Movie Summary: [Drama]

    It's 1951 in Hickory, Indiana--a place that takes its basketball as seriously as its religion. Into this tiny town strolls Norman Dale, a college coach, taking up the unenviable task of coaching Hickory High's eight-man hoop squad. Dale has been down on his luck for the last ten years and hopes this could be a fresh start. But several people have something to say about his suspicious training methods and unorthodox bench manner--the school's vice-principal, who is keeping his best player in the classroom; the town drunk, who is ruffling feathers as the new assistant coach; and Dale's team, who are short on both height and discipline.