See how a father's love encouraged the boy who became the highest-scoring player in college basketball history. "Pistol" Pete Maravich had a dream. One handed down to him by his father -- a dream that he could achieve anything if only he believed. He wanted to change basketball forever. And he wanted to become the greatest player the game had ever seen.
They said he was too short. They said he was a misfit. They said he didn't know how to play basketball. Pete Maravich knew better. His father had taught him that with discipline, dedication, desire and confidence, he could achieve any dream. Pet Maravich's dream was to become one of basketball's greatest legends. The Pistol is the uplifting and inspirational story of how he started to make his dream come true. It was a dream that propelled him to become the youngest inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Pete Maravich played with the determination of a champion. He revolutionized the game of basketball. He showed how family, hard work, and a whole lot of heart could make anything possible.
This video is the true story of a legacy handed down from one generation to the next. Much more than a story about basketball, The Pistol is a story of a boy and his relationship with his father. A story of hope and inspiration.
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Don't let the title fool you. This video is not about guns. In fact, it is not even violent. To the contrary, this is one of the best family dramas to have been released by Hollywood in the 1990s. Subtitled "The Birth of a Legend," this is the true story of the young "Pistol" Pete Maravich. Set in the southern USA in 1959 and 1960, Pete Maravich is a 5-foot 2-inch, 90 pound nine-year-old who has a dream. Pete wants to be the best basketball player in the world. This dream has been handed down by his biggest fan, his loving father.
The appeal and beauty of this film is that it is more than a story about basketball. The Pistol is an inspiring reminder of how parents have the unique opportunity to "coach" and mold their children in an area of special skill or interest to the parent. All viewers will be challenged to keep pursuing their dreams and they will be encouraged by this story which shows that -- with persistence and patience -- even very lofty dreams can come true. Very good overall. Three instances of mildly crude language.
Hoop Dreams They have nothing- exept talent and a dream- and in this tough Chicago neighborhood, dreams are all they can count on. Hoop Dreams is the critically acclaimed true-life story of Arthur Agee and William Gates and the unforgettable five year experience that turns them into men. You will come to know them and root for them as if they were your friends, your family, as against all odds, these boys prove that with faith, talent and a little luck, anyone can acheive the American Dream. An amazing and uplifting chronicle, Hoop Dreams has been heralded as "A Spellbinding American epic..."-Newsweek and is "The best film of the year."-Siskel and Ebert
Hoosiers Thrill to the days of the hometown hero in this rousing, uplifting, stand-up-and-cheer film that`s straight from the heartland. Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, in his Academy Award-nominated performance, bringall the thrills of a winning shot-at- the-buzzer to the screen in Hoosiers. It`s 1951 in Hickory, Indiana- a place that takes its basketball as seriously as its religion. Into this tiny town strolls Norman Dale (Hackman), a once-hailed, now-failed college coach taking up the unenviable task of coaching Hickory High`s eight-man hoop squad. Dale has been down on his luck for the last ten years, and hopes this could be a fresh start... but several people have something to say about his suspicious training methods and unorthodox bench manner. The school`s vice principal (Herhey), who iskeeping the best player in the classroom; the town drunk (Hopper), who is ruffling Midwestern feathers as the new assistant coach; and Dale`s team, who are short on both height and discipline. The school and the town want him fired. But Coach Dale believes in two things- himself and his team. Amazingly, kids become captains... players become a team... losers become winners... has-beens become once- agains. Together they make history in Hoosiers.
Every summer in the thriving subculture of New York City streetball, neighborhood teams congregate in intensely competitive playground tournaments. This summer the team to beat is Kenny's Kings, and its star point guard Ed 'Booger' Smith.
Booger is the kind of player one encounters maybe once in a generation; an almost supernaturally gifted played upon whom Sports Illustrated bestowed the title 'King of the Streets.' The heart of Soul In The Hole lies in the compelling relationship between the charismatic and unpredictable Booger and his coach/surrogate father Kenny Jones. Over the course of one hot summer, Jones - an irrepressible firetruck of a man - takes on Booger, who teeters on the brink of what could either be wild success or total destruction.
Directed by Danielle Gardner and producer by Lilibet Foster, Soul In The Hole takes an unflinching, heartfelt and often humorous look at the lives and friendships of the young man who play for the Dream Team of Bed-Stuy, the vibrant street culture of Brooklyn, and the love between a coach and his brilliant player. Run Time: 97 min.
