Angelo Pizzo, writer and co-producer of the greatest movie of all-time, had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend The Oscars in 1987. The movie Hoosiers was nominated for best musical score and Dennis Hopper was nominated for best supporting actor.
For a young film-maker like Pizzo, I'm sure an invitation to The Oscars was a dream come true.
But Pizzo decided not to attend The Oscars.
Why not?
Because The Oscars were the same night as 1987 NCAA title game and Pizzo simply could not miss the game.
Pizzo (a 1971 IU grad) does not regret his decision as IU won the title and Hoosiers the movie came up empty on Oscar night. Pizzo said he made the decision because he never would have written the movie Hoosiers if it were not for Indiana basketball.
Well done, sir.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Yet Another reason to love the movie Hoosiers
Angelo Pizzo, writer and co-producer of the greatest movie of all-time, had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend The Oscars in 1987. The movie Hoosiers was nominated for best musical score and Dennis Hopper was nominated for best supporting actor.
For a young film-maker like Pizzo, I'm sure an invitation to The Oscars was a dream come true.
But Pizzo decided not to attend The Oscars.
Why not?
Because The Oscars were the same night as 1987 NCAA title game and Pizzo simply could not miss the game.
Pizzo (a 1971 IU grad) does not regret his decision as IU won the title and Hoosiers the movie came up empty on Oscar night. Pizzo said he made the decision because he never would have written the movie Hoosiers if it were not for Indiana basketball.
Well done, sir.
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That is some great stuff. I sure love that movie. How could that not have been nominated for Best Picture? If you love that movie, you should check out Bill Simmons' analyse of it. It is classic.
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