Hoosiers (Blu-ray) (1987)

Editor's Note 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.

	Gene Hackman
	David Neidorf
	Dennis Hopper
	Barbara Hershey
	David Anspaugh - Director

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. New York Times
"...Irresistible....HOOSIERS is about as sweetly unself-conscious as a film can be..." 02/27/1987 p.C10

Variety
"...HOOSIERS is an involving tale....[The] lensing is excellent....[The] score is engaging and uncharacteristically throbbing..." 10/15/1986

Los Angeles Times
"...It's as engaging, as modest, as utterly American and as thrilling as the true-life story it's based on..." 12/11/1986 p.C1

Total Film
"...There's lots to like..." 11/01/2003 p.128

Premiere
"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." 03/01/2005 p.114