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Hoosiers: A Tale of Inspiration and Second Chances

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 5, 2021

Gene Hackman as Coach Norman.Second chances, the popularity of small town sports, and teamwork are the themes that underlie Hoosiers, a surprise 1986 boxoffice hit.Gene Hackman stars as Dale Norman, a formerly disgraced college basketball coach hired at Hickory High School. The team has only seven p read more

Hoosiers (1986, David Anspaugh)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 28, 2018

Hoosiers rouses. It rouses through a perfectly measured combination of narrative, editing, composition and photography, and music. In that order, least to greatest. There’s no way to discount Jerry Goldsmith’s score and the importance of his music during the basketball game montages. They’d be read more

Hoosiers (1986)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 6, 2017

The last time I saw Hoosiers it was on VHS and I was only a boy and I hardly remember anything. Gene Hackman yelling. Dennis Hopper as a drunk. Jimmy the boy wonder, “The Picket Fence”, and of course Indiana basketball at its finest. But in those opening moments, as he drives into town a read more

The Hoosiers (1986)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 6, 2017

The last time I saw Hoosiers it was on VHS and I was only a boy and I hardly remember anything. Gene Hackman yelling. Dennis Hopper as a drunk. Jimmy the boy wonder, “The Picket Fence”, and of course Indiana basketball at its finest. But in those opening moments, as he drives into town a read more