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.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-11-14
- Duration
- 01:54
- Categories
- Drama, Family
- Studios
- De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Votes
- 581
- Budget
- $9,000,000
- Revenue
- $28,600,000
Top cast
Gene Hackman
Barbara Hershey
Dennis Hopper
Sheb Wooley
Fern Persons
Chelcie Ross
Robert Swan
Michael O'Guinne
Wil Dewitt
John Robert Thompson
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