Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | David Anspaugh |
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| Writer: | Angelo Pizzo |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 14, 1986 |
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| Director: | David Anspaugh |
| Writer: | Angelo Pizzo |
| Genres: | Family, Drama |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, indiana, usa, son, sports, high school, basketball, coach, high school sports, hoosier, 1950s, basketball coach, head coach, coaching, coach teacher, high school coach |
| Production Companies | Orion Pictures, Hemdale Film Corporation, De Haven Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $28,600,000
Budget: $9,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gene Hackman | Coach Norman Dale |
| Barbara Hershey | Myra Fleener |
| Dennis Hopper | Shooter |
| Sheb Wooley | Cletus |
| Fern Persons | Opal Fleener |
| Chelcie Ross | George |
| Robert Swan | Rollin |
| Michael O'Guinne | Rooster |
| Wil Dewitt | Reverend Doty |
| John Robert Thompson | Sheriff Finley |
| Michael Sassone | Preacher Purl |
| Gloria Dorson | Millie |
| Mike Dalzell | Mayor Carl |
| Skip Welker | Junior |
| Eric Gilliom | J. June |
| Maris Valainis | Jimmy Chitwood |
| David Neidorf | Everett |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Anspaugh | Director |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
| David Nichols | Production Design |
| Jane Anderson | Costume Design |
| David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Budd Carr | Music Supervisor |
| Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Peter F. Kurland | Boom Operator |
| Marilyn Bailey | Script Supervisor |
| Karen Altman Morgenstern | Production Coordinator |
| Bill Phillips | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Daniel Marc | Hairstylist |
| David Lubin | Art Direction |
| Janis Lubin | Set Decoration |
| Mark Eggenweiler | Assistant Editor |
| Carroll Timothy O'Meara | Editor |
| Angelo Pizzo | Writer |
| David Brownlow | Production Sound Mixer |
| Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Ronnie Specter | Makeup Artist |
| Brendan Smith | Set Decoration |
| Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| Ken Carlson | Casting |
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Christopher Hackman | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Daly | Executive Producer |
| Carter DeHaven | Producer |
| Angelo Pizzo | Producer |
| Graham Henderson | Associate Producer |
| Derek Gibson | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 50 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 51 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 415 | 793 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 210 | 450 |