Made-for-TV eyewash for disheartened Bears fans to drown their sorrows in.
Brian's Song (1971)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:10
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 74 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Gale Sayers (Williams) joins the Chicago Bears as a running back and meets the competitive Brian Piccolo (Caan). While at first the two are rivals, they soon form a strong friendship. Things take a... Gale Sayers (Williams) joins the Chicago Bears as a running back and meets the competitive Brian Piccolo (Caan). While at first the two are rivals, they soon form a strong friendship. Things take a turn for the worse when Sayers is injured and when Piccolo begins to suffer from cancer. A poignant and well-acted movie originally made for television. [More]
Starring: James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Judy Pace
Starring: James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Judy Pace, Shelley Fabares
Director: Buzz Kulik
Director: Buzz Kulik
Producer: Paul Junger-Witt
Screenwriter: William Blinn
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Reviews for Brian's Song
It remains the best example of the most different of men competing fairly and getting along peacefully ever filmed.
The film’s emotions are obvious and blunt, but they get the job done.
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