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Nominated for two Academy Awards, this triumphant tale of a high school basketball teams` long-shot attempt to ascend to the State Championship is filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and breathless excitement! Featuring "fast-break cinematography that catches the pace of the game" (Washington Post) and intense, heart-rending performances from Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, Hoosiers redefined the sports movie with a realism and frankness that make you believe in its small-town characters - and cheer for them over and over again.
Hackman is Norman Dale, a basketball coach whose checkered past has led him to a last-chance position with a last-chance team. Made to feel unwelcome by squad members, an icy fellow teacher (Hershey) and townspeople who nearly have him fired, Dale perseveres with a gritty demeanor and an unwavering passion for the game. But winning over the team is only half the battle in a world where small-town teams can end up playing big-time rivals...and a downtrodden outsider can rouse the pride of an entire county. As "a well-made slice of Americana" (Leonard Maltin), Hoosiers "scores big" (Washington Post)!
Basketball-Trainer Norman Dale übernimmt im Jahr 1951 das Highschool-Team der Kleinstadt Hickory in Indiana. Für das Team, das allen Gegnern rettungslos unterlegen ist, ist er die letzte Hoffnung. Doch auch für den Coach ist es die letzte Chance, denn es gibt ein paar dunkle Flecken in seiner Vergangenheit. Von Spielern, Lehrerkollegen und Einwohnern wird er zunächst nicht gerade willkommen geheissen. Da erklärt sich Jimmy, der beste Spieler des Ortes, bereit, für Norman die Mannschaft zu verstärken. Nun beginnt eine Siegesserie, die bis ins Endspiel nach Indianapolis führt.
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