Watch Brian's Song (2001) Free Online

Release Date: 2001

Cast: Ben Gazzara, Aidan Devine, Janessa Crimi, Michael Boisvert, Sean Maher, Dean McDermott, Mekhi Phifer, Elise Neal

Categories: Movies, Sports, Period piece, Biography

Brian's Song is the 2001 remake of the 1972 television film Brian's Song, which re-tells the story of Brian Piccolo (Sean Maher), a white football player who meets, clashes with and befriends Chicago Bears Running back Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer), a talented African American football player on the same team. The movie was adapted from Sayers own words in his autobiography, I am Third. The television movie, produced by Columbia TriStar Television, was first broadcast in the US on The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC. In the movie, Brian Piccolo is a slightly arrogant, narcissistic Chicago... MORE

Brian's Song is the 2001 remake of the 1972 television film Brian's Song, which re-tells the story of Brian Piccolo (Sean Maher), a white football player who meets, clashes with and befriends Chicago Bears Running back Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer), a talented African American football player on the same team. The movie was adapted from Sayers own words in his autobiography, I am Third. The television movie, produced by Columbia TriStar Television, was first broadcast in the US on The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC. In the movie, Brian Piccolo is a slightly arrogant, narcissistic Chicago Bears player. Thinking Gale Sayers the arrogant one, when he is only quiet and a slight bit anti-social, they rub each other the wrong way from the moment they meet. The movie, taking place in the time of the Civil Rights Movement, places great emphasis on integration, bringing up the conflict of when Brian and Gale room together for their first football season. Brian and Gale aren't friends in the beginning, in fact they are rivals. Brian, during their season together, was always one-upped by Gale, never being in the spotlight. After their first season, Brian pledges to beat Gale and take his LESS