Hoosiers (1986)
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher 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, a notorious alcoholic.
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Selects: How Forgiveness Works
"Hoosiers, one of the great sports redemption movies."
— Chuck
Cited as an example of a redemption story movie.
Jan 10, 2026
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The Harlem Globetrotters: American Treasures
"Hoosiers is one of the all-time great sports movies period."
— Josh
Referenced as an example of a great basketball sports movie.
Nov 2, 2023
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How Forgiveness Works
"Oh, I mean, Hoosiers, one of the great sports redemption movies."
— Chuck
Chuck cites Hoosiers as an example of a redemption story movie.
Jan 27, 2022
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How Agritourism Works
"I got a Hoosiers t-shirt, a Jimmy Chitwood number 15 Hoosiers t-shirt"
— Chuck
Chuck mentions receiving a t-shirt from the basketball movie Hoosiers as fan mail.
Dec 14, 2010
Cast
Gene Hackman
Norman Dale
Barbara Hershey
Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper
Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
Sheb Wooley
Cletus Summers
Maris Valainis
Jimmy Chitwood
David Neidorf
Everett Flatch (#21)
Brad Long
Buddy Walker (#14)
Steve Hollar
Rade Butcher (#25)
B
Brad Boyle
Whit Butcher (#43)
K
Kent Poole
Merle Webb (#12)
Wade Schenck
Ollie McLellan (#13)
S
Scott Summers
Strap Purl (#53)
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