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A Season on the Brink (2002)

1h 27m

Running Time

A Season on the Brink (2002)

Name: A Season on the Brink
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002-03-10

1h 27m

Running Time

Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Brian Dennehy

Bobby Knight

Robert Mandel

Director

Al Thompson

Delray Brooks

Benz Antoine

Joby Wright

James Lafferty

Steve Alford

Michael James Johnson

Daryl Thomas

Patrick Williams

Stew Robinson

Gary Hudson

Ron Felling

David W. Rintels

Writer

Lewin Webb

Producer

Randy Edelman

Composer

Steve Porcaro

Composer

Claudio Chea

Cinematographer

Paul Carruthers

Editor

Scott Vickrey

Editor

Beth Bowling

CastingDirector

Susan Glicksman

CastingDirector

Marjorie Lecker

CastingDirector

Kim Miscia

CastingDirector

Gordon Wilding

ProductionDesigner

Media.

Details.

Release Date
March 10, 2002

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 27m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-12

Wiki.

A Season on the Brink is a 2002 made-for-television sport drama film directed by Robert Mandel. Based on a book by John Feinstein entitled A Season on the Brink which detailed the turbulent 1985–86 season of Indiana University's men's basketball team, led by coach Bobby Knight, the film became the first ESPN television film, premiering on March 10, 2002.

The production was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The premiere of the movie was simulcast on ESPN with the unexpurgated version and ESPN2 with all profanities censored. Future airings were of the uncensored version. The movie was also released on DVD in late 2002.