Directed by: David Anspaugh
Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey,
Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, and Maris Valain
Hickory
is a small town in Indiana that’s got nothing but its high school basketball
team. When former college basketball
coach Normal Dale (Gene Hackman) arrives in Hickory to take over the team after
striking a student, he gets less than a warm welcome. When he starts cutting players, things get
hostile. Despite tensions with both the
Hickory community and his players, Dale manages to get his team to the state
championship. Hoosiers is one of the best basketball movies to ever grace the big
screen. Though a little formulaic, you
shouldn’t miss out on this rousing underdog story.
