Hoosiers (1986) + Extra
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Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps + Commentary track | Subs: English
Genre: Drama | Director: David Anspaugh
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 2560 Kbps | 1h 55mn | 2,60 Gb + 275 Mb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps + Commentary track | Subs: English
Genre: Drama | Director: David Anspaugh
High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach, abrasive and unlikable Norman Dale, whips the team into shape… while also inciting controversy.
IMDB - Nominated for 2 Oscars
This movie is authentic nostalgia for anyone who grew up in the mid-west in the 50's and 60's. It's what life looked like when I myself "came down to this planet" in the late 1940's and experienced my teens in the 60's.
The old school with high ceilings and gleaming wooden floors, the gyms with the gold-toned wall-tiles, even the hospital scene with the nurse in her starched white uniform – all evoke a peculiar beauty that you no longer find today.
There is even a scene where a young teen girl yells "NO!" to an unjust referee call, and her pointy glasses and pony tail look so much like me back then, it feels like a glimpse into a parallel dimension.
I'd say this is a must-see experience for people my age – although all ages can thoroughly enjoy the basketball action.
I'm glad for the social progress since then. But there is a "peculiar beauty" from those times that is starkly missing today.
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Audio Commentary with director David Anspaugh and writer Angelo Pizzo
Extra:
– "Hoosier History: The Truth Behind the Legend" documentary (29:48)