Apple Pie:Raising Champions

Apple Pie, from award-winning director Mary Mazzio, is a riveting film about extraordinary athletes and their moms. The film features NBA MVP Shaquille O'Neal; NFL Pro-Bowl quarterback, Drew Bledsoe; NBA star Grant Hill; soccer star Mia Hamm; blind climber Erik Weihenmayer (who recently summitted Mount Everest); baseball star Kenny Lofton (raised by his blind grandmother, Rosie Lou); Indy Car Driver Sarah Fisher; Olympic wrestler Rulon Gardner, among others - and of course, their moms.

Called "warm and illuminating… told with deftness and emotion… priceless" – The New York Times; "fantastic" – NPR; "excellent" – CNN; "heartwarming" – Los Angeles Times, Apple Pie was also a recommended pick in both Entertainment Weekly and TVGuide. The film aired on ESPN.

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I saw this film on ESPN - and this film moved me in a way that very few other sports documentaries have. To hear the first blind climber to summit Mount Everest, Erik Weihenmayer, describe taking down sighted wrestlers (when he wrestled in high school) and comment on the impact of his mother who passed away, nearly brought me to tears. Other segments of the film were very clever and funny - from Shaquille O'Neal whose mother made him sign a contract when he purchased his motorcycle (to always wear a helmet, among other clauses in the agreement), to Grant Hill's description of his mother in the stands at a Duke game - to Olympic wrestler Rulon Gardner displaying his three-point take down on his mother... this film is moving, emotional, and often times hilariously funny. Recommend highly. January 30, 2005

"Apple Pie:Raising Champions" is a great film! Get it!

"Apple Pie:Raising Champions" is a heart-warming film about the loving and trusting relationships eleven athletes have with their mothers. Director and Producer Mary Mazzio, herself an Olympian, skillfully draws incredible and charming portraits of these champions and their Moms,such as in football's Drew Bledsoe, soccer's Mia Hamm, baseball's Kenny Lofton, basketball's Shaquille O'Neal, mountain climber Eric Weihenmayer,and Olympic Greco-Wrestler Rulon Gardner, among others. I loved this film!! A must-see. You will never forget it! January 13, 2005

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