1987
Academy Awards
Actor in a Supporting Role
Dennis Hopper
Music (Original Score)
Jerry Goldsmith

Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.
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2 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe
Nominated
1987
Actor in a Supporting Role
Dennis Hopper
Music (Original Score)
Jerry Goldsmith
1987
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Dennis Hopper
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