Budget
$6,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
$28,607,524
Opening weekend US & Canada
$220,068
Gross worldwide
$28,607,524
Hoosiers
"Best Shot" is a sports drama directed by David Anspaugh and starred by Eugene Allen Hackman , Barbara Hirsch, Dennis Hopper and others. It was released in the United States in 1986.
This film is adapted from a real-life event that happened in 1952. It tells the story of a high school team in Indiana under the leadership of a coach to become a league champion.
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- Release date February 27, 1987
- Filming locations Knightstown, Indiana, USA
- Production companies Cinema '84, Hemdale
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By Lilla 2022-10-01 21:43:29
The director talks about the unpleasant collaboration with Kim Hackman
I've seen you allude in past interviews to how hard of a time Gene Hackman gave you on the film. How quickly did you realize he'd be a problem?
The first scene on the first day.
What happened?
We did a simple scene where Gene's character is driving to Hickory and he stops to get gas — it's a scene that never ended up in the movie. Gene's character and the gas -station attendant are talking about the town, and I shot the master. I was nervous, it was my first day, but the...
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By Autumn 2023-09-20 18:26:47
What a magnificent small town...
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By Brandt 2023-09-18 12:12:24
Rarely saw 80's sports movies ~ there is a piercing shot at the beginning... If this movie looks weird, there will probably be a lot of behind-the-scenes...
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By Kale 2023-09-05 15:27:28
From scattered to systematic, from frequent failures to constant...
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By Marley 2023-08-31 10:25:44
Judging from the current point of view, this movie is really ordinary, and there is a disco-like soundtrack too special. It’s the...
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By Lorna 2023-07-14 16:11:33
==1==BDRip-TLF is good for inspiration, anyway, it is very exciting. . . Hoosiers.1986.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-MySiLU [PublicHD]...
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Coach Norman Dale: You know, if everyone is as nice as you, country hospitality is gonna get an awful name.
Myra Fleener: What a pleasant thing to say.
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Myra Fleener: A man your age comes to a place like this, either he's running away from something or he has nowhere else to go.
Coach Norman Dale: What I'm doing here has *nothing* to do with you.
Myra Fleener: Just stay away from Jimmy. I don't want him coaching in Hickory when *he's* fifty.
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[Strap is continuing his prayer as the team gets ready to leave the locker room]
Coach Norman Dale: Strap?
[to another player]
Coach Norman Dale: How long is he going to go on like this?
Rade: I don't know. He'll come when he's ready, not before.
Coach Norman Dale: Hopefully that'll be sometime before tip-off.
