Gridiron Heroes Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Jan. 3, 2016

Gridiron Heroes

Release Date: Friday, January 8, 2016 Limited

Taylor Kitsch, Seth Camillo, Andrew Lauer

N/A Documentary 1 hr, 17 m

3.7

67% WILL SEE

33% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Gridiron Heroes is the story of high school football star Chris Canales, who was paralyzed in a championship football game. The film chronicles the work of the Gridiron Heroes Spinal Cord Injury Foundation started by Chris and his father Eddie. Gridiron Heroes is also an examination of the game of football itself. Some of the most famous faces in the game discuss the larger problem of brain damage and spinal cord injuries that occur on the football field and a solution, “Heads up Tackling,” is presented.

Cited as official plot version from indicanpictures.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Gridiron Heroes.

Taylor Kitsch
... Narrator

American Primeval (Limited Series), John Carter

Crew Behind the Film

The Gridiron Heroes behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director: Seth Camillo
Andrew Lauer
Screenwriter: Andrew Lauer

Studio: Indican Pictures
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 17 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Gridiron Heroes movie trailers and clips.

Documentary

Gridiron Heroes Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Gridiron Heroes movie production.

Production Updates

Jan 2016

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Gridiron Heroes was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, January 8, 2016. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The Forest, The Revenant and Diablo. As a limited release, Gridiron Heroes was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

United States

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