Brian's Song (2001 film)

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Brian's Song
Genre	Drama, Sport
Based on	I Am Third by Gale Sayers Al Silverman
Written by	Allen Clare John Gray
Story by	William Blinn
Directed by	John Gray
Starring	Sean Maher Mekhi Phifer Paula Cale Elise Neal Aidan Devine Dean McDermott Ben Gazzara
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Storyline Entertainment Columbia TriStar Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 2, 2001 (2001-12-02)
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Brian's Song is the 2001 American remake of the 1971 television film Brian's Song, telling the story of Brian Piccolo (Sean Maher), a white running back who meets, clashes with and befriends fellow Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer). The movie was adapted from Sayers' own words in his 1970 autobiography, I Am Third. The television movie, produced by Columbia TriStar Television, was first broadcast in the United States on The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC on December 2, 2001.

In the movie, Piccolo is a brash rookie with the Bears. Initially thinking Sayers is arrogant – 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 from 1965 to 1970, as the civil rights movement grows, places great emphasis on integration, bringing up the conflict of when Brian and Gale room together for their first football season.