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.| Status: | Released (1986-11-14) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 5 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $28,607,524 |
| Screen: | Angelo Pizzo |
| Productions: | Orion Pictures, De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 193: Gene Hackman - Coach Norman Dale
- 10767: Barbara Hershey - Myra Fleener
- 2778: Dennis Hopper - Shooter
- 4080: Sheb Wooley - Cletus
- 44850: Fern Persons - Opal Fleener
- 10486: Chelcie Ross - George
- 3217: Robert Swan - Rollin
Crews
- 44847: David Anspaugh - Director - Directing
- 17765: Fred Murphy - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1760: Jerry Goldsmith - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2721: John Daly - Executive Producer - Production
- 44848: Angelo Pizzo - Producer - Production
- 46008: Carroll Timothy O'Meara - Editor - Editing
- 3295464: Christopher Hackman - Second Assistant "B" Camera - Camera
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I really found it quite hard to get excited about this rather predictable story, even though Dennis Hopper turns in one of his best character efforts. The story centres on basketball coach “Dale” (Gene Hackman) who takes over a third rate school team in Indiana. Their team spirit is ....
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