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Hoosiers 1986 Basketball Film | Best Shot | Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey | Review

  • Writer: Amy McLean
    Amy McLean
  • Nov 19, 2025
  • 1 min read

What's your review of the 1986 film Hoosiers (or Best Shot)? It's directed by David Anspaugh, with a cast including Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, and more.


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About Hoosiers 1986


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Hoosiers plot from IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091217/


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

Gene Hackman as Coach Norman Dale

Barbara Hershey as Myra Fleener

Dennis Hopper as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch

Sheb Wooley as Cletus Summers

Maris Valainis as Jimmy Chitwood

David Neidorf as Everett Flatch

Brad Long as Buddy Walker

Steve Hollar as Rade Butcher

Brad Boyle as Whit Butcher

Wade Schenck as Ollie McLellan

Kent Poole as Merle Webb

Scott Summers as Strap Purl

Fern Persons as Opal Fleener

Chelcie Ross as George Walker

Robert Swan as Rollin Butcher

Michael Sassone as Preacher Purl

Gloria Dorson as Millie

Michael O'Guinne as Rooster

Wil Dewitt as Reverend Doty

John Robert Thompson as Sheriff Finley

Hilliard Gates as Radio Announcer


Directed by David Anspaugh

Written by Angelo Pizzo

Music by Jerry Goldsmith

Production companies: Hemdale Pictures, De Haven Productions

Distributed by Orion Pictures

Release date: November 14, 1986

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