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A Season on the Brink
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A Season on the Brink

2002-03-10 · 87 min · ★ 5.0

Drama · TV Movie

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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Robert Mandel
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Brian DennehyBrian DennehyBobby Knight
Al ThompsonAl ThompsonDelray Brooks
Benz AntoineBenz AntoineJoby Wright
James LaffertyJames LaffertySteve Alford
Gary HudsonGary HudsonRon Felling
Duane MurrayDuane MurrayKohn Smith
Thomas HauffThomas HauffEd Williams
Frank AdamsonFrank AdamsonPresident Ryan
James KirkJames KirkPatrick Knight
Michael James JohnsonDaryl Thomas
Patrick WilliamsPatrick WilliamsStew Robinson
Dan BeckerDan Dakich
Yorick ParkeAndre Harris
Mike WeekesTodd Jadlow
Phoenix GonzalesPhoenix GonzalesCharlene
Manfred MaretzkiJoseph Wisnofsky
Chad BruceChad BruceElisberg
Barbara Barnes-HopkinsMrs. Harris
Steven RatzlaffSteven RatzlaffMr. Alford
Patti D. GraysonMrs. Alford

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