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Film / 2002
A Season on the Brink
Directed by
Robert Mandel
ESPN original movie, based on the best-selling book by John Feinstein, which chronicles Indiana's 1985-86 season, when controversial basketball coach Bobby Knight granted Feinstein unprecedented access to his team and its practices, meetings, and huddles. We see dramatizations of some of Knight's infamous tantrums and the team's inter-personal struggles.
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ESPN original movie, based on the best-selling book by John Feinstein, which chronicles Indiana's 1985-86 season, when controversial basketball coach Bobby Knight granted Feinstein unprecedented access to his team and its practices, meetings, and huddles. We see dramatizations of some of Knight's infamous tantrums and the team's inter-personal struggles.
Cast
Brian DennehyBobby Knight
Al ThompsonDelray Brooks
Benz AntoineJoby Wright
James LaffertySteve Alford
Gary HudsonRon Felling
Duane MurrayKohn Smith
Thomas HauffEd Williams
Frank AdamsonPresident Ryan
James KirkPatrick Knight
Michael James JohnsonDaryl Thomas
Patrick WilliamsStew Robinson
Dan BeckerDan Dakich
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Yorick ParkeAndre Harris
Mike WeekesTodd Jadlow
Phoenix GonzalesCharlene
Manfred MaretzkiJoseph Wisnofsky
Chad BruceElisberg
Barbara Barnes-HopkinsMrs. Harris
Steven RatzlaffMr. Alford
Patti D. GraysonMrs. Alford
Arthur Lawrence Jr.Landon Turner
Digger PhelpsDigger Phelps
Jessica ScottBeth
Kevin YeboahBasketball Player
Ryan SommerfeldIndiana Player
Bob RyanReporter #1
Robb PatersonReporter #2
Vince DoriaReporter #3
John BluethnerReporter #4
Warren Louis WiltshireReporter
Simon BrooksFundraiser Kid
Chris SigurdsonStore Manager
James FerreiraCrowd member
Michael JordanMichael Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bobby KnightBobby Knight (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick VitaleDick Vitale (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill RyanBill Ryan (uncredited)
Jennifer MitchellCheerleader (uncredited)
Cory CassidyCheerleader (uncredited)
Edgar GovernoIndiana Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Myles BrandMyles Brand (archive footage) (uncredited)
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