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Encyclopedia > Brian's Song
For the Family Guy episode, see Movin' Out (Brian's Song).
Brian's Song
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Directed by Buzz Kulik
Produced by Paul Junger Witt
Written by Gale Sayers with Al Silverman (original book); William Blinn (teleplay)
Starring James Caan
Billy Dee Williams
Jack Warden
Shelley Fabares
Music by Michel Legrand
Cinematography Joseph F. Biroc
Editing by Bud S. Isaacs
Distributed by Screen Gems / Columbia Pictures (producers)
ABC (original broadcaster)
Release date(s) 30-Nov-1971
Running time 73 min.
Country USA
Language English
IMDb profile

Brian's Song is a 1971 made-for-TV movie, recalling the details of the life of Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan), a football player stricken with terminal cancer, and his friendship with Chicago Bears running back teammate and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams), who helps him through the difficult struggle. The true story was such a success on ABC television (30-Nov-1971) that it was later shown in theaters. Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ... “Movin’ Out (Brian’s Song)” is a season six episode of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Paul Junger Witt is an American film and television producer. ... Gale Eugene Sayers (b. ... James Langston Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor. ... Billy Dee Williams (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor who for a period in the 1970s rivaled Sidney Poitier as the most popular black actor in American film. ... Jack Warden (September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American actor. ... Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. ... Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. ... Joseph F. Biroc (February 12, 1903-September 7, 1996) was a highly successful film and television cinematographer. ... Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainments Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... This article is about the American broadcast network. ... See also: 1970 in film 1971 1972 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 8 - Bob Dylans hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1970 in film 1971 1972 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 8 - Bob Dylans hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ... Louis Brian Piccolo (October 31, 1943 – June 16, 1970) was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears for four seasons. ... James Langston Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football... P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL). ... Gale Eugene Sayers (b. ... Billy Dee Williams (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor who for a period in the 1970s rivaled Sidney Poitier as the most popular black actor in American film. ... This article is about the American broadcast network. ...


Thirty years after its original airing, a remake[1] was aired in 2001 on ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney starring Mekhi Phifer and Sean Maher. The movie is based on Sayers' account of his friendship with Piccolo and Piccolo's illness in Sayers' autobiography, I Am Third. The film was written by veteran screenwriter William Blinn, but there is also a book version. For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about the American broadcast network. ... The first incarnation of the Disney anthology television series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27, 1954 under the name Disneyland. ... Mekhi Phifer (born December 29, 1974 or 1975[1]) is an American actor. ... Sean Maher as Simon Tam in Firefly Sean Maher (born April 16, 1975 in Pleasantville, New York) is an American actor, best known for his role as Simon Tam in the short-lived science fiction television series Firefly. ... Gale Eugene Sayers (born May 30, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas), also known as The Kansas Comet, was a former professional football player in the National Football League who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears. ...


The musical theme to Brian's Song, "The Hands of Time," was a popular tune during the early 1970s. The music for the film was by Michel Legrand, with lyrics to the song by Marilyn and Alan Bergman. Nashville pianist Floyd Cramer performed a popular version of "The Hands of Time". The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. ... Marilyn Bergman (née Keith, born 1929) is a composer, songwriter and author. ... Alan Bergman (born 11 September 1925) is a prolific lyricist and songwriter, particularly of music for stage and film. ... Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 - December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the Nashville Sound. ...


Historical accuracy

Although an inspirational movie, several scenes never happened, including the final scene, where Sayers comes to the hospital as Piccolo is taking his last breath. According to Sayers' book, he was not even in the same state when Piccolo died on June 16, 1970. jj


References

  1. ^ Brian's Song (2001)
  • Brian's Song (1971) (TV). The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.

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External links

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