Brian's Song (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

John Gray

Writers (WGA):

Gale Sayers (book) and
Al Silverman (book) ...

Release Date:

2 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

The Greatest Victories In Life Don't Always Happen On The Field.

Plot:

The story of professional football players Gale Sayes and Brian Piccolo, and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when Piccolo contracted a fatal disease.

Plot Keywords:

Football Player | American Football | Fatal Illness | Integration | Sports Team

Cast

Sean Maher	...	Brian Piccolo
Mekhi Phifer	...	Gale Sayers
Paula Cale	...	Joy Piccolo
Elise Neal	...	Linda Sayers
Aidan Devine	...	Abe Gibron
Dean McDermott	...	Ralph Kurek
Ben Gazzara	...	Coach Halas
Michael Boisvert	...	Jack Concannon
Jeff Ironi	...	Dick Butkus
Shane Daly	...	Bill Filbert
Bruce Gooch	...	Ed McCaskey
Craig Eldridge	...	Doctor Beattie
Michael Millar	...	Doctor Fox
Shawn Lawrence	...	Doctor O'Conner
Erika Cohen	...	Nurse

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:PG | Finland:K-3 | Australia:M | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia TriStar Television

Movie Connections:

Remake of Brian's Song (1971) (TV)

As good as original. Let me tell you why

I just read all of the comments on this movie and some people did not like this remake. "Brian's Song" is my favorite movie of all time and when I saw the remake, I was impressed. The first part of this remake was word for word to the original but then they started to go in depth. The original 1971 version showed more of the friendship of Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers, which was great, but the 2001 remake showed more of Piccolo's struggle with cancer. The title of the movie is "Brian's Song" so I thought it was great to show this aspect of his life. If you do what I did and watch both DVD's back to back, starting with the 1971 original, you will get the full story of Brian Piccolo. It doesn't matter that the Michel Legrand theme song isn't featured as much in the remake; this is the story of a man's life, not a song. If you liked the original movie as much as I did, take these comments to heart and rewatch this remake. If you have never seen the original movie, I highly recommend it. Like I said up front, 1971's "Brian's Song" is my all time favorite movie but on a scale of 1-10, I have to give this remake a 10.