
Based on the true story of a small-town Indiana team that made the state finals in 1954, this movie chronicles the attempts of a coach with a spotty past, and the town's basketball-loving drunk to lead their high school team to victory.... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on the true story of a small-town Indiana team that made the state finals in 1954, this movie chronicles the attempts of a coach with a spotty past, and the town's basketball-loving drunk to lead their high school team to victory.
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| Sports IllustratedBruce NewmanIt is oddly affecting, because it feels true. |
| Filmcritic.comPete Croattoa rare example when every reason we love watching movies comes together for two hours |
| Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonIn the way it combines sports with human nature, it reminded me of another wonderful Indiana sports movie, "Breaking Away." It's a movie that is all heart. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyAn enjoyable, if conventional and manipulative small-town sports melodrama, boasting strong turns from Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper, who received his only acting nomination for his part. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyYet much of the movie's validity stems from time and place recreated with such authenticity that you can sense the wet chill in the morning air and the new wax pungent on the old gym floor. [27 Feb 1987, Weekend, p.n29] |
| USA TodayMike ClarkThis film's very lack of surprise and sophistication accounts for a lot of its considerable charm. |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusThe filmmakers are at the top of their game. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonBarely a single frame of this movie is less than compelling. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrThe film clearly functions as wish-fulfillment for the kind of people who are nostalgic about all-white basketball, leaving a nasty aftertaste. |
| Nolan's Pop Culture ReviewMichael A. SmithNot a false note and a great performance by Hackman. |