5 Movies Directed by Buzz Kulik

Brian's Song

Brian's Song

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1971-11-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

73 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (5615 Reviews)

Director:

Buzz Kulik

Cast:

Writer:

William Blinn

Gale Sayers (book)

Al Silverman (book)

Fullplot:

Gale Sayers joins the Chicago Bears and is befriended by Brian Piccolo, an over-achieving running back. Although they compete for the same spot on the team, and despite the fact that Sayers is black and Piccolo white, they become roommates on the road and very close friends, especially when Sayers is injured and Piccolo helps his recovery. Later, they and their wives must both deal with the harsh reality of Piccolo's cancer.

To Find a Man

To Find a Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-01-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

GP

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (103 Reviews)

Director:

Buzz Kulik

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Arnold Schulman (screenplay)

S.J. Wilson (novel)

Fullplot:

The platonic friendship between two high school youths is explored through the attempts to get the girl an abortion. Her young male friend offers his support and tries to find her a doctor. She is grateful, but has trouble in expressing her thanks. At times funny, at other times touching, this is a refreshing, uncommon look at teenage friendship.

Pioneer Woman

Pioneer Woman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-12-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

74 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (139 Reviews)

Director:

Buzz Kulik

Genres:

Western

Fullplot:

A homesteading family in the 1867 Wyoming faces a crisis when the husband is killed and the wife must decide whether to remain or take her son and daughter back East.

The Hunter

The Hunter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-08-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (3132 Reviews)

Director:

Buzz Kulik

Cast:

Writer:

Ted Leighton (screenplay)

Peter Hyams (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In order to track down bail jumpers, Ralph 'Papa' Thorson goes on a series of routine and not-so-routine searches. Sometimes he takes down his quarry easily. At other times, he's forced to extreme measures which result in the injury or death of a lawbreaker. And then again, there are other moments when his own life is on the line. It's all enough to make Thorson question what he has done with his life.

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-11-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (734 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

J.D. Reed (book)

Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains, has Cooper following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop.

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