TV Movie of the Week: Collection 3 - BLU-RAY

Three-disc set includes Fame Is The Name Of The Game (1966)When top-flight investigative magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (Tony Franciosa) happened upon a murdered call girl in a hotel, he wasn't about to let it go-and he may regret getting his hands on the woman's journal, which contained far too many connected names. Crackling whodunit that served as the pilot for the popular series InchThe Name of the GameInch co-stars Susan Saint James, Jill St. John, Jack Klugman, Robert Duvall, Jeck Weston, George Macready, Lee Bowman, Nannette Fabray, Jay C. Flippen. 100 min. C/Rtg NR Brian's Song (1971)In the mid-'60s, the unlikely mutual respect that built between Chicago Bears backs Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams) and Brian Piccolo (James Caan) led to their becoming the NFL's first interracial roommates. The story of their friendship beyond football-and how it was tested by the battle with cancer that cut Piccolo's life tragically short at 26-became one of the most popular made-for-television movies of all time. Multiple Emmy-winner co-stars Shelley Fabares, Jack Warden, Judy Pace, Bernie Casey. 74 min. C/Rtg G A Matter Of Wife... And Death (1976)This pilot for an unrealized series spin-off of the '73 Burt Reynolds vehicle InchShamusInch found Rod Taylor stepping into the gumshoes of P.I. Shamus McCoy. When an old friend falls victim to an assassin's bomb, McCoy's quest for those responsible leads to an illicit gambling ring and peril for all around him. Anne Archer, Linda Carter, Dick Butkus, Cesare Danova co-star. 73 min. C/Rtg NR Standard; Soundtrack English LPCM mono; Subtitles; English (SDH); audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailer; photo gallery. Region Free