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Angelo Pizzo (/ ˈ p iː t z oʊ /) is an American screenwriter and film producer, usually working on films based on a true story, and usually about athletics. He is best known for Hoosiers and Rudy .
Angelo Pizzo is best known for writing and producing Hoosiers (1986) and Rudy (1993), two inspirational sports dramas based on true stories. He also directed My All-American (2015) and The Game of Their Lives (2005), and moved back to his hometown of Bloomington, Indiana in 2004.
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Angelo Pizzo. Writer: Hoosiers. After achieving fame by writing and producing the massively popular sports films Hoosiers (1986) and Rudy (1993), Angelo Pizzo fielded numerous requests to pen more inspirational sports stories. At first he feared becoming pigeonholed as the go-to sports-movie guy. But eventually he accepted this destiny as he continued writing screenplays, most of which ...
Apr 20, 2022 · Rory Appleton is the pop culture reporter at IndyStar. Contact him at 317-552-9044 and rappleton@indystar.com, or follow him on Twitter at @RoryDoesPhonics. Famed Hoosier screenwriter Angelo Pizzo ...
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Jan 23, 2024 · Chicago writer Angelo Pizzo, known for Hoosiers and Rudy, is casting his latest project 500, a movie about the first Indy 500 race. He collaborates with car builder Corky Coker and track architect Paxton Waters to recreate the iconic speedway.
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Oct 11, 2018 · David Anspaugh and Angelo Pizzo at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2016 Getty Images. Pizzo moved back to Bloomington in 2004, eager to return to his roots, and much like earlier in his career ...
Nov 14, 2021 · Pizzo reveals how he and director David Anspaugh added back deleted scenes to the 1986 sports film, showing Buddy's return to the team and coach Dale's romance. He hopes to release a Hollywood version of the director's cut, but faces copyright issues with MGM.
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