When Nicholson was asked to take a look at their "Hoosiers" script, all director David Anspaugh and writer Angelo Pizzo ...

Every spring, basketball takes over the sports world thanks to March Madness — but what happens when the games are over? Michael Jordan not only played basketball for years, but he has been the ...

The actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were recently found deceased, alongside one of their dogs. Many mourn their passing, including Hackman’s legions of movie-going fans.

“I can’t explain how popular the movie still is other than it moves people,” Anspaugh told “Variety” in a 2016 interview commemorating the 30th anniversary of the release of “Hoosiers.” ...

So on a trip to Colorado, he hooked up a DVD in the family Suburban, and in went “Hoosiers.” The whole family could take in the movie while putting the miles behind them. Except the driver ...

But the television show was as powerfully excessive as the “Hoosiers” movie was deft in its messaging. They’re unassailable testaments to sports’ ability to motivate, uplift and unite ...

Hackman leaned into his sports side when he portrayed a basketball coach in the 1986 movie "Hoosiers." Directed by David Anspaugh, Hackman played Norman Dale, a basketball coach who failed at the ...

Hackman’s dazzling acting career stands out for sports fans for a single reason: His unforgettable role as Hickory Huskers coach Norman Dale in “Hoosiers,” the 1986 movie loosely based on tiny Milan’s ...

Gene Hackman was a veteran actor in his 50s when 'Hoosiers' was released in 1986. Former Hickory Huskers and 'Hoosiers' producer remember Hackman ...