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Summary

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: November 14, 1986

Runtime: 114 minutes

Genres: Drama, Family

Rating: 7.0/10 (577 votes)


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Cast

  • Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman

    Coach Norman Dale

  • Barbara Hershey

    Barbara Hershey

    Myra Fleener

  • Dennis Hopper

    Dennis Hopper

    Shooter

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    George

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