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Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons, Robert Swan, Rich Komenich, Chelcie Ross, Ken Strunk, David Neidorf (mehr)Streaming (1)
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Hickory, Indiana im Jahr 1951: Basketball-Trainer Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) erhält trotz dunkler Flecken in seiner Vergangenheit noch eine letzte Chance – mit einem Team, für das wiederum er die letzte Chance darstellt. Von Spielern, Lehrerkollegen und Einwohnern nicht gerade willkommen geheißen, bleiben Dale nur Geduld, tapfere Beharrlichkeit und eine grenzenlose Leidenschaft für das Basketball-Spiel. Doch nach den ersten Erfolgen beginnt erst der eigentliche Kampf – in einer Welt, in der ein absoluter Außenseiter den Stolz eines ganzen Landes wecken kann. (MGM Home Entertainment)
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Despite their initial failures and problems with one of the players (or with the coach), a group of underdogs fight their way to a highly important match that’s extremely thrilling until the final whistle. Americans adore these would-be “based on a true story” movies, which I myself consider to be a safe bet. The ending is clear, a certain quality is guaranteed in advance. The question remains as to how progressive or unprogressive the filmmakers will dare to be in filling in the outlined formula. Hoosiers does not in any way stand above other sports dramas; on the contrary, it is dragged down to the bottom by the coarsely rendered subplots focused on the typical (i.e. intoxicated) Hopper and the very unbelievable romantic storyline, which also comes too late and is basically meaningless. Why pack emotions into such a physical film? Furthermore, Gene Hackman has proven elsewhere that he knows how to much better play an old guy who is above things. Basketball players, whether active or of the armchair variety, can add half a star to my neutral three-star rating. 55%
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