Hoosiers
Hoosiers (released in some countries as Best Shot) is a 1986 American sports drama film written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh in his feature directorial debut. It tells the story of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team and its journey to the state championship finals. It is inspired in part by the Milan High School team who won the 1954 state championship.
Plot
In 1951, Norman Dale arrives in rural Hickory, Indiana. His old friend, high school principal Cletus Summers, has hired him as the civics and history teacher and as head basketball coach.
More details
| author | Angelo Pizzo |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Indiana |
| director | David Anspaugh |
| editor | Carroll Timothy O'Meara |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | act alcoholic father ban basketball coach butler fieldhouse coach college basketball drill eject ejection fall game hang heart attack history teacher indianapolis meet old friend pass school principal shoot surrogate father their way |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| producer | Angelo Pizzo Carter De Haven |
| productionCompany | De Haven Productions Hemdale Pictures |
| publisher | Orion Pictures |
| theme | biographical high school independent teen |