

14/11/1986
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.

Gene Hackman
as Coach Norman Dale

Barbara Hershey
as Myra Fleener

Dennis Hopper
as Shooter

Sheb Wooley
as Cletus

Fern Persons
as Opal Fleener

Chelcie Ross
as George

Robert Swan
as Rollin

Michael O'Guinne
as Rooster

Wil Dewitt
as Reverend Doty

John Robert Thompson
as Sheriff Finley

Michael Sassone
as Preacher Purl

Gloria Dorson
as Millie

Mike Dalzell
as Mayor Carl

Skip Welker
as Junior

Eric Gilliom
as J. June

Robert Boyle
as Referee (Oolitic)

Jerry D. Petro
as Referee - Oolitic Game

Sam Smiley
as Referee - Cedar Knob Game

Tom McConnell
as Coach - Cedar Knob

Dennis Farkas
as Gorilla Player - Cedar Knob

Tim Fogarty
as Referee - Verdi Game

Spyridon Stratigos
as Referee - Loogootee Game

Ken Strunk
as Referee - Dugger Game

Jerry D. Larrison
as Referee - Terhune Game

Thomas W. Marshall
as Referee - Terhune Game

Gary Long
as Coach - Jasper

C.W. Mundy
as Coach - Jasper

Jeff Moster
as Player - Jasper

Ralph H. Shively
as Doc Buggins

Rich Komenich
as Reporter

Scott Miley
as Reporter

Robert Sutton
as Reporter

Ray Crowe
as Coach - State

Ray Craft
as Official - Finals

Tom Carnegie
as Finals P.A. Announcer

Hilliard Gates
as Radio Announcer - Finals

Laura Robling
as Hickory Cheerleader

Nancy Harris
as Hickory Cheerleader

Libbey Schenck
as Hickory Cheerleader

Brad Boyle
as Whit Butcher

Steve Hollar
as Rade

Brad Long
as Buddy

David Neidorf
as Everett

Maris Valainis
as Jimmy Chitwood

Kent Poole
as Merle

Wade Schenck
as Ollie

Scott Summers
as Strap Purl

The Travel-Aires
as Star Spangled Banner Quartet
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