Hoosiers

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Summary:
Hoosiers tells the true story of a group of underdogs who become champions. Set in the 1950s, Hoosiers is about a hard-luck, unemployed college basketball coach (Gene Hackman) who gets a chance to coach a small-town Indiana high-school basketball team. Facing resentment from the community and the team itself, Hackman manages to inspire his young athletes, leading them to the ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Gene Hackman - (Coach Norman Dale)
Barbara Hershey - (Myra Fleener)
Dennis Hopper - (Shooter)
Sheb Wooley - (Cletus)
Fern Persons - (Opal Fleener)
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Review:
No matter the quality of the film or its box office success, Gene Hackman has been one of the most consistently interesting actors since 1969's Bonnie and Clyde. In the decidedly straightforward Hoosiers, he could have played his role as written and gotten away with a cliched characterization. As usual, though, he brings a genuine human ... Continue >>

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