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Alma mater. • Indiana University (BA, political science, 1971) [2] • University of Southern California film school. Genre. Drama, fiction, sport. Angelo Pizzo ( / ˈpiːtzoʊ /) 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.
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 ...
Aug 12, 2017 · BY PETER DORFMAN. Shortly before Angelo Pizzo began making some of Hollywood’s most beloved underdog movies, the Bloomington native nearly became a leading man himself. In a plot worthy of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Pizzo caught the eye of one of television’s most powerful agents, who offered him guaranteed stardom.
Nov 17, 2016 · For Pizzo and Anspaugh, "Hoosiers" is a Dream Come to Life. indgrapp08. November 17, 2016 2:21 PM EST. To hear Angelo Pizzo tell it, the movie that basketball fans have loved for 30 years now ...
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 ...
Oct 10, 2014 · Pizzo wrote the screenplay and, for the first time, also directed. As filmmakers and practitioners of storytelling, Anspaugh and Pizzo recognize all too well that their relationship is a buddy story — maybe not of cinematic proportions but of a genuine close and enduring friendship that has entered a new phase.
Aug 28, 2022 · Legendary movie writer Angelo Pizzo joined Gerry Dick on the Business and Beyond podcast to discuss his latest movie, growing up in Bloomington as an IU fan, and much more. Pizzo wrote legendary sports movies Hoosiers and Rudy, and he’s currently working on another related to the first Indy 500.
