Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich
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Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich is an Emmy Award
-winning documentary of "Pistol" Pete Maravich
. It first aired on CBS
during the Final Four
Tournament on April 1, 2001. It was produced by George Roy, written by Steven Stern, and narrated by Harry Connick, Jr.
It is considered the most comprehensive documentary about Maravich ever produced. It notched a 6.8 rating and a 12 share.
Pistol Pete featured never-before-broadcast game footage, plus a host of rare interviews, including Julius Erving
, Les Robinson
, and the camera-shy Jackie Maravich. MARAVICH
biographer Wayne Federman
is interviewed throughout and also served as a film consultant.
, of Steve Prefontaine
, of John Lennon
, of every generation’s icon who died young.The fruits of Press Maravich’s love for his son, and of Pete’s intense desire to please his father, could be seen in the grainy films from the Pistol’s college days. His story is timeless.”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Buy, rent, or borrow a VCR. Program it for today’s showing of Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich. The 90-minute special on CBS is that good. The action sequences are good enough that you’ll want to pull it out again and use the freeze frame to make sure that you actually saw what you thought you saw.”
Raleigh News and Observer
“The editing and story-telling throughout ‘Pistol Pete’ is so superb that one is able to pay attention to yards and yards of footage of Maravich doing remarkable, incredible things with a basketball while never losing sight of the human price tag attached to his achievements. The blend of marvel and sorrow is inescapable.”
New York Post
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning documentary of "Pistol" Pete Maravich
Pete Maravich
Peter "Pistol Pete" Press Maravich was an American professional basketball player. Born and raised in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Maravich starred in college at Louisiana State University and played for three NBA teams until injuries induced him to retire in 1980...
. It first aired on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
during the Final Four
Final four
Final Four isa sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round...
Tournament on April 1, 2001. It was produced by George Roy, written by Steven Stern, and narrated by Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. is an American singer, big-band leader/conductor, pianist, actor, and composer. He has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, with...
It is considered the most comprehensive documentary about Maravich ever produced. It notched a 6.8 rating and a 12 share.
Pistol Pete featured never-before-broadcast game footage, plus a host of rare interviews, including Julius Erving
Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II , commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim....
, Les Robinson
Les Robinson
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, and the camera-shy Jackie Maravich. MARAVICH
Maravich
MARAVICH is a biography of "Pistol" Pete Maravich written by Wayne Federman and Marshall Terrill, in collaboration with Pete's widow, Jackie Maravich. It was published by Sport Classic Books in January 2007.-External links:...
biographer Wayne Federman
Wayne Federman
Wayne Federman is an American comedian, actor, author, and comedy writer. He is noted for his numerous stand-up comedy appearances in clubs, theaters, and on television; his biography of "Pistol" Pete Maravich; and his supporting comedic acting roles in The X-Files, The Larry Sanders Show, Curb...
is interviewed throughout and also served as a film consultant.
Reviews
“The saga of Pete Maravich is as absorbing as the legend of James DeanJames Dean
James Byron Dean was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon, best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause , in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark...
, of Steve Prefontaine
Steve Prefontaine
Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine was an American middle and long-distance runner. Prefontaine once held the American record in the seven distance track events from the 2,000 meters to the 10,000 meters...
, of John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, of every generation’s icon who died young.The fruits of Press Maravich’s love for his son, and of Pete’s intense desire to please his father, could be seen in the grainy films from the Pistol’s college days. His story is timeless.”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major U.S. daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. Its area of domination is checked by its main rival, The Dallas Morning News, which is published from the eastern half of the Metroplex. It is owned...
“Buy, rent, or borrow a VCR. Program it for today’s showing of Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich. The 90-minute special on CBS is that good. The action sequences are good enough that you’ll want to pull it out again and use the freeze frame to make sure that you actually saw what you thought you saw.”
Raleigh News and Observer
“The editing and story-telling throughout ‘Pistol Pete’ is so superb that one is able to pay attention to yards and yards of footage of Maravich doing remarkable, incredible things with a basketball while never losing sight of the human price tag attached to his achievements. The blend of marvel and sorrow is inescapable.”
New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...