Movie · 2001
Brian's Song
Released 2 December 2001 88 min Action / Drama / TV Movie More from 2001 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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
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How old were they?
Ben Gazzara
as Coach Halas
Elise Neal
as Linda Sayers
Dean McDermott
as Ralph Kurek
Shane Daly
as Bill Filbert
Aidan Devine
as Abe Gibron
Paula Cale
as Joy Piccolo
Michael Boisvert
as Jack Concannon
Sean Maher
as Brian Piccolo
Mekhi Phifer
as Gale Sayers
Bruce Gooch
as Ed McCaskey
Craig Eldridge
as Doctor Beattie
Erika Cohen
as Nurse
Jeff Ironi
as Dick Butkus
Michael Millar
as Doctor Fox
Shawn Lawrence
as Doctor O'Conner
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The numbers
45years between the oldest and youngest billed
71Ben Gazzara — oldest on the call sheet
26Mekhi Phifer — youngest billed
36average age of the credited cast