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Movie Description
Based on the incredible true story of how a small-town high school's basketball team became Indiana State Champs in 1954. This film follows the controversial outsider who came to town to teach high school history and coach basketball and who was not afraid to make big waves in a small pond. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Dennis Hopper, Best Original Score.
Synopsis
Basketball is king in the small town of Hickory, Indiana, so local residents are outraged when the new coach makes a few unorthodox choices concerning the high school team. But the coach's mixture of patience and toughness eventually wins over the town, and succeeds in delivering the athletes to the state championship.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Mono - French
Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Additional Products:
Booklet
Shot in CFI color.
Additional cast: Fern Persons (Opal Fleener), Brad Boyle (Whit), Steve Hollar (Rade), Brad Long (Buddy), Kent Poole (Merle), Wade Schenck (Ollie), Scott Summers (Strap), and Maris Valainis (Jimmy).
Industry Reviews
"...HOOSIERS is an involving tale....[The] lensing is excellent....[The] score is engaging and uncharacteristically throbbing..."
Variety - Cart. (10/15/1986)
"...It's as engaging, as modest, as utterly American and as thrilling as the true-life story it's based on..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (12/11/1986)
"...There's lots to like..."
Total Film - Jonathan Crocker (11/01/2003)
"Immensely enjoyable....For those viewers who have dreamed of sinking that last big shot, or get misty-eye when their favorite team wins it all, HOOSIERS will look like a masterpiece."
Premiere - Premiere Staff (03/01/2005)
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