Gene Hackman
Coach Norman Dale
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 | 1986-11-14 |
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Runtime | 1h 54m |
Directors | David Anspaugh, Fred Murphy |
Producers | John Daly, Angelo Pizzo, Carter DeHaven, Graham Henderson, Derek Gibson |
Writer | Angelo Pizzo |