Top billed cast

1. 

   Gene Hackman

   Norman Dale

2. 

   Barbara Hershey

   Myra Fleener

3. 

   Dennis Hopper

   Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch

4. 

   Sheb Wooley

   Cletus Summers

5. 

   Maris Valainis

   Jimmy Chitwood

6. 

   David Neidorf

   Everett Flatch (#21)

7. 

   Brad Long

   Buddy Walker (#14)

8. 

   Steve Hollar

   Rade Butcher (#25)

9. 

   Brad Boyle

   Whit Butcher (#43)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-03-04

I really found it quite hard to get excited about this rather predictable story, even though Dennis Hopper turns in one of his best character efforts. The story centres on basketball coach “Dale” (Gene Hackman) who takes over a third rate school team in Indiana. Their team spirit is pretty non existent but there are spirits a-plenty going down the throat of the enthusiastic “Shooter” (Hopper) whose son plays for the team and who isn’t the worst tactician - but is never sober often or long enough to consistently make much odds. With a team that couldn’t beat an egg and a deputy who ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$9,000,000.00

Revenue
$28,600,000.00

Keywords

• high school
• indiana, usa
• sports
• parent child relationship
• son
• based on true story
• basketball
• coach
• high school sports
• hoosier
• 1950s
• basketball coach
• head coach
• coaching
• coach teacher
• high school coach