1986 | Drama | Sport
116 mins
Failed college coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to direct the basketball program at a high school in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher (Barbara Hershey) 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 (Dennis Hopper), a notorious alcoholic.
| Produced by | Hemdale Film Corporation |
| Director | David Anspaugh |
| Writer | Angelo Pizzo |
| Cast | Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross, Robert Swan and Maris Valainis |
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