Pittsburgh is a hopeless town

JULIUS IRVING

A line from the movie slamming the city and its basketball team

• The Beatles performed a concert on September 14, 1964. • Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar sold more than 2 million copies in 12 months and became 1971's number-one-selling album. In July of that year, 13,000 Superstar fans packed the Civic Arena to see the opera performed in concert. That performance was just the runner-up to a full-blown Broadway production that opened on Broadway on October 12, 1971. • Elvis Presley performed there on June 25, 1973 and later on December 31, 1975. • The arena was featured in the 1995 film, Sudden Death, starring Jean Claude Van Damme.

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)

The 1979, movie filmed in part at the Civic Arena.The Pitsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologicly compatable players, they can become winners. The Pittsburgh Pythons are the worst team in the NBA. Most of the players think the reason why they are in the cellar is because Moses Guthrie who they feel is monopolizing the spotlight. So when they walk out, the towel boy, Tyronne decides to consult with an astrologist, Mona. They in turn decide to hold open tryouts and they only select players who are born under the same zodiac sign as Guthrie, Pisces. And what they get are some weirdos but they play together, they are phenomenal. When they start winning the owner decides to rename the team the Pisces.

Pisces of Eight

Release date: January 1, 1979 Director: Gilbert Moses Writers: David Dashev, Jaison Starkes, Edmond Stevens and Gary Stromberg Starring: Julius Irving, Jonathan Winters, Meadowlark Lemon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Stockard Channing, Flip Wilson Studio: United Artists Films Genre: Comedy / Sport Rating: PG • Cher was initially cast as the female lead, but backed out at the last minute due to scheduling conflicts. • The score before the timeout of the last game was Los Angeles 101, Pittsburgh 91, but when the game resumed, the Pisces made well over ten field goals. Their victory should have been by a double-digit margin.

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