Gene Hackman Sports Drama Revived on Prime Video

ilm in an interview with Vulture, Anspaugh noted that Hackman thrived when tensions were high in the room, believing that it got his creative muscles flexing. The good news, though, is that the veteran actor trusted Anspaugh when “Hoosiers” was all said and done. Anspaugh recalled: “[W]e set up a screening for him the night before he was scheduled to come in and do his ADR. Angelo and I knew that if he didn’t like the movie, he wouldn’t show up at the studio to rerecord his dialogue. But he showed up. He walked into the room, took his glasses off, looked me in the eyes, and said, ‘How the f*** did you do that?'”

In the end, “Hoosiers” worked out well for everyone involved. Hackman continued to have a storied career after its release, and the film’s young cast and director made a fun sports drama that has stood the test of time. Now that the film has found success on streaming, the story of the Hicksory Huskers will continue to resonate with fans for a while yet.