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Concussion: Directed by Peter Landesman. With Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
Concussion (2013) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Concussion (2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
With Brett Favre, Jim McMahon, Edward Ayoub, Josh Cribbs. Tyler Sash was drafted by the New York Giants and became a part of the 2012 Super Bowl winning team. Concussions would cut Sash's career short and the film is paralleled by NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre's CTE experience.
The film Concussion describes the incredible journey by Nigerian Dr. Bennet Omalu (wonderfully played by Will Smith) who uncovered a shocking revelation about the damaging effects football collisions have on its players.
Dr. Cyril Wecht : You got to put it on BOTH sides of the helmet. [they laugh] Dr. Julian Bailes : I just kept sending them back out there. Dr. Cyril Wecht : What the hell were you thinking? Dr. Julian Bailes : You've got to be a part of it. You've got to be on the sidelines with them to understand.
Concussion: Directed by Peter Landesman. With Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
A former NFL player who has gone insane uses a taser on his own leg. The film contains a brief scene of mild violence where a former NFL player lashes out due to his brain damage, but with no details or bloodletting visible. A former NFL player is killed in a fiery car crash.
39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 83. Entertainment Weekly Leah Greenblatt. Director Peter Landesman, who also helmed last year’s political thriller "Kill the Messenger", doesn’t color much outside the lines of conventional drama.
In his office, when Dr. Julian Bailes (Alec Baldwin) prepares Mike Webster (David Morse) for a Haldol injection by helping him on the sofa, there's a close-up of a mounted cross-section of a bird's skull placed on the table to Mike's right.
