After thinking about writing a screenplay for years, Pizzo began writing Le grand défi (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.
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Uplifting sports dramas based on or inspired by real people
