Hoosiers (2-Disc Collector's Edition)

Hoosiers (2-Disc Collector's Edition)


Starring:Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross, Robert Swan, Michael O'Guinne, Wil Dewitt, John Robert Thompson, Michael Sassone, Gloria Dorson, Mike Dalzell, Skip Welker, Eric Gilliom, Robert Boyle (II), Jerry D. Petro, Sam Smiley, Tom McConnell, Dennis Farkas
Director: David Anspaugh
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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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
Hoosiers
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Solid movie with melodramatic ending
  • Excellent
  • A great movie
  • Good basketball movie
  • A true Indiana tale
 Hoosiers
Starring: Gene Hackman , Barbara Hershey , Dennis Hopper , Sheb Wooley , and Fern Persons
Director: David Anspaugh
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 0792843592
Release Date: 2000-02-29

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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

Description

Nominated* for two OscarsÂ(r) 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.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Solid movie with melodramatic ending.......2007-06-25

The movie is solid and inspirational, Hackman shines as always.
All the boys hit their marks. Hopper and Hershey are passable.
The only problem is the last 1/2 is overly melodramatic and all
basketball. It would have been nice to have them lose and a nice
denouement about going on with life, etc. A little too high at the end.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-06-13

First on the DVD... The score sounded magnificent. The sound in 5.1 is well distributed and rounded. It sounds clear and awesome. The image is just as good. Bright and vivid colors, makes the movie look a lot less older than it is. The extras are all right including the Indiana State Championship game of 1953 (might be 52? don't remember).
On the movie... Well this is one of the best sport movies ever is just perfect. Hackman delivers a perfect performance, truly belivable, as well as most of the cast. The movie is based on a true story wich makes it twice as good.
A very good movie to remeber the importance of discipline and how team work can make ordinary people have extraordinary results. Something we have been missing in pro-athletes this days...

5 out of 5 stars A great movie.......2007-04-05

I love this show.Gene Hackman probably did his finest performance in this show as did Dennis Hopper.A great basketball story that will just make you feel good.I highly recommend this to everyone.

5 out of 5 stars Good basketball movie.......2007-02-06

This is a good basketball movie and if you are a basketball fan, you definitely should see it. Also, it is a good movie to show teams. It shows team unity and the results that can happen when you trust your team and coach. Even if you are not a basketball fan and just like good movies, this is a good movie to watch. For example, it also shows an alcoholic father rebuild his relationship with his son by getting treatment.

5 out of 5 stars A true Indiana tale.......2007-01-28

It's based on the 1954 "Miracle of Milan" (and if you think that name has anything to do with either Italy or the Catholic Church, you're obviously not a Hoosier!) Even though I've heard a few fellow Hoosiers gripe about the film not being more true to the actual facts, to me, it's one of the top three or four movies I've ever seen, and captures perfectly the atmosphere of our state, circa 1950s.
For instance, the scenes in the Hickory gym are just how it was in those crackerboxes where we had Hoosier Hysteria in those days. The screenplay captures the Hoosier way of talking well, too. Not the accents, so much, as the fact that people from Indiana tend to be a little laconic -- to not waste too many words. Our next door neighbors in Kentucky, on the other hand, are famous as gabbers and storytellers.
Look at some of the family names, also: Fleenor, Chitwood, and the like. I've known real Hoosiers by those names.
The kids who portray the Huskers are the best basketball players I've ever seen acting in a movie. They've actually "played the game" before -- you can tell.
Usually not mentioned, but a key element, is the musical score. It fits the theme so well -- especially at the end. Notice that after Coach Norman Dale says, "OK, let's go," just before Chitwood's winning basket, the only spoken words for the rest of the movie come from the disembodied voice of Dale, much later, as a lone kid shoots hoops in the Hickory gym. As the camera shows the photo of the state championship Huskers, Dale can be heard repeating what he said in the locker room before the big game: "I love you guys."
The music filled in on the sound track in place of dialogue during the last seconds before victory -- and it was perfect.


Hoosiers [Blu-ray]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Hoosiers good movie but not enough.
  • HOOP DREAMS...
  • The Backbone of America
 Hoosiers [Blu-ray]
Starring: Brad Boyle , Gloria Dorson , Gene Hackman , Barbara Hershey , and Steve Hollar
Director: David Anspaugh
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B000MGB6MS
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Description

Nominated* for two Oscars(r) 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.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Hoosiers good movie but not enough........2007-05-07

It's a good movie but a poor transfer to Bluray.

5 out of 5 stars HOOP DREAMS..........2007-03-26

As I have a daughter who played division one, women's college basketball, I confess to being a big fan of the game. I love hoop films, so I jumped at the opportunity to watch this one, having heard that it is a great film. Well for once, the word out on the street is on the money.

This is a superlative film, beautifully directed by David Anspaugh, about a great basketball coach whose initial coaching career was derailed by his Achilles heel. It is a story about the effect that one can have on the lives of others. It is a story about being given a second chance. It is a story about hope. It is a story about redemption. It is a story about community. It is a story about overcoming all odds. Quite simply, it is a film that will not fail to capture the viewer, heart and soul.

The setting for the film is the nineteen fifties and appears to be based upon a true story. Coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) has a skeleton in his closet and is given a second chance at coaching. Buried deep in the cornfields of Indiana is the small town of Hickory, which has a very small high school with a basketball team called the Hickory Hucksters. Coach Dale takes this team and tries to ensure that the players are all grounded in the fundamentals of the game, as their idea of basketball had been just to point and shoot. He wants to make it a team of which all can be proud. His hardline approach meets some initial resistance that causes his best player to leave the team, but even he eventually returns to the fold. This is not, however, just a film about a basketball team's struggle to make it to the state championship.

This being a small town, Coach Dale, as an outsider, runs into some small town politics that threaten to run him out of town. Cooler heads prevail, and he is given his chance to be all he can be. While what he does with the team is remarkable, it is his interaction with others in the town that is even more so. He begins a relationship with the high school's assistant principal, Myra Fleener (Barbara Hershey), and brings some passion into her otherwise lackluster existence. He takes Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch (Dennis Hopper), the town drunk and estranged father to one of the team's key players, under his wing and gives him a new lease on life. Along the way, Coach Dale even manages to give the town a basketball team of which it can be proud. He and the team put the town on the map. How they do it is the crux of the movie.

Gene Hackman is simply sensational as the coach, a man who wants his life back and is given a second chance to grab for the brass ring. He infuses his character with a toughness and, simultaneously, a tenderness that makes him three dimensional. Dennis Hopper gives a truly remarkable performance as the drunk who finds his way out of the bottle long enough to take stock of himself. When Coach Hackman, seeing that he has a lot of knowledge of basketball, extends him a helping hand and affords him an opportunity to regain his self-respect and repair his relationship with his son, he responds in a way he had never thought possible. Hopper gives a performance of a lifetime, infusing his character with just the right amount of pathos, vulnerability, and hope. His is truly a bravura performance. Barbara Hershey, as always, gives an excellent performance, impressing upon the viewer the internal conflicts with which her character is struggling. The rest of the supporting cast contribute with fine performances, as well.

5 out of 5 stars The Backbone of America.......2007-02-01

I am not a basketball fan. I don't even like the game. What attracted me to this movie was the poster showing a pair of 1950s-looking basketball sneakers in the foreground with an open field of heartland America in the background. I finally got to see HOOSIERS on video and I am sure glad that I did. This is one of my all-time favorite movies. It's hard to describe but this movie is what America is all about. Great performances, photography and a brilliantly emotionally charged score composed by Jerry Goldsmith contribute to the success of this film. One critic called it `a-stand-up-and-cheer-movie' and that is exactly what it is. When the opening credits played I just knew this was going to be a great film. Jerry Goldsmith's music behind the credits showing Gene Hackman traveling across the back roads of mid America is pure Americana. And the final shot of the team photograph on the wall of the empty and silent gymnasium with Hackman's echoing words put a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. I suppose there is something endearing to me about our land and the chance for the seemingly unimportant individual to stand together with others against insurmountable odds and accomplish a noble feat or aspiration in one fleeting moment of glory. That is the greatness to be found in the collective spirit of our nation. Whenever you feel down and out try playing this movie. Watch it and you may come away that much richer in spirit.
Hoosiers (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Solid movie with melodramatic ending
  • Excellent
  • A great movie
  • Good basketball movie
  • A true Indiana tale
 Hoosiers (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Starring: Gene Hackman , Barbara Hershey , Dennis Hopper , Sheb Wooley , and Fern Persons
Director: David Anspaugh
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0006SSTDQ
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Amazon.com

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

Description

Nominated* for two Oscars(r) 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.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Solid movie with melodramatic ending.......2007-06-25

The movie is solid and inspirational, Hackman shines as always.
All the boys hit their marks. Hopper and Hershey are passable.
The only problem is the last 1/2 is overly melodramatic and all
basketball. It would have been nice to have them lose and a nice
denouement about going on with life, etc. A little too high at the end.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-06-13

First on the DVD... The score sounded magnificent. The sound in 5.1 is well distributed and rounded. It sounds clear and awesome. The image is just as good. Bright and vivid colors, makes the movie look a lot less older than it is. The extras are all right including the Indiana State Championship game of 1953 (might be 52? don't remember).
On the movie... Well this is one of the best sport movies ever is just perfect. Hackman delivers a perfect performance, truly belivable, as well as most of the cast. The movie is based on a true story wich makes it twice as good.
A very good movie to remeber the importance of discipline and how team work can make ordinary people have extraordinary results. Something we have been missing in pro-athletes this days...

5 out of 5 stars A great movie.......2007-04-05

I love this show.Gene Hackman probably did his finest performance in this show as did Dennis Hopper.A great basketball story that will just make you feel good.I highly recommend this to everyone.

5 out of 5 stars Good basketball movie.......2007-02-06

This is a good basketball movie and if you are a basketball fan, you definitely should see it. Also, it is a good movie to show teams. It shows team unity and the results that can happen when you trust your team and coach. Even if you are not a basketball fan and just like good movies, this is a good movie to watch. For example, it also shows an alcoholic father rebuild his relationship with his son by getting treatment.

5 out of 5 stars A true Indiana tale.......2007-01-28

It's based on the 1954 "Miracle of Milan" (and if you think that name has anything to do with either Italy or the Catholic Church, you're obviously not a Hoosier!) Even though I've heard a few fellow Hoosiers gripe about the film not being more true to the actual facts, to me, it's one of the top three or four movies I've ever seen, and captures perfectly the atmosphere of our state, circa 1950s.
For instance, the scenes in the Hickory gym are just how it was in those crackerboxes where we had Hoosier Hysteria in those days. The screenplay captures the Hoosier way of talking well, too. Not the accents, so much, as the fact that people from Indiana tend to be a little laconic -- to not waste too many words. Our next door neighbors in Kentucky, on the other hand, are famous as gabbers and storytellers.
Look at some of the family names, also: Fleenor, Chitwood, and the like. I've known real Hoosiers by those names.
The kids who portray the Huskers are the best basketball players I've ever seen acting in a movie. They've actually "played the game" before -- you can tell.
Usually not mentioned, but a key element, is the musical score. It fits the theme so well -- especially at the end. Notice that after Coach Norman Dale says, "OK, let's go," just before Chitwood's winning basket, the only spoken words for the rest of the movie come from the disembodied voice of Dale, much later, as a lone kid shoots hoops in the Hickory gym. As the camera shows the photo of the state championship Huskers, Dale can be heard repeating what he said in the locker room before the big game: "I love you guys."
The music filled in on the sound track in place of dialogue during the last seconds before victory -- and it was perfect.


1987 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship
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    		1987 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship

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    ASIN: B000NO2FLU
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    Keith Smart hit "The Shot" to secure Bob Knight's 3rd national championship at Indiana. The Hoosiers were also led by Steve Alford who nailed 7 3-pointers and Daryl Thomas who produced 20 points inside overcoming Syracuse's trio of Sherman Douglas, Rony Seikaly, and Derrick Coleman. This was the first year of the 3-pointer in the NCAA tournament.
    2002 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship
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      		2002 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship

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      ASIN: B000NPP9J4
      Release Date: 2007-02-23

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      The Maryland Terrapins become national champions for the first time in school history after beating Indiana 64-52. Maryland's Juan Dixon scored 18 points and was honored as the tournament's most outstanding player. Teammate Lonny Baxter also contributed to the effort with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
      Charlie Rose with Bobby Knight (March 15, 2001)
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        		Charlie Rose with Bobby Knight (March 15, 2001)

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        ASIN: B000HBL75Y
        Release Date: 2006-08-15

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        An hour-long conversation with the former basketball coach of the Indiana Hoosiers, Bobby Knight. Knight looks back at his long career as a player and NCAA coach, discusses the circumstances surrounding his leaving Indiana University, and talks about his possible new position as head coach of the Texas Tech basketball team.
        Hoosiers (UMD for PSP)
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • The Backbone of America
        		Hoosiers (UMD for PSP)
        Starring: Brad Boyle , Gloria Dorson , Gene Hackman , Barbara Hershey , and Steve Hollar
        Director: David Anspaugh
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        Release Date: 2006-07-04

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars The Backbone of America .......2007-01-12

        I am not a basketball fan. I don't even like the game. What attracted me to this movie was the poster showing a pair of 1950s-looking basketball sneakers in the foreground with an open field of heartland America in the background. I finally got to see HOOSIERS on video and I am sure glad that I did. This is one of my all-time favorite movies. It's hard to describe but this movie is what America is all about. Great performances, photography and a brilliantly emotionally charged score composed by Jerry Goldsmith contribute to the success of this film. One critic called it `a-stand-up-and-cheer-movie' and that is exactly what it is. When the opening credits played I just knew this was going to be a great film. Jerry Goldsmith's music behind the credits showing Gene Hackman traveling across the back roads of mid America is pure Americana. And the final shot of the team photograph on the wall of the empty and silent gymnasium with Hackman's echoing words put a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. I suppose there is something endearing to me about our land and the chance for the seemingly unimportant individual to stand together with others against insurmountable odds and accomplish a noble feat or aspiration in one fleeting moment of glory. That is the greatness to be found in the collective spirit of our nation. Whenever you feel down and out try playing this movie. Watch it and you may come away that much richer in spirit.
        Kelvin Sampson: Dominating Transition Defense Drills
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          		Kelvin Sampson: Dominating Transition Defense Drills

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          With 5-on-5 breakdowns, Kelvin Sampson teaches effective methods for stopping a team's offensive transition on every possession. Coach Sampson supplies step-by-step instructions on how to design and deploy an effective transition defense. He includes competitive drills such as Transition Defense Drill, Circle Transition Drill, Toughness and Transition Drill, Single Bubble Drill, NBA Shuttle Drill and Defending the Screen & Roll. The toughest teams are the teams that find a way to win. This video will help your team build mental toughness, physical toughness, and the ability to communicate, and will help you to create a competitive practice environment. Sampson stresses the significance of having the best player be a leader for his teammates and be excited about practice everyday. Eliminate easy baskets with these all-inclusive drills provided by Coach Sampson. These drills will build your athletes' commitment to team defense. With these drills, techniques, and competitive fire, Sampson will demonstrate how to change your practice and your players into a stifling defensive unit at any level of play. The results will be evident on the court and in how your team handles every kind of defensive situation.
          2002 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Sweet 16(R)
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            		2002 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Sweet 16(R)

            Manufacturer: Thought Equity
            ProductGroup: DVD
            Binding: DVD

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            ASIN: B000NOKM9C
            Release Date: 2007-02-23

            Description

            Indiana rallies from an 18-point deficit to knock off top-seeded and defending national champion Duke. Jared Jeffries led the Hoosiers with 24 points and 15 rebounds and helped to hold the Blue Devils to 33 percent shooting in the second half.
            The Ultimate Sports Giftset
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • Combines two other sports movie giftsets plus 8 additional films
            		 The Ultimate Sports Giftset

            Manufacturer: MGM
            ProductGroup: DVD
            Binding: DVD

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            ASIN: B000NSGUKS
            Release Date: 2007-04-10

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars Combines two other sports movie giftsets plus 8 additional films.......2007-03-17

            This bundle combines two very good sports giftsets:
            The Grand Slam Giftset -(Bull Durham/Pride of the Yankees/Eight Men Out/Jackie Robinson Story)
            Sports Giftset - (Bull Durham / Hoosiers / Raging Bull / Rocky )
            This total of seven movies are five star films, and if your interests are mainly baseball, or you prefer the finest films from several sports, you might be better off getting just one of these two giftsets. However, this Ultimate Sports Giftset also has several good films not included in these other two giftsets, such as the more watchable sequels in the Rocky series - Rocky II and Rocky III, along with That Championship Season, and Diggstown, which is an unusual vehicle for James Woods and Lou Gossett Jr. that did end up working well for both of them. Also included is a rarely seen documentary film from 1970 entitled "AKA Cassius Clay", which has Ali talking about his career with his usual verbal wit along with some great footage of Ali's early career fights.

            Finally, there are three films in the turkey category that get slipped into the total package. "Monkey on My Back" is a 1957 film that was supposed to be about fighter Barney Ross. The movie is bad, but the accuracy must have been even worse, because Ross sued the producers of this film over the content and won. "Body and Soul" is not the classic version starring John Garfield. Instead this is the poor 1998 pseudo-remake. There's plenty of bad acting to go around in this movie, and even the good actors seem to think they're all performing in different films. Worst of the pack is the 2002 version of Rollerball. Like many of the 23-year-olds that make today's films, the producers of this remake of the 1975 classic just don't get that the original was great because of its portrayal of futuristic society, not because of violent action scenes. Weighing the good with the bad, this set is probably worth purchasing for the 12 good films in the bunch.

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            1. The Spitfire Grill
            2. Open Water (Widescreen Edition)
            3. John Le Carre's A Murder of Quality
            4. Ice Castles
            5. The Bedford Incident
            6. Ali - Fear Eats the Soul - Criterion Collection
            7. Artemisia
            8. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Set 1
            9. Friendly Persuasion
            10. China Cry

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