Movie-A-Day #140: Hoosiers

[KingLouieLouie]

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Well, I thought this selection was ideal since "March Madness" is currently upon us, and this to me is the best basketball (perhaps sports movie) of all-time..... Thanks again toAmazon.com for the following...

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
One of the most rousingly enjoyable sports movies ever made, this small-town drama tells the story of the Hickory Huskers, an underdog basketball team from a tiny Indiana high school that makes it all the way to the state championship tournament. It's a familiar story, but sensitive direction and a splendid screenplay helped make this one of the best films of 1986, highlighted by the superb performances of Gene Hackman as the Huskers' coach, and Oscar nominee Dennis Hopper as the alcoholic father of one of the team's key players. As the drama unfolds we come to realize that many of the characters (including Barbara Hershey as a schoolteacher with whom Hackman falls in love) are recovering from disappointing setbacks, and this depth of character is what makes the otherwise conventional basketball story so richly rewarding. Like Rocky, Rudy, and Breaking Away, this is a quintessentially American movie about beating the odds and rising above one's own limitations. Just try to watch it without cheering! --Jeff Shannon

Personal Note: What else can be expressed about this movie that probably already hasn't? Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper were each brilliant in their roles..... If anyone hasn't seen it, you must immediately...You've been missing out for quite some time..... Even if you're not a fan of basketball, I still recommend it regardless.....

 

[Shane]

Love it!

 

[mdamien13]

Can't believe I've never seen it. Having gone to school for four years in Indiana, though, I can attest to Hoosiers and their love for high school basketball.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Originally posted by mdamien13
Can't believe I've never seen it.

See it.

Great choice, KLL.

 

[Ryanwb]

Barbara Hershey was the Ice Queen of all time in this movie! Its like you need an evil ***** telling you that you will fail, then turning to your side by the end of the movie to make a good sports movie. Adrian in Rocky was another example of this, no matter what she never believed in Rocky, that always bothered me.

Great movie, I love watching this on Sunday mornings

 

[Chaz]

Great Movie.