Synopsis
Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
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Cast
- James CaanBrian Piccolo
- Billy Dee WilliamsGale Sayers
- Jack WardenCoach Halas
- Bernie CaseyJ.C. Caroline
- Shelley FabaresJoy Piccolo
- David HuddlestonEd McCaskey
- Judy PaceLinda Sayers
- Abe GibronAbe Gibron
- Jack ConcannonJack Concannon
- Ed O'BradovichEd O'Bradovich
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
Brian’s Song can melt the hearts of the coldest, most emotionally stunted men in the universe, leaving them sobbing in delicate, weeping hordes of sadness. It’s the Old Yeller of adult males, and no real man will ever fault another for getting a bit misty in it’s presence. - 75
NPR
Brian's Song is a classic in a genre that is -- perhaps for good reasons yet unnamed -- films that make grown men blubber and sometimes women look on with stern wonderment. [07 Mar 1998] - 70
The New York Times
The film's only concession to contemporary cinematography was in the cliché of lyrical slow motion, with extended sequences of the two football players, one white and the other black, running together through sylvan glades. More than that, though, the basic story is moving. - 50
Chicago Reader
Made-for-TV eyewash for disheartened Bears fans to drown their sorrows in.
