The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend

The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1990)

Genres - Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Sports Drama  |   Release Date - Jan 17, 1991 (USA - Unknown), Sep 29, 1991 (USA)  |   Run Time - 105 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - G
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

This is the biopic of basketball star Pistol Pete Maravich, here played by Adam Guier. The film is for the most part an exercise in joie de vivre, until it ends as it tragically must, with the sudden and untimely death of Maravich. Writer Darrel Campbell and director Frank Schroeder perform miracles with their tiny budget. Though Pistol is comparatively little known, odds are it won't remain that way much longer.

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aging, athlete, basketball, sports, stars [celebrities], team