A Season on the Brink

Duration: 87 min

Release date: 2002-03-10

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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.

Drama

A Season on the Brink

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as Bobby Knight

as Delray Brooks

as Steve Alford

Michael James Johnson

Michael James Johnson

as Daryl Thomas

Patrick Williams

Patrick Williams

as Stew Robinson

as Andre Harris

Phoenix Gonzales

Phoenix Gonzales

Manfred Maretzki

Manfred Maretzki

as Joseph Wisnofsky

as President Ryan

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

as Fundraiser Kid

as Crowd member

Patti D. Grayson

Patti D. Grayson

as Patrick Knight

Arthur Lawrence Jr.

Arthur Lawrence Jr.

as Landon Turner

as Digger Phelps

Steven Ratzlaff

Steven Ratzlaff

Chris Sigurdson

Chris Sigurdson

as Store Manager

Ryan Sommerfeld

Ryan Sommerfeld

as Indiana Player

Warren Louis Wiltshire

Warren Louis Wiltshire

as Basketball Player

as Cheerleader (uncredited)

as Michael Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Bobby Knight (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Dick Vitale (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Bill Ryan (uncredited)

Jennifer Mitchell

Jennifer Mitchell

as Cheerleader (uncredited)

as Indiana Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

as Myles Brand (archive footage) (uncredited)

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David W. Rintels

David W. Rintels

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Paul Carruthers

Paul Carruthers

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