They needed a second chance to finish first.
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.
Made in US
7/10
1986
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Cast
Gene Hackman
As Norman Dale
Barbara Hershey
As Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper
As Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
Sheb Wooley
As Cletus Summers
Maris Valainis
As Jimmy Chitwood
David Neidorf
As Everett Flatch (#21)
Brad Long
As Buddy Walker (#14)
Steve Hollar
As Rade Butcher (#25)
Brad Boyle
As Whit Butcher (#43)
Kent Poole
As Merle Webb (#12)
Wade Schenck
As Ollie McLellan (#13)
Scott Summers
As Strap Purl (#53)
Fern Persons
As Opal Fleener
Chelcie Ross
As George Walker
Robert Swan
As Rollin Butcher
Michael O'Guinne
As Rooster
Wil Dewitt
As Reverend Doty
John Robert Thompson
As Sheriff Finley
Michael Sassone
As Preacher Purl
Gloria Dorson
As Millie
Mike Dalzell
As Mayor Carl
Skip Welker
As Junior
Eric Gilliom
As J. June
Robert Boyle
As Referee (Oolitic)
Jerry D. Petro
As Referee - Oolitic Game
Sam Smiley
As Referee - Cedar Knob Game
Tom McConnell
As Coach - Cedar Knob
Dennis Farkas
As Gorilla Player - Cedar Knob
Tim Fogarty
As Referee - Verdi Game
Spyridon Stratigos
As Referee - Loogootee Game
Ken Strunk
As Referee - Dugger Game
Jerry D. Larrison
As Referee - Terhune Game
Thomas W. Marshall
As Referee - Terhune Game
Gary Long
As Coach - Jasper
C.W. Mundy
As Coach - Jasper
Jeff Moster
As Player - Jasper
Ralph H. Shively
As Doc Buggins
Rich Komenich
As Reporter
Scott Miley
As Reporter
Robert Sutton
As Reporter
Ray Crowe
As Coach - State
Ray Craft
As Official - Finals
Tom Carnegie
As Finals P.A. Announcer
Hilliard Gates
As Radio Announcer - Finals
Laura Robling
As Hickory Cheerleader
Nancy Harris
As Hickory Cheerleader
Libbey Schenck
As Hickory Cheerleader
The Travel-Aires
As Star Spangled Banner Quartet
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