Believe in Me

In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team.

Cast

Jeffrey Donovan

as Clay Driscoll

Samantha Mathis

as Jean Driscoll

Bruce Dern

as Ellis Brawley

Bob Gunton

as Hugh Moreland

Heather Matarazzo

as Cindy Butts

Doris Hargrave

as Miss Rogers

Michele Nordin

as Helen Burnsides

Hailey Grimes

as Susan Grove

Anne Judson-Yager

as Ginger Selman

Alicia Lagano

as Frances Bonner

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