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.
Cast
Gene Hackman
Coach Norman Dale
Barbara Hershey
Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper
Shooter
Sheb Wooley
Cletus
Fern Persons
Opal Fleener
Chelcie Ross
George
R
Robert Swan
Rollin
M
Michael O'Guinne
Rooster
W
Wil Dewitt
Reverend Doty
J
John Robert Thompson
Sheriff Finley
M
Michael Sassone
Preacher Purl
Gloria Dorson
Millie
M
Mike Dalzell
Mayor Carl
S
Skip Welker
Junior
E
Eric Gilliom
J. June
R
Robert Boyle
Referee (Oolitic)
J
Jerry D. Petro
Referee - Oolitic Game
S
Sam Smiley
Referee - Cedar Knob Game
T
Tom McConnell
Coach - Cedar Knob
D
Dennis Farkas
Gorilla Player - Cedar Knob
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