After thinking about writing a screenplay for years, Pizzo began writing Hoosiers (1986) after his alma mater Indiana University won the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball national championship.
I had two movies made early in my career. Then, it was as if I had overdrawn at the karma bank. Sports movies were falling out of favor, largely because studios got seduced by international sales.
ट्रेडमार्क
Uplifting sports dramas based on or inspired by real people
