# Brian's Song really is that great a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brians-song-really-is-that-great-a-movie/388047 "2007-01-15T08:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brians-song-really-is-that-great-a-movie/388047/1 "2007-01-15T08:01:33Z")
Ok, so recent threads about guy movies inspired me to rent this as I haven’t seen it in quite awhile and it really is that good. Now I have to say that I’m not into sports in general, or football in particular, but James Caan and Billy Dee Williams had chemistry. The real kicker though, and I would have been about 11 the first time I saw it, was how much it resonated with everything I feel is right about friendship and honor and racial tension and being a smart-ass and guy stuff. Really, great movie. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brians-song-really-is-that-great-a-movie/388047/2 "2007-01-15T08:24:09Z")
I had the great honor of meeting Gale Sayers about 20 years ago. Once I got over my initial fangirl lunacy and served the man a drink (I was tending bar, he was a patron) I asked him about this movie. He said people were often disappointed to discover that he was not as handsome as Billy Dee Williams. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brians-song-really-is-that-great-a-movie/388047/3 "2007-01-15T22:13:11Z")
yeah, I was thinking, if he isn’t good looking it would really ruin the effect for me. Seriously though, people just crack me up sometimes. I did watch the commentary, and G. Sayers made it sound like the movie had shown a **friendly** rivalry that was really more like a friendly **rivalry** IRL, not a big deal to me. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brians-song-really-is-that-great-a-movie/388047/4 "2007-01-16T00:12:42Z")
I saw the movie when I was about 14 and boo-hooed like a baby. I haven’t watched it since then because I figured there was no way it could live up to my memory. “I LOVE Brian Piccolo.” Man, still chokes me up. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brians-song-really-is-that-great-a-movie/388047/5 "2007-01-16T00:15:09Z")
[QUOTE=LifeOnWry] I had the great honor of meeting Gale Sayers about 20 years ago. Once I got over my initial fangirl lunacy and served the man a drink (I was tending bar, he was a patron) I asked him about this movie. He said people were often disappointed to discover that he was not as handsome as Billy Dee Williams. 🙂 [/QUOTE] I read _The SHort Season_. On the back was a picture of Brian Piccolo. James Gandolfini would have been a better choice, looks-wise. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brians-song-really-is-that-great-a-movie/388047/6 "2007-01-16T03:08:05Z")
\*\*Brian’s Song \*\* is part of the holy grail of man-weepers, especially for life-long Bears fans.