He Produced One Of The Best Sports Movies Ever… And Lives At The Lake | Ep 44 w/ Rodney Stone

One of my absolute favorite films growing up was The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend—the true story of “Pistol” Pete Maravich. It had me dribbling a basketball around the house like I was the next Larry Bird… to my mom's chagrin! So when I found out one of the producers of that film—Rodney Stone—lives right here at the Lake, naturally… we had to have a conversation. And it did not disappoint. We cover: • What it was actually like producing The Pistol • Why Hollywood turned it down • The life—and tragic early death—of Pete Maravich • Rodney’s close friendship with the Cathy family (Chick-fil-A)… including the wild story of Truett Cathy stepping in to fund the film • The idea of mission-funded movies—and what the future of Hollywood might look like • What he’s working on now • And... how the actual Death Star from Star Wars ended up at Lake of the Ozarks (yes... actually) It’s part nostalgia, part behind-the-scenes, and part “how have I never heard this before?” You’ll love this one. And if you’ve never seen The Pistol—go fix that. It’s got that 90s innocence, a ton of heart, and it still holds up. Stream it on Netflix, or rent/buy (it's on sale!) at https://www.thepistolmovie.com