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Hoosiers | Year: 1986 Classification: Drama Directed: - David Anspaugh Actors/Actresses: - Barbara Hershey - Dennis Hopper - Gene Hackman Hoop Dreams Hoosiers is a great, feel good movie that champions the fact that if you work hard and believe in yourself, anything is possible. Based on a true story, Hoosiers is about an extremely small town Indiana high school boy's basketball team that goes on to win the Indiana high school championship, beating the big city schools along the way. Gene Hackman stars as the coach of the Hickory High team. He is a mysterious stranger, with a dark past. But he knows how to coach basketball and he gets the boys to believe in themselves. Dennis Hopper scored a major comeback triumph in his career (he got a Best Supporting Actor nomination for the role) as the alcoholic assistant coach who is also the father of one of the boys on the team. The movie is full of cliches, but the kids and Mr. Hackman are so good, you can forgive them for it. The speech that Mr. Hackman gives before the big game will send chills up your spine everytime you hear it. Hoosiers is a real winner. Yep, this is how it was... Maybe it's because we're the smallest state west of the Alleghenies or maybe we just have this thing about Indiana, but Hoosiers (and we can't understand why that term is a perjorative for some people) have an inordinate pride in their home state. Hoosiers a real life story I lived in Milan,Indiana when this happened and if all that enjoyed the movie want the real story as told by Bobby Plump the hero just get the book "Bobby Plump Last of the small town heros" A wonderful film but a wonderful happening in real life..sort of the small guys winning over the big guys and who doesn't love that.. Buy Hoosiers at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Hoosiers Search with the Priority Search Engine on Hoosiers This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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