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.
Director:
David AnspaughWriter:
Angelo Pizzo
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Cast
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| Gene Hackman | ... | Coach Norman Dale | |
| Barbara Hershey | ... | Myra Fleener | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | Shooter | |
| Sheb Wooley | ... | Cletus | |
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Fern Persons | ... | Opal Fleener |
| Chelcie Ross | ... | George | |
| Robert Swan | ... | Rollin | |
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Michael O'Guinne | ... | Rooster |
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Wil Dewitt | ... | Reverend Doty |
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John Robert Thompson | ... | Sheriff Finley |
| Michael Sassone | ... | Preacher Purl | |
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Gloria Dorson | ... | Millie |
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Mike Dalzell | ... | Mayor Carl |
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Skip Welker | ... | Junior (as Calvert L. Welker) |
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Eric Gilliom | ... | J. June |
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Based on the true story of a small-town Indiana team that made the state finals in 1954, this movie chronicles the attempts of a coach with a spotty past, and the town's basketball-loving drunk to lead their high school team to victory. Written by Thomas Pluck <stripey@winternet.com>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 February 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$220,068, 16 November 1986Gross USA:
$28,607,524Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$28,607,524Company Credits
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Coach Norman Dale: You are in the Army. You're in my Army. Everyday between three and five.
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Music by John Stafford Smith (uncredited)
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key (uncredited)
Performed by Travel-Aires
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Trivia
Dennis Hopper appeared in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956) with James Dean, a native Hoosier who played on the Fairmount, Indiana high school basketball team in the late 1940's. See more »Goofs
The flag used in the final game is hanging backwards. The blue field should be on the left. See more »Quotes
[a player complains about the training]Coach Norman Dale: You are in the Army. You're in my Army. Everyday between three and five.
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Crazy Credits
Director David Anspaugh is credited as Jack Nemo in the edited (and disowned by Anspaugh) television cut. See more »Alternate Versions
The TV version of the film has been disowned by director David Anspaugh, and its director's credit goes to "Jack Nemo". See more »Soundtracks
Star Spangled BannerMusic by John Stafford Smith (uncredited)
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key (uncredited)
Performed by Travel-Aires
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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