Head Games

Head Games (2012)

How much are you willing to lose for a game?

95 min★ 7.4 · 382 votes

Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions sustained by athletes in contact sports — injuries that have previously been considered momentary setbacks and ignored in the name of toughness and dedication to the team.

Release date
September 21, 2012
Country of origin
United States
Box office
$14,056

Trailer

Cast

  • Chris Nowinski as Self - Boston Univ. Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
  • Robert Cantu as Self - Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery Boston University. School of Medicine
  • Douglas G. Smith as Self - Director, Center for Brain Injury and Repair U. Penn Perelman School of Medicine
  • Isaiah Kacyvenski as Self - 8-Year NFL Veteran
  • Alan Schwarz as Self - Reporter, The New York Times
  • Bob Costas as Self - Sports Journalist
  • Ann McKee as Self - Professor of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine
  • Jason Stallman as Self - Deputy Sports Editor, The New York Times
  • Gene Atkins as Self - 8-Year NFL Veteran
  • Robert Stern as Self - Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine

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