Pizza: A Love Story
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| Directed by | Gorman Bechard |
| Produced by | Gorman Bechard Dean Falcone Colin M. Caplan |
| Starring | Henry Winkler, Lyle Lovett, Dave Portnoy, Michael Bolton |
| Cinematography | Gorman Bechard |
| Edited by | Gorman Bechard Brianna Marcosano |
| Music by | Dean Falcone |
Production company | What Were We Thinking Films |
| Distributed by | MVD Entertainment |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pizza: A Love Story is a 2019 documentary film by filmmaker Gorman Bechard that tells the story of the evolution of this modern day food staple, the only pizza that can really be called “pizza," through the eyes and history of three very famous pizza restaurants.
In the 6 block radius of Wooster square lies the Holy Trinity of Pepe's, Sally’s, and Modern. These three pizza places are worshiped by everybody from Presidents to Rock Stars to Actors, and most importantly, to locals. The documentary features interviews with family members, lifelong fans, celebrities, politicians, and food critics, intercutting archival footage and vintage photographs, all to explain the passion, the long lines, and how New Haven, Connecticut became the pizza center of the universe.
Bechard and producers Colin M. Caplan and Dean Falcone worked on Pizza: A Love Story for over a decade..
It is in Pizza: A Love Story where Dave Portnoy, of Barstool Sports, first declared New Haven the Pizza Capital of the United States. Two years later he tweeted on X, "Let me settle this once and for all. The pizza capital of the United States is New Haven Ct. Anybody who says otherwise is wrong."