A Brief History of Time [1358] Released: 1991-10-01 Revenue: $2,279,692 Budget: $0 Profit: $2,279,692 Runtime: 80 mins Popularity: 1.0562 Vote Average: 7.2 Vote Count: 118 Overview: This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himself. Cast [19] Stephen HawkingSelf Isobel HawkingSelf - Stephen Hawki Janet HumphreySelf - Stephen Hawki Mary HawkingSelf - Stephen Hawki Basil KingSelf - Childhood Fri Derek PowneySelf - Oxford Classm Norman Dix Robert BermanSelf - Stephen Hawki Gordon Berry Roger Penrose Dennis Sciama John Archibald Wheeler Brandon Carter John R. Taylor Kip Thorne Don Page Christopher Isham Brian Whitt Raymond Laflamme Trailers A Brief History of Time - Trailer