrandini)
Gary Jensen .... stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti .... stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Countryman .... crane operator
Don Devine .... first assistant camera
David Dubois .... electrician
Gary Farr .... still photographer
John Farr .... grip
Robert Gray .... key grip (as Bob Gray)
Khan Griffith .... dolly grip
Christopher Hackman .... second assistant camera: second unit
Scott Howell .... best boy grip (as Scott A. Howell)
Ian Kincaid .... gaffer
Kim Kono .... best boy electric (as Kim K. Kono)
Philip Lee .... second assistant camera
Moshe Levin .... assistant Steadicam operator
Jeff Lint .... electrician
Danny McDermott .... electrician
Randy Nolen .... Steadicam operator
Frank Perl .... first assistant camera: second unit
Patrick Reddish .... gaffer: second unit
Morgan Renard .... still photographer
Jon Tilton .... rigging gaffer
Oliver Wood .... director of photography: second unit
David Yosha .... grip
Thom Zimmerman .... second camera operator
Karl Hall Koch .... head rigging electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Barbara Harris .... voice casting
Stephen Meyers .... extras casting coordinator
Kristin Nelson .... casting associate
Debby Shively .... extras casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dorothy Amos .... wardrobe
Murshel Lewis .... wardrobe (as Murshel C. Lewis)
Jeanne Mascia .... wardrobe (as M. Jeanne Mascia)
Raggs .... wardrobe supervisor
Mary Law Weir .... key costumer (as Mary Weir)
 
Editorial Department
Mark Eggenweiler .... assistant film editor
Vivian Hengsteler .... negative cutter
Dan Muscarella .... color timer (as Daniel Muscarella)
Frank J. Urioste .... additional film editor
Robert Wheeler .... second assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Budd Carr .... music supervisor
Kenneth Hall .... music editor
Arthur Morton .... orchestrator
Mike Ross-Trevor .... music recordist (as Mike Ross)
Jerry Goldsmith .... musician (uncredited)
Joel Goldsmith .... music producer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Steve Anton .... transportation captain (as Steven Anton)
Tom Countryman .... driver: insert car
George Dale .... driver: honeywagon
William 'Fleet' Eakland .... transportation coordinator (as William Eakland)
Bart Heimburger .... period vehicle coordinator
Michael Hendrickson .... transportation co-captain
Daniel Rothstein .... driver: production van
 
Other crew
Tom Abernathy .... technical advisor
Frans J. Afman .... motion picture banking: Credit Lyonnais Bank, Nederland
Marilyn Bailey .... script supervisor
Christopher S. Capp .... production assistant
Jerome Harold Cler .... production assistant
John Collier Bennett .... production assistant
Maureen Duffy .... production secretary (as Maureen Ann Duffy)
Matt Gatson .... production assistant
Glenn Gaylord .... assistant production accountant
Ellen Gelzleichter .... first aid
Cathy Mickel Gibson .... production accountant
Leon Griffith .... police officer: Indiana State
Alan Grodin .... legal services: Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz
Tim Harte .... police coordinator: Indiana State (as Sgt. Tim Harte)
Robert Jellen .... insurance: Albert G. Ruben and Company Inc.
Jonathan Locke .... assistant craft service
Diana Mazza .... advisor: cheerleading
Tom McConnell .... technical advisor
Karen Altman Morgenstern .... production coordinator
Phill Norman .... title designer
Fiora Pizzo .... production assistant
Luis Reyes .... unit publicist
Trudy Salven .... travel arrangements: TST International
Rick Schmidlin .... location manager
Daniel Schott .... craft service (as Daniel K. Schott)
Spyridon Stratigos .... basketball coordinator (as Spyridon 'Strats' Stratigos)
Pat Webb .... assistant location manager
John Wheeler .... police officer: Indiana State
Laurie White .... assistant: Mr. De Haven
 
Thanks
Karen Galvin .... thanks
John Mutz .... thanks (as Lt. Governor John Mutz)
Robert D. Orr .... thanks (as Governor Robert Orr)
 
Crew verified as complete


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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (CFI)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6
Filming Locations:
Brownsburg, Indiana, USASee more »
Company:
De Haven ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
During one of the games, Hickory is shown playing Decatur. The Director was born in Decatur, Indiana.See more »
Goofs:
Errors in geography: During the montage scene of Hickory's winning streak, a scene shows the team bus being led through Hickory by police escort. The police car in the scene has "Wabash County Sheriff" on the side. Based on Hickory's opponents throughout the movie, the fictional town would be somewhere in southwest Indiana. Wabash County is in north central Indiana, approximately 150 miles away.See more »
Quotes:
Merle Webb:Let's win this game for all the small schools that never had a chance to get here.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Up in the Air/Everybody's Fine/Brothers (#1.38)" (2009)See more »
Soundtrack:
Big Band Highlight No. 2See more »

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23 out of 28 people found the following review useful.
You WILL Love This Movie, 26 March 2000
Author: e-schmidt from Iowa, USA

Everybody, especially those who live in the Midwest, will love this movie about an intense coach (Gene Hackman) with a questionable reputation who finds himself in a small Indiana town faced with the unenviable task of turning around tiny Hickory High's 8-man basketball team. Basketball fans will appreciate the movie for its authentic portrayal of small-town high school basketball in the 1950's. ALL viewers will enjoy this fun film for its triumphs and its classic, feel-good story of David and Goliath. This movie is not about a basketball team. This movie is about an entire community that comes together and rallies around the one thing they can all share - the Hickory High Huskers. 10/10

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