Visiting the Hickory of “Hoosiers” Today

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One of my favorite movies of all time is Hoosiers (1986), so I really liked this Hoosiers Revisited video by Michael Watson that tracks down the location of many scenes from the movie to show what the locales look like today. The video does a cool job of blending movie scenes with the new shots. And every time I hear the theme music by Jerry Goldsmith it makes me want to run home and put in my Hoosiers DVD.

Hoosiers, which starred Gene Hackman and was directed by David Anspaugh, is set in the fictional town of Hickory, Indiana. While the story is based on the Milan High School basketball team that won the 1954 state championship, the filmmakers used the town of New Richmond, Indiana for many of the scenes in the movie. But some of the scenes are from other towns, such as the white barn at the beginning of the film, which is in Sheridan, Indiana.

If you want to test how much you know about Hoosiers, check out our Hoosiers trivia quiz.

What is your favorite scene in Hoosiers? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    NBA Finals: Take the Hoosiers Quiz

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    In honor of the NBA finals, Chimesfreedom presents a quiz about one of the greatest basketball movies of all time, Hoosiers. Since our previous Baseball Movie Quote Quiz, we gained the technology to make a quiz more reader-friendly, so we hope you enjoy these twelve questions to test your Hoosiers knowledge.

    Your score and the answers, as well as explanations for some of the answers, appear at the end.

    1. What is the name of the small town in Indiana that is featured in the movie Hoosiers?





    2. The team that the small-town school plays in the state finals is from what town?





    3. Hoosiers was written by Angelo Pizzo and was directed by David Anspaugh. On what other sports movie did the two work together?





    4. What is the name of Gene Hackman's character in Hoosiers?





    5. In what year was the movie Hoosiers released?





    6. Hoosiers is loosely based on the real-life 1954 Indiana state champions. What was the name of the high school of that real-life championship team?





    7. Which character made the final shot to win the championship game?





    8. What was the name of Barbara Hershey's character?





    9. Hoosiers received only two Academy Award nominations, including one for Jerry Goldsmith for Best Original Score. Who is the actor who received the other Oscar nomination?





    10. What actor plays the son of Gene Hackman's character in the sequel, Hoosiers II: Senior Year?





    11. What device does Gene Hackman's character use to show his team that the basketball court for the championship is "the same as back home"?





    12. Which player is told by his coach, "God wants you on the floor"?









    How did you do? Were you surprised by any of the answers? Leave a comment.

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