Hoosiers (1986)

"They needed a second chance to finish first."Movie
Audience Score
70
Hoosiers
Basketball Movies Film Fixation: Hoosiers
PG 1 hr 54 minNov 14th, 1986Drama, Family
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 14th, 1986 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 10th, 1997 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$9,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$28,600,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:John Daly, Derek Gibson
Production Companies:De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation

Hoosiers Quotes

Final Game Strategy Discussion

Everett Flatch: [Shooter is coaching the team at a critical moment after Coach Dale was ejected] You think number four is gonna take their last shot, Dad?
Wilbur Shooter Flatch: [Nervously; Straightens up; he has the answer; Rade looks at Shooter, astonished.; Buddy nods; team breaks huddle] Yeah, probably... they been pickin low all night. Rade, let yourself get taken out! Uh, Buddy, you drop down and take his place! Close that lane!

A Decision to Play Basketball

Rollin: [as Jimmy walks in on the town meeting that determines Coach Dale's fate] What can I do for you, Jimmy?
Jimmy Chitwood: I got something to say.