In 1951, Norman Dale arrives in rural Hickory, Indiana. His old friend, high school principal Cletus Summers, has hired him as the civics and history teacher and as head … See more

• Gene Hackman as Norman Dale
• Barbara Hershey as Myra Fleener
• Dennis Hopper as Shooter Flatch
• Sheb Wooley as Cletus Summers See more

During filming in the autumn of 1985, on location at Hinkle Fieldhouse, directors were unable to secure enough extras for shooting the final scenes even after casting calls through … See more

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 47 reviews, with an … See more

The film is inspired in part by the story of the 1954 Indiana state champions, Milan High School (/ˈmaɪlən/ MY-lən). The phrase "inspired by a true story" is more appropriate than "based on a true story" because the two teams have little in common. See more

The music to Hoosiers was written by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith. Goldsmith used a hybrid of orchestral and electronic elements in juxtaposition to the 1950s setting to … See more

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