Griffin and Phoenix (1976 film)

Griffin and Phoenix (sometimes subtitled "A Love Story") is a 1976 American made-for-television romantic drama film produced by ABC Circle Films starring Peter Falk and Jill Clayburgh as title characters Geoffrey Griffin and Sarah Phoenix. Written by John Hill and directed by Daryl Duke, it first premiered on the ABC television network on February 27, 1976, and was also released to theaters in select countries under the title Today Is Forever from 1977 through 1980. It was nominated in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography at the 28th Primetime Emmy Awards.

This article is about the original film. For the remake film, see Griffin & Phoenix (2006 film).

Griffin and Phoenix
Video release cover
GenreDrama
Written byJohn Hill
Directed byDaryl Duke
StarringPeter Falk
Jill Clayburgh
Sally Kirkland
Dorothy Tristan
George Chandler
Music byGeorge Tipton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerPaul Junger Witt
ProducersTony Thomas
David M. Shapiro
Judith Craig Marlin
Production locations20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California
CinematographyRichard C. Glouner
EditorO. Nicholas Brown
Running time97 minutes
Production companyABC Circle Films
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 27, 1976 (1976-02-27)

It tells the story of two ill-fated middle-aged characters who both face a terminal cancer diagnosis and have months left to live. A chance meeting brings them together and they fall in love, both unaware of the other's shared fate. Notably, Jill Clayburgh developed the same type of cancer her character had in this film, succumbing to it in 2010. Peter Falk died just over six months later in 2011 from complications relating to Alzheimer's disease. Griffin and Phoenix was first distributed on VHS by 20th Century Fox in 1982, but has never been formally released on DVD or Blu-ray.

The film was remade in 2006 under the title Griffin & Phoenix, starring Dermot Mulroney and Amanda Peet.

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