Hoosiers
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- Synopsis
- An unexpected late-1986 box-office hit, 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 coach a ......
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- Starring
- Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons
- Director(s)
- David Anspaugh
- Distributor(s)
- Orion
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 115 min.
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Critic Reviews
In the way it combines sports with human nature, it reminded me of another wonderful Indiana sports movie, "Breaking Away." It's a movie that is all heart.Read the full review
Hackman anchors the movie with a performance of remarkable control. You see his hurt in his glances at his shoes, his little phony chuckle; you can feel him carrying his secret -- it's a rage held together with rubber bands. This is the Hackman of "The Conversation," not "The French Connection." [27 Feb 1987, Style, p.c1]Read the full review
Yet much of the movie's validity stems from time and place recreated with such authenticity that you can sense the wet chill in the morning air and the new wax pungent on the old gym floor. [27 Feb 1987, Weekend, p.n29]Read the full review
