71%
Movie Score
They needed a second chance to finish first.
Overview
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.
Director
Movie Cast
Coach Norman Dale
Myra Fleener
Shooter
Cletus
Opal Fleener
George
Rollin
Rooster
Reverend Doty
Sheriff Finley
Preacher Purl
Movie Stats
StatusReleased
Budget$9,000,000.00
Revenue$28,600,000.00
Production CompanyOrion Pictures
Original LanguageEnglish