Hoosiers

  • Gene Hackman: Coach Norman Dale
  • Barbara Hershey: Myra Fleener
  • Dennis Hopper: Shooter
  • Sheb Wooley: Cletus
  • Remote Persons: Opal Fleener
  • Chelcie Ross: George
  • Michael O'Guinne: Rooster
  • Wil Dewitt: Reverend Doty
  • John Robert Thompson: Sheriff Finley

Free throw or Hoosiers is a film from 1986 based on a true incident in 1954, play in the next Gene Hackman and Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper. Directed by David Anspaugh.

Action

1951 receives the obstinate and often offending coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman ) one last chance to prove himself: He should train the basketball team a high school in an American backwater called Hickory in the state of Indiana. Despite difficult circumstances, a lot of criticism and rejection, he tries to lead the team to success. Called with a lot of patience, perseverance, passion, hard training and one welded together talented team, Hoosiers, gradually fulfilled the dream of all those involved. By winning the national championship the team is making history.

Reviews

  • " This was nominated for two Academy Awards Factory has revolutionized the genre of sports film. The story of an almost hapless high school team that takes the fight to the basketball championships from Indiana, enables each viewer until the final whistle in breathless suspense. , The rapid camera always stays on the ball and puts the audience directly onto the playing field. Add to this the intense, intoxicating Art by Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper. Both makes free throw as realistic and honest, that movie-goers of the small-town team cheered again and again. " - Review on Amazon.de
  • 2 Oscar nominations (1987 ): Dennis Hopper for Best Supporting Actor
  • Jerry Goldsmith for Best Original Score

More

The film is called in the original Hoosier. The term Hoosier is a proper name, the type, the residents of the State of Indiana.

Screenplay John Daly (producer) Film score Fred Murphy (cinematographer)
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