Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
- friendship
- sports
- american football
- terminal illness
- cancer
- reflective
- anxious
- factual
- admiring
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Shelley Fabares — Joy Piccolo
- David Huddleston — Ed McCaskey
- Judy Pace — Linda Sayers
- Abe Gibron — Abe Gibron
- Jack Concannon — Jack Concannon
- Ed O'Bradovich — Ed O'Bradovich
- Harold 'Happy' Hairston — Veteran Player #1
- Ron Feinberg — Veteran Player #2
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka — Roommate
- Jim Boeke — Veteran Player #3
- Larry Delaney — Dr. Fox
- Directed
- Buzz Kulik
- Written
- William Blinn
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 94 ratings
- Studio
- Screen Gems Television
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
