Stories by @biopicfan

Nietzsche

Biopic on the life on controversial yet iconic philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche

Cronkite

A biopic mini series on the life and career of Walter Cronkite

The Lost Supreme

Biopic based on the life and death of Florence Ballard. A founding member of the popular Motown vocal female group the Supremes. Ballard sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-one hits. After being removed from the Supremes in 1967, Ballard tried an unsuccessful solo career with ABC Records before she was dropped from the label at the end of the decade. Ballard struggled with alcoholism, depression, and poverty for three years. She was making an attempt for a musical comeback when she died of a heart attack in February 1976 at the age of 32.

Hustle

Pete Rose biopic

Joe Cool

Biopic of NFL Hall of Fame quaterback Joe Montana.

Garth and Trisha

A made for tv biopic on the romance between country legends Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood

Tim and Faith

A made for tv biopic on the romance between country singers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

Hot Rod

Biopic on the early years and rise of wrestling icon Hot Rod "Rowdy" Roddy Piper that ends at his 2005 Hall of Fame induction

All Grown Up (Live Action)

A live action movie based on the rugrats All Grown Up

Mmmbop

Biopic on the three Hanson brothers who would achieve great success in the 1990s and avoided the pitfalls of fame

One Night in Miami

Biopic. On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocked the world with a victory over Sonny Liston at the Miami Beach Convention Center, not only winning the heavyweight championship of the world, but instantly becoming an international pop-culture star. So unexpected was the triumph that no post-fight event was planned, and Clay was left to celebrate in decidedly low-key fashion at his Jim Crow-era hotel in Miami with three friends: controversial religious leader Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke and NFL star Jim Brown.

Thrilla in Manila

This was one of the most iconic rivalries in the history of boxing. Ali and Frazier met three times in an enthralling trilogy, the first two encounters saw the fight go the gruelling 15-round distance, while the last was stopped before the final round by Frazier’s corner. Frazier’s win in the first bout was Ali’s maiden career loss, while the third meeting, the “Thrilla in Manila” in 1975, lived up to the build up and went down as one of the greatest fights in boxing history. biopic

Bea

The incredible true story of Bea Arthur from her humble beginning as a truck driver in the marines to her rise as a television icon. Biopic

The Ryman

Biopic mini-series about the historic Ryman Auditorium

Gate of Heaven

Biopic on the life of Sal Mineo who was an American film and theatre actor and director. Mineo is chiefly known for his performance as John "Plato" Crawford opposite James Dean in the film Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Mineo was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, once for his role in Rebel Without a Cause and once for his role in Exodus (1960). A 1950s teen idol, Mineo's acting career declined in his adult years. He was murdered in 1976.

Crossroads

Biopic of legendary blues artist Robert Johnson, who allegedly sold his soul to the devil in order to become one of the most iconic blues musicians of all time who would pay the ultimate price by loosing his life at the age of 27.

The Drummer

A biopic on the life of tragic Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson

Nature Boy

A biopic on the life of wrestling icon Ric Flair

Comedian biopics

Casting biopics of comedians

T.V Dad

Robert Reed becomes a pop culture icon in the late 1960s and 1970s portraying the patriarch of “The Brady Bunch” Mike Brady, However when the camera stops rolling Reed is struggling. He is keeping his homosexuality a secret from the public fearing that it would damage his career. Reed later secretly battles the HIV virus before his 1992 death from colon cancer. Biopic