Gene Hackman,
Barbara Hershey,
Dennis Hopper,
Sheb Wooley,
Fern Persons
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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 coa... read more
DVD Release Date: December 9, 1997
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April 29, 2012Coach Norman Dale: Welcome to Indiana basketball.
"They needed a second chance to finish first."
Hoosiers is one of the most manipulative films you'll ever see. Everything the movie does is designed around manipulating the audience as much as possible. Every foul seems to be a... read more -
November 10, 2011Hoosiers is an incredible sports film and my #2 favorite sports film of all time (behind Rudy).
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August 3, 2011They needed a second chance to finish first.
Good decent basketball film. Dennis Hopper was actually nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for this film in 1986. I don't particularly have a taste for Gene Hackman film's but I just had to watch this film, basketball i... read more -
May 14, 2011by the numbers sports movie ("hey, we didn't have a chance, but through work and forgetting our many differences ... we win! we win!") with nonetheless good performances that carry this horse to the glue factory.
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October 11, 2010It would have been another typical sports movie of the underdogs in the big league if there wasn't so much tension, drama, insecurity over whether this would be a truly amazing story, or another happy tale of accidents. Hackman and Hopper are both perfect in their roles, especial... read more
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March 3, 2008Gene Hackman and Dennis Hooper put on great performances, good basketball flick.
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August 29, 2006my favorite sports movie. Rousing, funny and tremdously entertaining. Hackman gives a brilliant and inspiring performance.
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March 10, 2012Hoosiers is one of the greatest sports films of all time, and I am proud to say that this and Rudy are my favorite sports films ever made. This is a timeless classic.
Critic Reviews
August 1, 2008
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
March 21, 2007
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Shameless, yes, but open your eyes, close your mind, sit back and enjoy. Full Review
March 21, 2007
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader
Bobby Knight would not be amused, though Tark the Shark might've had a good laugh at the naive masquerade. Full Review
March 21, 2007
Variety
Pic belongs to Hackman, but Dennis Hopper gets another opportunity to put in a showy turn as a local misfit. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
This film's very lack of surprise and sophistication accounts for a lot of its considerable charm.
January 1, 2000
Paul Attanasio, Washington Post
The movie's enormous craftsmanship accumulates till you're actually seduced into believing all its Pepperidge Farm buncombe. That's quite an achievement. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Even though we've seen it all before, Hoosiers scores big by staying small. Full Review
April 22, 2012
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
An enjoyable, if conventional and manipulative small-town sports melodrama, boasting strong turns from Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper, who received his only acting nomination for his part. Full Review
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