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Hoosiers (1986)

Hoosiers (1986)

David R. George III
Quick Takes

Gene Hackman stars as a middle-aged man with a questionable past who winds up as the basketball coach of a small high school in Indiana. The eminently believable Hackman teams with Dennis Hopper, whose supporting role as the town drunk deservedly rated him an Oscar nomination. The small town of Hickory seems real, as do its residents, even it their behavior isn’t always likable. Written, directed, and edited with a sincere earnestness, the film rises above the usual formulaic sports film.

***⅜ (out of *****)

©2023 David R. George III

1986 • 1 HOUR, 54 MINUTES
CINEMA ‘84 • HEMDALE

STARRING
• GENE HACKMAN

ALSO STARRING
• BARBARA HERSHEY, DENNIS HOPPER

WRITTEN BY
• ANGELO PIZZO

DIRECTED BY
• DAVID ANSPAUGH

1986 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (2)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: DENNIS HOPPER (LOST TO MICHAEL CAINE FOR HANNAH AND HER SISTERS)
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (LOST TO ’ROUND MIDNIGHT)

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