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Hoosiers (1987)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:37
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: It may adhere to the sports underdog formula, but Hoosiers has been made with such loving craft, and features such excellent performances, that it’s hard to resist.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]
Starring: Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, David Neidorf
Starring: Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, David Neidorf
Director: David Anspaugh
Director: David Anspaugh
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Reviews for Hoosiers
Hackman is wonderful as an inarticulate man tense with the struggle to curb a flaring, mysterious anger.
An inspiring documentary that follows an eccentric basketball coach and his ferociously talented girls' team as they battle to overcome adversity and kick the ass of gender stereotypes.
The setting in early 1950s Indiana adds nice texture to the story, but the endless games with the usual ups and downs outstay their welcome.
Shameless, yes, but open your eyes, close your mind, sit back and enjoy.
Bobby Knight would not be amused, though Tark the Shark might've had a good laugh at the naive masquerade.
It should come as little surprise that this solid, sentimental movie about basketball is set in Indiana, where babies are given roundballs before they get rattles.
Pic belongs to Hackman, but Dennis Hopper gets another opportunity to put in a showy turn as a local misfit.
...it's easy enough to see why Hoosiers has become one of the most endearing sports movies in cinematic history.
Works the underdog formula so expertly that it's no surprise the film still has the ability to uplift audiences nearly 20 years later.
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