

Information
Release DateNovember 14, 1986
Runtime1h 54m
StatusReleased
Budget$9M
Revenue$29M
ProductionDe Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation
LanguagesEnglish
7.0
587 votesPopularity3
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Gene Hackman
Norman Dale

Barbara Hershey
Myra Fleener

Dennis Hopper
Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch

Sheb Wooley
Cletus Summers

Maris Valainis
Jimmy Chitwood



