Hoosiers Thrill to the days of the hometown hero in this rousing, uplifting, stand-up-and-cheer film that`s straight from the heartland. Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, in his Academy Award-nominated performance, bringall the thrills of a winning shot-at- the-buzzer to the screen in Hoosiers. It`s 1951 in Hickory, Indiana- a place that takes its basketball as seriously as its religion. Into this tiny town strolls Norman Dale (Hackman), a once-hailed, now-failed college coach taking up the unenviable task of coaching Hickory High`s eight-man hoop squad. Dale has been down on his luck for the last ten years, and hopes this could be a fresh start... but several people have something to say about his suspicious training methods and unorthodox bench manner. The school`s vice principal (Herhey), who iskeeping the best player in the classroom; the town drunk (Hopper), who is ruffling Midwestern feathers as the new assistant coach; and Dale`s team, who are short on both height and discipline. The school and the town want him fired. But Coach Dale believes in two things- himself and his team. Amazingly, kids become captains... players become a team... losers become winners... has-beens become once- agains. Together they make history in Hoosiers.

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