'Hoosiers' Turns 25
Cover of Hoosiers https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2011/11/21/hoosiers-turns-25/ Lifestyle By Bob Cook , Former Contributor. I write about youth sports under the title: Your Kid's Not Going Pro. Nov 21, 2011, 04:03pm EST Save Article Twenty-five years ago this month, the greatest youth sports movie -- nay, the greatest sports movie -- ever was released. If you're in Europe, you might know it under the title "Best Shot," but for those of us in America, especially those of us with Indiana roots, it's "Hoosiers." Like the Hickory Huskers, "Hoosiers," at first glance, didn't seem to have much of a shot at success. Its name stars -- Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper and Barbara Hershey -- were off the peak of their box-office powers, even as they kept grinding out movies. ("Hoosiers" was one of EIGHT Dennis Hopper appearances in 1986 releases.) Still, Hackman joked during filming that he and Hopper would probably never work again a...