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“Apple Pie,” which highlights extraordinary athletes and their moms, is a tribute to the often invisible strength, courage, and power of mothers. The film features NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe who claims to have inherited his arm from his mother, Barbara, who could out-throw all the boys in her high school class; baseball star Kenny Lofton, who was raised by his grandmother, Rosie-Lou, a sharecopper; NBA star Shaquille O’Neal whose mother, Lucille Harrison, faxed over a contract requiring Shaquille to wear a helmet when he purchased his motorcycle last year; Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind climber to summit Mount Everest; as well as the stories of soccer star Mia Hamm (whose grandmother was a baseball player); race car driver Sarah Fisher; soccer player Brandi Chastain; Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner; hockey duo of Tony Granato (San Jose Sharks) and Cammie Granato (Olympic gold medalist), among others. |
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| Ratings: | IMDB: 8.9/10 | |
| Released: | May 4, 2002 | |
| Runtime: | 70 min | |
| Genres: | Documentary | |
| Cast: | Sarah Fisher Brandi Chastain Drew Bledsoe Rulon Gardner | |
| Crew: | Mary Mazzio | |
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