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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… Read more
56% (103,237)
Where to watch: Amazon
1986 · 1h 54m · ★ 56% (103K)
They needed a second chance to finish first.
Director: David Anspaugh
Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper
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.
David Anspaugh
De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation
Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Maris Valainis, David Neidorf, Brad Long, Steve Hollar, Brad Boyle, Kent Poole, Wade Schenck, Scott Summers, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross, Robert Swan, Michael O'Guinne, Wil Dewitt, John Robert Thompson, Michael Sassone, Gloria Dorson
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads