Brian’s Song 1979 123movies

Watch: Brian’s Song 1971 123movies, Full Movie Online – Gale Sayers joins the Chicago Bears and is befriended by Brian Piccolo, an over-achieving running back. Although they compete for the same spot on the team, and despite the fact that Sayers is black and Piccolo white, they become roommates on the road and very close friends, especially when Sayers is injured and Piccolo helps his recovery. Later, they and their wives must both deal with the harsh reality of Piccolo’s cancer..
Plot: 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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Ratings:

	7.5/10 Votes: 8,172
	92% | RottenTomatoes
	62/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 59 Popularity: 3.106 | TMDB

Reviews:

One Of The Best Made For TV Movies Ever!
The 1970’s gave rise to the “made for TV” movie on a regular basis, and a lot of them were pretty disappointing, with weak stories and poor acting. But then there’s “Brian’s Song” – which 40 years later still has to rank as one of the best (if not the best) TV movies ever made. It’s a “football” movie to an extent, but it’s far more than a football movie. It’s a story about a friendship that known no bounds and that overcomes a lot of odds. In 1965, Gayle Sayers and Brian Piccolo were rookie running backs for the Chicago Bears. The should have been rivals and not friends. They were competing for starting positions; Sayers was black and Piccolo was white. There should have been too many divides for them to cross to build a friendship, and yet they did build a friendship.

Billy Dee Williams and James Caan were wonderful in these title roles. For I would say two thirds of its short run time (minus TV commercials, it comes in at a little under an hour and a quarter) this is essentially a football movie. The friendship is well developed, but there’s a heavy emphasis on training shots and a lot of really good real football footage, mostly of some spectacular runs by Sayers. The movie really takes off though once Sayers suffers a knee injury that knocks him out of the lineup. Piccolo takes his place, and Piccolo wants him back and helps him get back into game shape. For a while they share the backfield, and then the movie becomes a powerful tearjerker, as Piccolo is diagnosed with cancer, and Sayers sees him through his final illness.

Yes, this is a made for TV movie. It’s not flashy, but it’s good – very good. And it’s very moving. You can’t help but feel sad as it comes to an end. Let’s face it. 26 years olds (football players or not) shouldn’t die, but they sometimes do – and it’s very sad. But sad though it is, in the end you have to feel uplifted by this movie about the power of a friendship that overcomes all the odds against it. The movie also features a pretty strong performance from Jack Warden as the legendary Chicago bears coach George Halas. You can’t ask for much more than this. (9/10)

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 13 min (73 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated G
Genre Biography, Drama, Sport
Director Buzz Kulik
Writer William Blinn, Gale Sayers, Al Silverman
Actors James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden
Country United States
Awards Won 5 Primetime Emmys. 11 wins & 8 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm