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	Brian's Song Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $4.59 Follows the true story of Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo who discovered he had cancer at the height of his career. Ran on ABC in 1971.
	Sybil (Two-Disc Special Edition) Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $14.69 NBC ran this chilling 1976 movie about a woman suffering from multiple personaly disorder, based on a true story. It ran for two nights, making this movie about 4 hours long.
	Bill / Bill: On His Own (Double Feature) Buy used from: $42.99 This 1981 CBS feature tells the true story of a mentally retarded older man, Bill, who tries to adapt to the world around him after being insitutionalized for most of his adult life. This DVD comes with the weaker sequal "Bill: On his Own"
	The Lathe of Heaven Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $9.45 George Orr is a man whose dreams come true and Dr. Haber is a psychologist who feels he can make the world a better place by infulencing Orr (i.e. telling him what to dream). Ran on PBS in 1980.
	Duel (Collector's Edition) Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $3.94 A young Steven Spielberg directed this wonderful TV movie about a semi-truck and it's mysterious driver, a traveling businessman, and a grudge. It aired in 1971 on ABC.
	The Day After [Region 2] Buy used from: $19.54 What would happen if nuclear bombs rained from the sky over America. This classic TV movie from ABC ran in 1983.
	Recount Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $5.20 Follows the behind-the-scences aftermath of the 2000 election in Florida as Democrates and Republicans fight for control of outcome. Ran on HBO in 2008.
	The Hobbit Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $4.46 This prequal to The Lord of the Rings is about a Hobbit named Bilbo who finds himself on a remarkable adventure with a group of dwarves. This 1977 animated feature ran on ABC.
	All Quiet on the Western Front Buy new: $6.49 / Used from: $44.78 A young idealistic German joins the army and is moved to the front only to realize too late that war is pain, fear, misery, and death. This 1979 TV film from CBS surpasses the 1930 film version.
	An American Christmas Carol Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $7.28 This 1979 remake of the Charles Dickens classic has our Scrooge in 1930's America. It's surprisingly good considering how many "Christmas Carols" arn't.
	The Loneliest Runner Buy used from: $63.84 Micheal Landon stars as real life runner John Curtis. Curtis' troubled childhood was a major factor in him becomming a championship runner as he'd have to run home from school every day as a teen to prevent his friends from seeing his soiled sheets his mother laid outside to punish him for being a bed wetter. Aired in 1976 on NBC.
	Something the Lord Made Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.05 The true story of a white doctor working closely with a black assistant who create the field of cardiatric medicial. Being the 1930's south, guess who gets all the credit? Ran on HBO in 2004.
	Skokie Buy used from: $3.90 The true story of Holocaust surviors living in Skokie, IL and how they dealt with the threat of the American Nazi party marching through their town. Aired on CBS in 1981.
	Breast Men Buy new: $5.98 / Used from: $0.98 Follows the true story of the two young plastic surgens who invented the breast implant. HBO rans this movie in 1997.
	RKO 281 - The Battle Over Citizen Kane Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $2.78 Tells the tale of how classic "Citizen Kane" came to be made. HBO presented this in 1999.
	Friendly Fire [VHS] Buy used from: $43.99 In 1979 CBS aired this very interesting look at a family investgating their mysterious sons death in Vietnam.
	Gia (Unrated Edition) Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $2.63 Based on the true story of erratic super model Gia Marie Carangi. Ran on HBO in 1998.
	The Boy in the Plastic Bubble Buy used from: $1.88 John Travolta played the real life Tod Lubitch, a boy unable to leave his plastic sealed room because of his bodies inability to fight off disease. It ran on ABC in 1976. It's both sappy and wonderful.