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.
DirectorDavid Anspaugh
ProducersAngelo Pizzo, Carter DeHaven
WritersAngelo Pizzo
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LanguageEnglish
Production companiesOrion Pictures, De Haven Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation
Budget9000000
TaglineThey needed a second chance to finish first.
