5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome movie

P.P. · February 18, 2005

Pistol Pete is one of my favorite basketball movies of all time, ranking right up there with Hoosiers. I don't understand why they haven't put it on DVD yet.Pistol Pete sticks to the life of 8th grader Pete Maravich. His dad is a coach at the local college and teaches him basketball in his spare time. Pete doesn't fit in very well at school because he is so hooked on basketball. He gets a chance to try out for the team and hijinx ensue. It is actually pretty good basketball to watch - even though it was made a while ago and on a shoestring budget. I wish I could have seen Pete Maravich play when he was alive. Great for the whole family.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Gift

H. · October 30, 2023

This is a great video for anyone that likes basketball.

5.0 out of 5 stars How to be a winner

C.S. · January 25, 2011

I bought this DVD to show the girls that I coach what being a winner is. In order to be a winner you need to have a winning attitude and good work ethic. This movie couldn't do a better job depicting this. Also what I love about this movie is that the drills you see him do will make you a better basketball player. If this movie doesn't motivate or inspire you... Check your pulse

5.0 out of 5 stars the story of pistol pete maravich when he was a kid growing up.

j.h. · February 7, 2014

good movie for kid's, and family's. I think that it was made by some small movie company. kind of old fashioned, but good clean movie. family, and religious value's. the story of pete's life, growing up as a boy, through high school, and the struggles he encountered through his controversial basketball style, he was ahead of his time, that many didn't accept. today, after 40 year's many are trying to mimick. a vision ahead of his time. recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great motivational movie

C. · February 8, 2017

Watched this as a child, so I bought it for my kids to watch. It's a great motivational movie. Reminds me of ESPN 360...they just didn't have that back then when this movie was made.

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational

H. · April 12, 2014

An inspirational movie about the famous Pistol Pete Maravich when he played varsity at Daniel High School in South Carolina. Its inspirational because it underlines the fact that with hardwork and dedication, dreams really can come true. I used to watch it as a child on VHS and now as an adult I still find myself watching it and finding inspiration.

5.0 out of 5 stars great movie

C.S. · June 25, 2012

This is a great movie. Great story and the interviews are very inspirational. Im not a big basketball fan, but this is great for everyone in the family. It also came very quickly. Pleased with the overall experience.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as GOOD as it SHOULD be!!!!!!!

A.L. · March 27, 2011

Ok, first off let me say that I have all the respect in the world for Pistol Pete Maravich....but this movie does him no justice in my opinion! NONE!!! My co-workers were telling me that "You have to see this movie"...so I was like okay, and I just watched it yesterday and that is 1 hour and 40 minutes of my life I wish I could have back. The first 45 minutes of the movie is decent...the rest is NOT very good and here is why....#1- MOST OF THE ACTING IS VERY POOR - I dont care if it is an older movie and came out in the 90's there is no excuse for poor acting like there is in this movie, not all the acting is bad though. I have seen a lot of basketball movies in this by far has the worst actors. I guess the makers of this film never saw HOOSIERS.#2- THE FILM IS VERY STAND STILL - What I mean by this is the movie has Pete at one age the entire time!!! What? and why? There are no scenes of his time at LSU or his basketball days in PA or the NBA. Just keeps him as an 8th grader the entire time. If anyone knows anything about PP he was the greatest NCAA scorer in history, why not show that?#3- REPETITIVE SCENES - You see these most in the basketball games scenes, which are pretty slow and funny if you ask me. If you watch closely you can tell that just filled in spots during the games with plays and scenes they had already shot...and they do this a bunch! Its just very CHEESY if you know what I mean EXAMPLE = At the end they play Cleveland High (an all black team) they are down like 71-63, and within like 2 seconds, its a 70-71 game....what the hell? Really? just CHEESY to me!There are some good things about this movie though, like I said the first 45 minutes are pretty good, and inspirational...and that story is about 90% accurate, which is good. This is a good "feel good" or aka "Joel Olsteen type" of movie for 10 year old kids, not adults. It shows that hard work does pay off and to listen to your parents....and an overall decent family movie I guess, not a lot of profanity or swear words. It is just hard for me (being the sports fan I am) to give this movie any more than 2 stars! I just can't do it folks!It is just the movie is just missing so much in my opinion! It focuses on an important part of Petes life, but stays there the entire movie....BORING! Its like making a movie about Michael Jordan and not showing his time with the Bulls! There needs to be another movie done about The Pistol, cause this one just lacks so much for us true sports fans and adults! I cant put this film as a must see at all! MUST SEE BASKETBALL MOVIES ARE: Hoop Dreams, Blue Chips, and Hoosiers....not this! SORRY, this movie lacks and I wouldn't pay anymore than $5 for it if you are smart. OVERALL 2.5 STARS!!!!! "Enjoy"- A. Lindsay (Louisville, KY)

The highschool years of pistolpete,,,,

D.T. · December 14, 2010

Man i really wanted to see this movie. My brother saw it before i did and he kept saying how nice it was. Maybe the anticipation made it kinda dissappointing for me.Anyway it's about pistol pete high school years and thats a lesser known era to me. The whole film seems to be more of a children movie to me.So that was kinda a letdown. To me Hoosiers is still the best basketball/sports movie.