Failed college coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to direct the basketball program at a high school in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher (Barbara Hershey) 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 (Dennis Hopper), a notorious alcoholic.
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 Ounces
Director: David Anspaugh
Multimedia format: Blu-ray
Runtime: 115 minutes
Starring: Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Maris Valainis, David Neidorf, Barbara Hershey
Subtitles:: English, French, Spanish
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
ASIN: B000M2E26E
Number of discs: 1
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Failed college coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to direct the basketball program at a high school in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher (Barbara Hershey) 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 (Dennis Hopper), a notorious alcoholic.