- Format: NTSC
- Studio: Fox Video
- Release Date: Mar 1 2005
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000787YNQ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #39,795 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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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
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Nominated* for two Oscars® and hailed by Sports Illustrated and ESPN as one of the best sports movies of all time, this triumphant tale of a high school basketball team's long-shot attempt to win the state championship is filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and breathless excitement! Featuring "fast-break cinematography that catches the pace of the game" (The Washington Post) and powerful performances from Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, Hoosiers is "a winner" (Boxoffice)! *1986: Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper), Score
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Dec 23 2011
Format:DVD
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Expédition fiable et rapide. Très bon prix, merci beaucoup!
Wildly effective, even if a little cliched
April 22 2011
Format:Blu-ray
A movie I almost wish I loved less.
It's hard to argue with a lot of the complaints I've heard from others; the film is very Hollywood, with manipulative music, some clunky dialogue, heavy doses of sentimentality, etc
But, as a true story, it earns its happy ending. The story really was almost this dramatic in real life. And the bottom line is it is very effective and affecting film.
Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper are great, and the film is full of lots of nice touches of time, place, and character.
In the end I would argue, sometime Hollywood and well-intentioned schmaltz really, really works.
It's hard to argue with a lot of the complaints I've heard from others; the film is very Hollywood, with manipulative music, some clunky dialogue, heavy doses of sentimentality, etc
But, as a true story, it earns its happy ending. The story really was almost this dramatic in real life. And the bottom line is it is very effective and affecting film.
Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper are great, and the film is full of lots of nice touches of time, place, and character.
In the end I would argue, sometime Hollywood and well-intentioned schmaltz really, really works.
Hoosiers a real life story
July 19 2004
Format:VHS Tape
I lived in Milan,Indiana when this happened and if all that enjoyed the movie want the real story as told by Bobby Plump the hero just get the book "Bobby Plump Last of the small town heros" A wonderful film but a wonderful happening in real life..sort of the small guys winning over the big guys and who doesn't love that..
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50 Years Later...and Still a Great Story
How true-to-life is this immensely popular film? In an article written for ESPN Page 2, Jeff Merron notes a number of differences between the "real" story about a small Indiana... Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004 by Robert Morris
Come on Hickory Huskers Team!
This film is a winner. David Anspaugh made the best film of basket in all the story of the american cinema. Read more
Published on May 21 2004 by Hiram Gomez Pardo
This movie was BETTER than 5-stars.........
One of my all time favorite films, and the one that got me into LOVING Gene Hackman. And excellent adventure of an ex College basketball coach filling in the shoes of a small town... Read more
Published on April 12 2004 by Doc Orr
Great Sports Entertainment!
Based on a true high school basketball Cinderella story that occurred in 1954 in Indiana, Hoosiers is a must- see film about a team of young men who are forced to adjust to a... Read more
Published on Mar 29 2004 by Bryan Carey
Classic!
This is a must-have DVD for the sports enthusiast! Superb!
Published on Feb 9 2004
Great Basketball "Good Guy" Wins Movie
This is a movie I saw many years ago advertised on television but its release in Australia was limited. Read more
Published on Jan 15 2004 by Raymond Girvin
Corny, yes, but also very good.
If I had read an outline of this story, I would probably have thought "too corny and unoriginal" and passed up on the movie. Read more
Published on Dec 16 2003
One of the greatest movies you will ever see
America is such an awesome place to live. One of the great things about America is the American Dream. Hoosiers is a masterpiece tale of an American Dream. Read more
Published on Nov 17 2003 by Matthew Edmundson
Living It
I grew up in Indiana and am well-acquainted with the true story behind the 1954 State Championship from Milan. Read more
Published on Nov 5 2003 by C. Oler
This is a great movie!
If I had to make a list of my five favorite movies, Hoosiers would be among them. The first time I saw it I was engaged right from the opening credits. Read more
Published on Oct 8 2003 by Thomas R. Higgerson
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