Summary
Based on the true story of the doctor who fought against efforts by the National Football League to suppress his research on brain damage suffered by professional football players.Additional Information
Subjects |
Omalu, Bennet I.
-- (Bennet Ifeakandu)
-- Drama.
National Football League -- Corrupt practices. Football players -- Health and hygiene -- Drama. Brain -- Concussion -- Drama. Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Drama. Football injuries -- Drama. Feature films. Biographical films. Medical drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
Publisher | Culver City, California :2016 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Other Titles | Game brain. |
Contributors |
Scott, Ridley,
film producer. Scott, Giannina, film producer. Wolthoff, David, film producer. Shuman, Larry (Producer), film producer. Cantillion, Elizabeth, film producer. Landesman, Peter, 1965- screenwriter, film director. Smith, Will, 1968- actor. Baldwin, Alec, 1958- actor. Mbatha-Raw, Gugu, 1983- actor. Howard, Arliss, actor. Reiser, Paul, actor. Wilson, Luke, 1971- actor. Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale, 1967- actor. Morse, David, 1953- actor. Brooks, Albert, 1947- actor. Howard, James Newton, composer. Laskas, Jeanne Marie, 1958- Game brain. Columbia Pictures, production company. LStar Capital (Firm), production company. Village Roadshow Pictures, production company. Scott Free Productions, production company. Shuman Company (Firm), production company. Cara Films (Firm), production company. Cantillion Company (Firm), production company. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Morse, Albert Brooks. |
Other Contributors |
Music, James Newton Howard ; editor, William Goldenberg ; production designer, David Crank ; director of photography, Salvatore Totino. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some disturbing images, and language. |
Language |
English French Spanish In English, French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); English and French described audio for the visually impaired. |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. Based on the article Game brain by Jeanne Marie Laskas. Special features include: Inside the true story; commentary with Peter Landesman. |
System Details |
DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Description |
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |