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.
Stars: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross
Crew: John Daly (Executive Producer), David Anspaugh (Director), Fred Murphy (Director of Photography), Angelo Pizzo (Producer), Jerry Goldsmith (Original Music Composer), Carroll Timothy O'Meara (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Orion Pictures, De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation
Runtime: 114 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 14, 1986
IMDb: 3.939
