Not just a great sports movie, a great life story. Real, about as real as it could get for a hollywood movie. No awards, just voted by fans as the best sports movie ever. May not ever be duplicated ever again, anywhere.
Robert Head thank you for your kind words. My father drove me to all of the locations but I planned it out, shot and edited the entire film myself. That's me and my dad at the end.
So happy to see this video and to know that my husband is the referee (slow motion part of video) shown. Makes me so proud. He said: love it, gives me the chills. That's how much this video means to him. What a great movie!
I just got done watching this, Mr. Watson. My humble thanks for this. A tribute to your creative work. The Innocence of what used to be. i am tearing up while I type this. The Simplicity of life lived, life exhibited, life revisited. Too late to go back,,,,but not too late to remember. I commend you on this artful piece. Only God knows how much,,,I miss those times. Thank you, Sir.
And one of the great motion picture soundtracks in history, certainly for a sports film, composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Used endlessly by ABC Sports. A story of hope, trust and redemption that continues to touch people's hearts.
I was blessed to work with the Indiana University Men's Basketball team in the 1990s. The scene where the Milam team visits Butler Fieldhouse before the State Championship game reminds me of the quiet, contemplated way the IU teams visited the gyms of other teams for games. I particularly remember a IU practice in Hartford Connecticut before the NCAA Div. 1 Sweet 16 game against Kansas in 1991. Thank you for posting this video. It brings back a lot of memories from Indiana and Texas where I now live. (I just watched the end of your video, and it brought back one more memory. I worked as an athletic trainer for 20 years in Texas at a few different high schools, and the teams I worked with won 6 State Championships, but "Hoosiers" and your video reminds me of our first State Championship at Elkins HS in Missouri City, Texas outside of Houston, in 1995, when we won the State 5A Baseball Championship at UT field in Austin.) The excitement and sense of accomplishment was exactly like the movie portrayed it. God I love this movie.
This video reached down inside my heart and made me fight back tears! It's art in it's finest form.Also makes me wish we had a one class basketball system again.It took me on a journey about how life use to be and how it is today.(Standing Ovation)
I made my own version of "Hoosiers Revisited" several years ago, using our high school team. I even "stalked" Gene Hackman in a Dayton, Ohio bookstore when he was about to discuss his Civil War book at the time. As he popped out the elevator surrounded by state troopers, I filmed him, shouting "Coach Norman Dale, we're revisiting 'Hoosiers'..." It got a chuckle out of him, and is in our little film. I had to dub in the words, "What's the matter?" and "Okay, you take the last shot..." to Joe, one of the best players ever at our school, who in the climactic clip, hit the last shot. The original film inspired the heck out of anyone who ever saw it. In '89 we went to the State Final Four, and played in the championship game in '91, losing by a basket in both games. When those boys were freshmen, I spliced each one of them hitting a bucket into the film, replacing Jimmy as the hero... to give them the thrill of what it would be like. "Hoosiers" was such a motivating epic movie to anyone who ever saw it! Years later Joe's dad, the head coach, returned again twice to the Final Four. In the interim, I've been to a few of the Indiana gyms where Hoosiers was filmed, but Michael Watson has created an absolute masterpiece with his "Revisited". My father and uncle, twin brothers, coached high school basketball in the 1950s in Ohio, so I have a great fondness and respect for that era. Hats off to Mr. Watson. His movie should be in the Indiana HS Hall Of Fame in New Castle.
Corn Pop it is! I was just there visiting the HOF today and there is a lovely display honoring the movie Hoosiers, and the actual school- And this excellent video that he made is playing on the screen:) It was so good that I when I came home I was still thinking about it and searched for it on YT to watch again!
Amazing!!! Very well done. This brought me to tears. Basketball was my life as I grew up in a small farming town of 200 in rural Utah. I would give anything to go back in time as a teenager with just a ball, a hoop and big dreams. Thank you Mr. Watson for all your time and talents on this.
Amazing! And I thought I needed therapy after shedding tears while watching this masterpiece. A fantastic then and now presentation. Hope to make it out there in person some day. Dream come true. Thanks Michael.
This is absolutely great. I drove from Upstate NY to Milan a few years ago and even met one of the players, but THIS brings it all back. Thank you for a true nostalgic treasure. I hope it serves to keep this story alive...our nation needs it.
........As a huge fan of this film (I am 64yrs. old) & born in 1952, an ex playground & high school player......I am now crying (yes-and I am not afraid to admit it) this "little film" might be the best thing I have ever seen on RUclips. In a world in chaos, watch this movie closely-it returns you to what really is important in life. Sports can be such a positive experience emotionally & physically. It is a blueprint for life, on any level, or no matter what your ability. That is why someone like Peyton Manning will be asked (like Joe Montana)ten years from now " what do you miss about THE GAME?" and the answer is not ($$$$$$) it is "being around the game & the ups & downs".God Bless & thank you to the person who posted it.
Watched this movie since I was 10 years old I never get sick of it still one of my favorites I've watched it so many times it never gets old to me when I watch it.
Outstanding! Thank you so much for making this video. Well done. I attended Bible School at the Elizaville Church shown back in 1961 when I was 10 years old. Also, I was an extra in the film and appear at the 9:43 minute mark where Ollie is hosted up on the shoulders of his teammates. I am on the right side of the screen. Great Job!!!
Beautifully done work. I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Wood when he coached at St. Mary’s College and he was an amazing man, even in the face of multiple battles with cancer.
It's not just the best Basketball Movie ever made! It teaches us that what's important, in every walk of Life, is to disregard the Hullaballoo and be the Best that You can be! Fabulous Movie with a wonderful Soundtrack by the great, great Jerry Goldsmith!
Beautiful. I watched the movie again this weekend and nearly cried, and almost did watching this. Much the same story happened here in 1978 when a team from little Dumas, Ark., with a coach who had been given a second chance, led his team to a state championship and then a state Overall championship over mighty Little Rock Parkview. 'Hoosiers' always made it more special and so has your film. Thank you!
Born n raised a Hoosier. Thats how basketball was growing up. I thought the editing was awesone. You captured everything, every pivotal spot. Thanks for creating this
I'm from Western Ohio, just 11 miles from the Indiana border. But there has always been an allure to the mystique of Indiana basketball to me. This is a fantastic little revisit to one of my favorites. Well done.
As a video editor that has done very well I am humbled by this piece. I have never seen such a masterful work and I am talking at all levels. How you captured the emotion, video and flavor is 2nd to none. I stumbled across this and I am a total loss for words. I have done this kind of stuff for 40 plus years and only wish I had something to compare. I only hope someday to be able to meet the person who did this work as in this instance Mr. Watson you are the master.....
I just discovered this wonderful short film and it brought back a lot of memories. When I was a Sophomore at Lafayette Jeff, I was in Hinkle Fieldhouse to see what I knew would be the final games for Marion Crawley to coach. I knew several of the people in this movie and was at the first ever showing of the completed movie , the afternoon before the showing for the Governor. I still have the program for that event. Several years after the movies was released I went to many of the locations to take photos of angles I remembered from the movie, and made calendars to give to family and friends for Christmas. Thank you Michael Watson for such a special and well done trip down memory lane.
The best "Then And Now" presentation I've seen on the inet. I'm not just talking RUclips. A remarkable compilation. Whoever you are who put this together should contact the owner of Copyright to get this included into the future releases of "Bonus Features." This was outstanding.
This is one of the best videos I have ever watched. I can't say enough for how much I enjoyed it. The camera angles, the locations, all of it was absolute perfection. I am so thankful to those involved in creating this.
There is something about Hoosiers....and this short film.....that makes a somewhat cynical middleaged man stop and watch and at the end ....tear up....just a little.....
I was fortunate several years ago to visit New Richmond, Indiana and several communities in the area where " Hoosiers " was filmed. A blessed experience. The only negative was that the Post Mistress at the time in New Richmond, who acted as a liaison between the town and the movie company told me that the townspeople allowed the movie company to borrow and use many items from the original team. When the movie company finished local filming and left the area the items were not returned. A sad commentary on the actions of the Hollywood people.
Being from Indiana you know what this story is about and what it means to us Hoosiers. growing up only 26 minutes from Milan means even more. The greatest sports moment in Indiana sports history. David beat Goliath that day.
One of the best videos I've ever seen on RUclips. Thanks Michael Watson for creating this incredible short film. Hoosiers is the best sports movie of its kind ever. Before my time, when America was a far different place.
Hoosiers - best sports movie EVER made. Hoosiers Revisited is superb. I am glad that it found me. When I was a kid, I lived to play basketball. I lived in rural western Pennsylvania and it was soooo cold during the winters of the 1960’s and early 70’s. I had a hoop in the barn where we could at least escape the snow. I spent hours on end shooting at that hoop hoping to do great things in high school. Fortunately there were other kids having the same hopes and we came together to be a championship team capturing our community’s hearts and imaginations for a few magical months. That was my HOOSIERS. Thanks for HOOSIERS REVISITED. It is riveting.
I just had the opportunity of a lifetime to get a private tour of this wonderful gym over the holidays a few weeks ago simply because one of the trustees of the building lives across the street and saw we were peeking through the glass The people in charge of preserving this building are passionate about it and take it very seriously. It's what keeps Knightstown, Indiana on the map. Your work is exceptional capturing the essence of small town basketball in Indiana. As a born Hoosier, I thank you for your wonderful work and sharing it with us!
Alissa Moore I am from Xenia, Ohio and drove the 65 miles on I 70 to Knightstown to visit the GYM. I actually shot some baskets and could visualize the movie again like shooting a free through like Ollie. It reminded me of some of the smaller gyms north of me in Minster or St. Henry Ohio where the whole town follows the team. What a feeling.
Games are still played in historic 'Hoosier Gym', and I was blessed to watch my son and his team from La Lumiere win a game on that floor this past Friday; That night, we happened upon the Indiana Pacers celebrating "Hickory Game Night" in Hickory jerseys vs. Orlando. The 'Hickory' theme in the arena was EVERYWHERE! Next day, we visited Hinkle Fieldhouse to take in a few moments at an incredible Indiana hardwood shrine! Came home to watch the movie, not remembering the Central Bears from South Bend (where my son and I were born and raised, and a school where John Wooden coached) was prominently featured in the movie finale! A GREAT Weekend!
This was wonderful. Thank you for the trip down movie memory lane and the glimpse into history! You guys should have won the academy award for best documentary! 😁
Without question, on of the best scores of all time, (and I'm not talking about Jimmy's game winning shot.) The music in this film is absolutely PERFECT imo. And that is really saying something.
Breathtakingly beautiful! I cannot tell how much this video means to me. I was born in Indiana and learned to love basketball there. Hoosiers has been such a special movie to me. My ninth grade basketball coach had our team watch together. So many memories and emotions each time I watch it. This video is such a perfect finishing touch and tribute to one of my favorite and dearest movies. Absolutely beautiful!
That is the most stunning piece of composite video I have ever seen on RUclips. What an incredible effort. My hat is off to you. As a native of Indiana, who once interviewed composer Jerry Goldsmith, and who was a cheerleader in two of the gyms used in the movie, I am misty-eyed. Thanks, again, for your incredible video.
Hoosiers is truly one of my favorite movies of all times. Growing up in Indiana and also playing for Warsaw with Steve Hollar, this is exactly what basketball is all about. To this day, I get goosebumps when I watch the movie and childhood memories seep back into my thoughts.
What a great movie it was, and what a great tribute this Hoosiers Revisited is. Raised in Indiana where basketball was so much more than a sport, this movie is so special to me. Thanks for going back for another look. God bless!
This is amazing to me. I grew up near New Richmond and my grandparents as well as my brother's family still live there. I drive through town each time I go home and always think of Coach Dale entering town and making the turn north. I love seeing each aspect of the film shown against the current state. Very beautifully done. Thank you!!
One of the best videos these eyes have ever seen! I had memories of all the times I watched the movie before all my junior and sr high school games. I teach now and show Hoosiers every year. I am always amazed at how many don't know the best movie of all time! Thanks for all you guys have done, this is amazing.
Fantastic!! Amazing!! So emotional!! Thank you so much. We all want to be a hero, play on a championship team, touch greatness just once!! This embodies that well!! Love it!!
I'm from Indiana and I was 8 years old when this movie came out I can't tell you how many times I've watched it basketball here in Indiana isn't the same when it went to class system I didn't like it the last time it went to a class basketball game was when my younger brother was in high school and the state championship back in 2001 when Notre dame recuit was playing it wasn't exciting at all the crowd wasn't as big but this movie gives me all the memories of the high school sports back in its glory days this movie is great and is still great happy 30th anniversary Hoosiers
This is absolutely phenomenal. I’m 41 now and was raised on this film. Before every season I played in Jr and Sr High my Dad and I would sit down and watch this film. Thank you.
What an incredible piece of work Michael. My oldest son plays basketball and just loves the sport. His middle school team had an end of the year party today and the coach ordered pizza and they watched Hoosiers. I told him it's the greatest sports movie ever made (thank you so much David Anspaugh). The movie just touches me everytime I watch it. I can't wait to show my son "Hoosiers" revisited. Thanks again. Outstanding job.
This is absolutely wonderful. I was amazed..... not a lot has changed since the movie was made. Hell, it looks as though the buildings have been frozen in time. Looks as though nothing has changed since the 1950's in that part of America. Wow.... if only the world was as simple today as it was back then. Great video here. Today's movies use way too much cgi and back drops. Most buildings aren't even real. So when I saw your video I was absolutely blown away. Thank you for the time travel.... and to think.... No Delorean Needed.
Great film! I got to finally go to Hinkle Fieldhouse just this last Friday night for the first time. I was 10 when Hoosiers was released, and it is the greatest sports movie of all time. I’m now 43, and I got to be in Hinkle with my Dad and my little boy. We even got to go on the floor after the game. This made me tear up a little. Thanks for posting!
Beautiful video. Well Done. I never noticed before how in the movie they covered up the Hinkle fieldhouse center court scoreboard in black until looking at the present day image at 11:05. I learned something new, thank you.
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you for doing this and sharing it with everyone. This is a great behind the scenes look of the scenery of my all-time favorite movie.
This is amazing. Stumbled across this...and I am so glad that I did. This is one of those movies that I can watch over and over again. Seeing it from this videos perspective was good stuff. Thanks guys
Absolutely incredibly, indelibly, creatively, awesomely, splendiferous! Thanks so much for this Mr.Michael! 10+ Rating. Wish you could send it to all the actors of the movie to get their take on it! Great job!
I am fortunate to have lived all my life in a community that embodies Hoosier Hysteria like Milan. Loogootee, IN. This video is tremendous and very moving, as I can relate coming from small school that came close to being another Milan. We made it to Hinkle Final 4 in '70, and made State Final game in '75, only to lose to mighty Marion. Everytime I watch Hoosiers it takes me back and to present since this town is Hickory like. Michael Watson did fantastic job on this video.
One of my all-time favorite movies! All of those who have been a member of a championship team can understand the eternal bond that is forged by this kind of win. It lasts forever. Congrats to the producers of this video and to the members of this unforgettable team. You are truly inspirational.
Truly amazing and exceptional work. Hoosiers will always put me back in a time when my life was full of wonder. The Hickory schoolhouse and gymnasium are nearly identical to three schools I attended when I was a child during the early 70's. So many memories attending class and playing JV sports in those places.
Excellent job, first rate. I agree this should be part of the Blu-Ray special Edition. I have never said this before about a then and now piece. But I think this is the best of them all.
Beautiful movie, and beautifully done sir. Thank you for putting this together and bringing back so many great memories of this masterpiece. Brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it.
You did a GREAT job on this video, Michael!! I don't spend much time looking at RUclips videos, but I'm sure glad to have seen this one. There are moments during your film that I definitely had goosebumps. Way to go!!! ~Scott
My father played for the Marion Giants (Marion, IN) in the 50's. Every time I watch Hoosiers, a thought of my father is in my mind and a slight tear in my eye. Your film did the same thing. Simply amazing; and thank you.
Thank you, thank you!!! Your work and production is top notch.. absolutely outstanding! Brought me chills, tears, and aching nostalgia for those innocent days...
Not just a great sports movie, a great life story. Real, about as real as it could get for a hollywood movie. No awards, just voted by fans as the best sports movie ever. May not ever be duplicated ever again, anywhere.
Robert Head thank you for your kind words. My father drove me to all of the locations but I planned it out, shot and edited the entire film myself. That's me and my dad at the end.
Great ! Wonderful. Thank you.
you did a GREAT JOB STILL to this DAY my FAVE FILM CRY EVERY TIME
Enjoyed it very much ,
One of top favourite movies
So happy to see this video and to know that my husband is the referee (slow motion part of video) shown. Makes me so proud. He said: love it, gives me the chills. That's how much this video means to him. What a great movie!
I just got done watching this, Mr. Watson. My humble thanks for this. A tribute to your creative work. The Innocence of what used to be. i am tearing up while I type this. The Simplicity of life lived, life exhibited, life revisited. Too late to go back,,,,but not too late to remember. I commend you on this artful piece. Only God knows how much,,,I miss those times. Thank you, Sir.
I humbly say to you it was an honor to view your incredible work. This was magnificent on multiple levels.
And one of the great motion picture soundtracks in history, certainly for a sports film, composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Used endlessly by ABC Sports. A story of hope, trust and redemption that continues to touch people's hearts.
I absolutely love this video. Thanks for putting it together. I went and shot hoops at the Knightstown Hoosier Gym today. Always a treat.
I was blessed to work with the Indiana University Men's Basketball team in the 1990s. The scene where the Milam team visits Butler Fieldhouse before the State Championship game reminds me of the quiet, contemplated way the IU teams visited the gyms of other teams for games. I particularly remember a IU practice in Hartford Connecticut before the NCAA Div. 1 Sweet 16 game against Kansas in 1991.
Thank you for posting this video. It brings back a lot of memories from Indiana and Texas where I now live.
(I just watched the end of your video, and it brought back one more memory. I worked as an athletic trainer for 20 years in Texas at a few different high schools, and the teams I worked with won 6 State Championships, but "Hoosiers" and your video reminds me of our first State Championship at Elkins HS in Missouri City, Texas outside of Houston, in 1995, when we won the State 5A Baseball Championship at UT field in Austin.)
The excitement and sense of accomplishment was exactly like the movie portrayed it. God I love this movie.
A privilege to view. Thank you most kindly for the creation.
This video reached down inside my heart and made me fight back tears! It's art in it's finest form.Also makes me wish we had a one class basketball system again.It took me on a journey about how life use to be and how it is today.(Standing Ovation)
I made my own version of "Hoosiers Revisited" several years ago, using our high school team. I even "stalked" Gene Hackman in a Dayton, Ohio bookstore when he was about to discuss his Civil War book at the time. As he popped out the elevator surrounded by state troopers, I filmed him, shouting "Coach Norman Dale, we're revisiting 'Hoosiers'..." It got a chuckle out of him, and is in our little film. I had to dub in the words, "What's the matter?" and "Okay, you take the last shot..." to Joe, one of the best players ever at our school, who in the climactic clip, hit the last shot. The original film inspired the heck out of anyone who ever saw it. In '89 we went to the State Final Four, and played in the championship game in '91, losing by a basket in both games. When those boys were freshmen, I spliced each one of them hitting a bucket into the film, replacing Jimmy as the hero... to give them the thrill of what it would be like. "Hoosiers" was such a motivating epic movie to anyone who ever saw it! Years later Joe's dad, the head coach, returned again twice to the Final Four. In the interim, I've been to a few of the Indiana gyms where Hoosiers was filmed, but Michael Watson has created an absolute masterpiece with his "Revisited". My father and uncle, twin brothers, coached high school basketball in the 1950s in Ohio, so I have a great fondness and respect for that era. Hats off to Mr. Watson. His movie should be in the Indiana HS Hall Of Fame in New Castle.
Corn Pop it is! I was just there visiting the HOF today and there is a lovely display honoring the movie Hoosiers, and the actual school- And this excellent video that he made is playing on the screen:) It was so good that I when I came home I was still thinking about it and searched for it on YT to watch again!
Amazing!!! Very well done. This brought me to tears. Basketball was my life as I grew up in a small farming town of 200 in rural Utah. I would give anything to go back in time as a teenager with just a ball, a hoop and big dreams. Thank you Mr. Watson for all your time and talents on this.
just wonderful....
Amazing! And I thought I needed therapy after shedding tears while watching this masterpiece. A fantastic then and now presentation. Hope to make it out there in person some day. Dream come true. Thanks Michael.
This is flat out the best video I have seen on youtube. You sir, have a gift. Thanks for sharing it. Incredible, just incredible.
This is absolutely great. I drove from Upstate NY to Milan a few years ago and even met one of the players, but THIS brings it all back. Thank you for a true nostalgic treasure. I hope it serves to keep this story alive...our nation needs it.
........As a huge fan of this film (I am 64yrs. old) & born in 1952, an ex playground & high school player......I am now crying (yes-and I am not afraid to admit it) this "little film" might be the best thing I have ever seen on RUclips. In a world in chaos, watch this movie closely-it returns you to what really is important in life. Sports can be such a positive experience emotionally & physically. It is a blueprint for life, on any level, or no matter what your ability. That is why someone like Peyton Manning will be asked (like Joe Montana)ten years from now " what do you miss about THE GAME?" and the answer is not ($$$$$$) it is "being around the game & the ups & downs".God Bless & thank you to the person who posted it.
William A. Roesler Thank you sir. I too am crying. Not at my short film, but at your words.
MANY years later, a standing ovation. Thank you.
Watched this movie since I was 10 years old I never get sick of it still one of my favorites I've watched it so many times it never gets old to me when I watch it.
the opening scenes set the tone for the whole movie and it never faltered.
Outstanding! Thank you so much for making this video. Well done. I attended Bible School at the Elizaville Church shown back in 1961 when I was 10 years old. Also, I was an extra in the film and appear at the 9:43 minute mark where Ollie is hosted up on the shoulders of his teammates. I am on the right side of the screen. Great Job!!!
An Amazing Then and Now piece! Wonderfully made. Something that I could over and over. Well done!
Beautifully done work. I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Wood when he coached at St. Mary’s College and he was an amazing man, even in the face of multiple battles with cancer.
It's not just the best Basketball Movie ever made! It teaches us that what's important, in every walk of Life, is to disregard the Hullaballoo and be the Best that You can be! Fabulous Movie with a wonderful Soundtrack by the great, great Jerry Goldsmith!
Beautiful. I watched the movie again this weekend and nearly cried, and almost did watching this. Much the same story happened here in 1978 when a team from little Dumas, Ark., with a coach who had been given a second chance, led his team to a state championship and then a state Overall championship over mighty Little Rock Parkview. 'Hoosiers' always made it more special and so has your film. Thank you!
Born n raised a Hoosier. Thats how basketball was growing up. I thought the editing was awesone. You captured everything, every pivotal spot. Thanks for creating this
I'm from Western Ohio, just 11 miles from the Indiana border. But there has always been an allure to the mystique of Indiana basketball to me. This is a fantastic little revisit to one of my favorites. Well done.
This video is why RUclips was created in my opinion. I had goosebumps the whole time watching it. Absolutely fantastic!
I can't believe you took the time to do this , what a fitting tribute. Great job i love reliving this.
As a video editor that has done very well I am humbled by this piece. I have never seen such a masterful work and I am talking at all levels. How you captured the emotion, video and flavor is 2nd to none. I stumbled across this and I am a total loss for words. I have done this kind of stuff for 40 plus years and only wish I had something to compare. I only hope someday to be able to meet the person who did this work as in this instance Mr. Watson you are the master.....
Wow, I'm truly humbled by your kind words. Editing is my one true passion. I only wish I had more time to do it.
Wow....I live in Indiana and this is my favorite movie of all time. Great job on the video. It's amazing!!
Plainsman63 the high school gym where they shot the film is in Knightstown, IN. Outside Indianapolis!
I just discovered this wonderful short film and it brought back a lot of memories. When I was a Sophomore at Lafayette Jeff, I was in Hinkle Fieldhouse to see what I knew would be the final games for Marion Crawley to coach. I knew several of the people in this movie and was at the first ever showing of the completed movie , the afternoon before the showing for the Governor. I still have the program for that event. Several years after the movies was released I went to many of the locations to take photos of angles I remembered from the movie, and made calendars to give to family and friends for Christmas. Thank you Michael Watson for such a special and well done trip down memory lane.
My mother attended Jeff.
The best "Then And Now" presentation I've seen on the inet. I'm not just talking RUclips. A remarkable compilation. Whoever you are who put this together should contact the owner of Copyright to get this included into the future releases of "Bonus Features." This was outstanding.
Thank you sir. I made it.
THE BEST
This is one of the best videos I have ever watched. I can't say enough for how much I enjoyed it. The camera angles, the locations, all of it was absolute perfection. I am so thankful to those involved in creating this.
I grew up in New Richmond and Hoosiers was definitely the greatest thing to happen there. Great job.
There is something about Hoosiers....and this short film.....that makes a somewhat cynical middleaged man stop and watch and at the end ....tear up....just a little.....
Thank you.
I was fortunate several years ago to visit New Richmond, Indiana and several communities in the area where " Hoosiers " was filmed. A blessed experience. The only negative was that the Post Mistress at the time in New Richmond, who acted as a liaison between the town and the movie company told me that the townspeople allowed the movie company to borrow and use many items from the original team. When the movie company finished local filming and left the area the items were not returned. A sad commentary on the actions of the Hollywood people.
Don't worry, I did too (53)
i hear ya !! me to
My inspiration for my basketball coaching life!
One of my all time favorite movies and stories.
Tearing up from Nostalgia...
Fantastic work Michael!
Being from Indiana you know what this story is about and what it means to us Hoosiers. growing up only 26 minutes from Milan means even more. The greatest sports moment in Indiana sports history. David beat Goliath that day.
One of the best videos I've ever seen on RUclips. Thanks Michael Watson for creating this incredible short film. Hoosiers is the best sports movie of its kind ever. Before my time, when America was a far different place.
AMAZING!
Loved this fascinating trip of then and now....astonished at how little has changed...thanks for this post...great work friend!
Hoosiers - best sports movie EVER made. Hoosiers Revisited is superb. I am glad that it found me. When I was a kid, I lived to play basketball. I lived in rural western Pennsylvania and it was soooo cold during the winters of the 1960’s and early 70’s. I had a hoop in the barn where we could at least escape the snow. I spent hours on end shooting at that hoop hoping to do great things in high school. Fortunately there were other kids having the same hopes and we came together to be a championship team capturing our community’s hearts and imaginations for a few magical months. That was my HOOSIERS. Thanks for HOOSIERS REVISITED. It is riveting.
this was really amazing...and in the true sense of the word...
Great job recreating on a wonderful iconic movie👍👍👍
I just had the opportunity of a lifetime to get a private tour of this wonderful gym over the holidays a few weeks ago simply because one of the trustees of the building lives across the street and saw we were peeking through the glass The people in charge of preserving this building are passionate about it and take it very seriously. It's what keeps Knightstown, Indiana on the map. Your work is exceptional capturing the essence of small town basketball in Indiana. As a born Hoosier, I thank you for your wonderful work and sharing it with us!
Alissa Moore I am from Xenia, Ohio and drove the 65 miles on I 70 to Knightstown to visit the GYM. I actually shot some baskets and could visualize the movie again like shooting a free through like Ollie. It reminded me of some of the smaller gyms north of me in Minster or St. Henry Ohio where the whole town follows the team. What a feeling.
Games are still played in historic 'Hoosier Gym', and I was blessed to watch my son and his team from La Lumiere win a game on that floor this past Friday; That night, we happened upon the Indiana Pacers celebrating "Hickory Game Night" in Hickory jerseys vs. Orlando. The 'Hickory' theme in the arena was EVERYWHERE! Next day, we visited Hinkle Fieldhouse to take in a few moments at an incredible Indiana hardwood shrine! Came home to watch the movie, not remembering the Central Bears from South Bend (where my son and I were born and raised, and a school where John Wooden coached) was prominently featured in the movie finale! A GREAT Weekend!
This was wonderful. Thank you for the trip down movie memory lane and the glimpse into history! You guys should have won the academy award for best documentary! 😁
Thank you for this great video. I watched Hoosiers again last night and this is the icing on the cake.
Very nice work!
Fantastic work. Such a great story and instant classic!
Without question, on of the best scores of all time, (and I'm not talking about Jimmy's game winning shot.) The music in this film is absolutely PERFECT imo. And that is really saying something.
Breathtakingly beautiful! I cannot tell how much this video means to me. I was born in Indiana and learned to love basketball there. Hoosiers has been such a special movie to me. My ninth grade basketball coach had our team watch together. So many memories and emotions each time I watch it. This video is such a perfect finishing touch and tribute to one of my favorite and dearest movies. Absolutely beautiful!
That is the most stunning piece of composite video I have ever seen on RUclips. What an incredible effort. My hat is off to you. As a native of Indiana, who once interviewed composer Jerry Goldsmith, and who was a cheerleader in two of the gyms used in the movie, I am misty-eyed. Thanks, again, for your incredible video.
Hoosiers is truly one of my favorite movies of all times. Growing up in Indiana and also playing for Warsaw with Steve Hollar, this is exactly what basketball is all about. To this day, I get goosebumps when I watch the movie and childhood memories seep back into my thoughts.
Mr. Watson incredible piece of editing, took my breath away. Thanks Sonya
Thank You!
Excellent! Thank you for making this.
What a great movie it was, and what a great tribute this Hoosiers Revisited is. Raised in Indiana where basketball was so much more than a sport, this movie is so special to me. Thanks for going back for another look. God bless!
This is amazing to me. I grew up near New Richmond and my grandparents as well as my brother's family still live there. I drive through town each time I go home and always think of Coach Dale entering town and making the turn north. I love seeing each aspect of the film shown against the current state. Very beautifully done. Thank you!!
Excellent work, Michael Watson. Beautifully filmed and edited. TY!
My favorite movie as a child, and still my favorite as an adult. Great job.
It’s a toss up.... this and the Goonies! 😂😂... but this edges it out narrowly!
One of the best videos these eyes have ever seen! I had memories of all the times I watched the movie before all my junior and sr high school games. I teach now and show Hoosiers every year. I am always amazed at how many don't know the best movie of all time!
Thanks for all you guys have done, this is amazing.
Fantastic!! Amazing!! So emotional!! Thank you so much. We all want to be a hero, play on a championship team, touch greatness just once!! This embodies that well!! Love it!!
I'm from Indiana and I was 8 years old when this movie came out I can't tell you how many times I've watched it basketball here in Indiana isn't the same when it went to class system I didn't like it the last time it went to a class basketball game was when my younger brother was in high school and the state championship back in 2001 when Notre dame recuit was playing it wasn't exciting at all the crowd wasn't as big but this movie gives me all the memories of the high school sports back in its glory days this movie is great and is still great happy 30th anniversary Hoosiers
Very well made
This is absolutely phenomenal. I’m 41 now and was raised on this film. Before every season I played in Jr and Sr High my Dad and I would sit down and watch this film. Thank you.
this is so amazing. thank you for doing this!!!
What an incredible piece of work Michael. My oldest son plays basketball and just loves the sport. His middle school team had an end of the year party today and the coach ordered pizza and they watched Hoosiers. I told him it's the greatest sports movie ever made (thank you so much David Anspaugh). The movie just touches me everytime I watch it. I can't wait to show my son "Hoosiers" revisited. Thanks again. Outstanding job.
This is absolutely wonderful. I was amazed..... not a lot has changed since the movie was made. Hell, it looks as though the buildings have been frozen in time. Looks as though nothing has changed since the 1950's in that part of America. Wow.... if only the world was as simple today as it was back then. Great video here. Today's movies use way too much cgi and back drops. Most buildings aren't even real. So when I saw your video I was absolutely blown away. Thank you for the time travel.... and to think.... No Delorean Needed.
You my friend are a genius! What an incredible video! Thank you so much!!
Great film! I got to finally go to Hinkle Fieldhouse just this last Friday night for the first time. I was 10 when Hoosiers was released, and it is the greatest sports movie of all time. I’m now 43, and I got to be in Hinkle with my Dad and my little boy. We even got to go on the floor after the game. This made me tear up a little. Thanks for posting!
I CANNOT MAKE IT THROUGH THIS WITHOUT CHOKING UP...YOU SIR: NAILED THIS ..!!! IT IS PERFECT..~!! JUST CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THIS MASTERPIECE!!
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Michael Watson you are very welcome!!
+derek moore Me neither, I just can't figure out why! Great work :)
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This is one of the best "filming locations" videos I have seen. Well done.
There should be more good movies like this, everything came together, small town, the right music, I see it over and over.
Beautiful video. Well Done. I never noticed before how in the movie they covered up the Hinkle fieldhouse center court scoreboard in black until looking at the present day image at 11:05. I learned something new, thank you.
wow, this was 18.33 beautiful minutes of my life just now, thanks so much :)
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you for doing this and sharing it with everyone. This is a great behind the scenes look of the scenery of my all-time favorite movie.
This movie defined my youth... Awesome
I had Goosebumps all over my body amazing video of what Indiana Basketball is all about...The True Hoosier Hysteria
Love this video so much. Thank you for taking the time to put it together
You are a true artist!! Very well done! Its good to see you are still following your dream!! I loved it!! Rocky
An all-time classic movie and a very well done and interesting update!
Pacers Uniform brought me here. The final "wall photo" shot surprised me.
Excellent! Nailed it!
Bravo! Well done! A great tribute and you still capture the essence of the movie and the aura around Hoosier mania.
When someone has a passion for something to the extent of this, it is truly a beautiful thing. Thank you for your hard work to put this together.
That was fantastic Michael. A lot of work went into this. One of my all time favourite film's and soundtrack. You did an amazing job, well done.
This is amazing. Stumbled across this...and I am so glad that I did. This is one of those movies that I can watch over and over again. Seeing it from this videos perspective was good stuff. Thanks guys
Absolutely incredibly, indelibly, creatively, awesomely, splendiferous! Thanks so much for this Mr.Michael! 10+ Rating. Wish you could send it to all the actors of the movie to get their take on it! Great job!
Simply great, thank for the video over one of my favorite films.
Greeting from spain :)
I am fortunate to have lived all my life in a community that embodies Hoosier Hysteria like Milan. Loogootee, IN. This video is tremendous and very moving, as I can relate coming from small school that came close to being another Milan. We made it to Hinkle Final 4 in '70, and made State Final game in '75, only to lose to mighty Marion. Everytime I watch Hoosiers it takes me back and to present since this town is Hickory like. Michael Watson did fantastic job on this video.
Absolutely fantastic Michael! What an effort, what a tribute. Thank you.
Awesome video! Hoosier's and Shawshank are my two favorite movies of all time. Very cool.
One of my all-time favorite movies! All of those who have been a member of a championship team can understand the eternal bond that is forged by this kind of win. It lasts forever. Congrats to the producers of this video and to the members of this unforgettable team. You are truly inspirational.
Truly amazing and exceptional work. Hoosiers will always put me back in a time when my life was full of wonder. The Hickory schoolhouse and gymnasium are nearly identical to three schools I attended when I was a child during the early 70's. So many memories attending class and playing JV sports in those places.
Amazing! Such a great tribute to one of the greatest movies of all time. Thank you!
Excellent job, first rate. I agree this should be part of the Blu-Ray special Edition. I have never said this before about a then and now piece. But I think this is the best of them all.
Wonderful movie, and so nice to see you and your dad.
Beautiful movie, and beautifully done sir. Thank you for putting this together and bringing back so many great memories of this masterpiece. Brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it.
I never comment on youtube videos, but wow. Amazing work.
You did a GREAT job on this video, Michael!! I don't spend much time looking at RUclips videos, but I'm sure glad to have seen this one. There are moments during your film that I definitely had goosebumps. Way to go!!! ~Scott
My father played for the Marion Giants (Marion, IN) in the 50's. Every time I watch Hoosiers, a thought of my father is in my mind and a slight tear in my eye. Your film did the same thing. Simply amazing; and thank you.
Thank you, thank you!!! Your work and production is top notch.. absolutely outstanding! Brought me chills, tears, and aching nostalgia for those innocent days...