Hoosiers
They needed a second chance to finish first.
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.
- Genre: Drama, Family
- Studio: Orion Pictures, De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation
- Keyword: high school, indiana, usa, sports, parent child relationship, son, basketball, coach, high school sports, hoosier, 1950s, basketball coach, head coach, coaching, coach teacher, high school coach
- Cast: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross