Bruce Brown accepting movie industry accolades with Steve McQueen in tow .
we ’ d finished shooting , and the movie had faded from my radar screen with everything I had going on . But it was amazing ! Bruce had done a masterful job . His sense of timing , humor and wording added a highly personal dimension to the many stories in the film .”
Nominated for Best Documentary in 1972 ’ s Academy Awards , On Any Sunday was edged out by the Hellstrom Chronicle – a movie almost no one remembers today . Not long after , Hollywood moguls came knocking on Bruce ’ s door , offering him Big Money to continue his work – for them .
“ Thank you , but no ,” he told
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