The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story

January. 11,2011

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American Football Paralysis

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The compelling, heart-wrenching story of high school football star Chris Carnales, whose life changed when he became paralyzed after breaking his neck in a football game. Chris soon learned of others who suffered similar injuries and, with the help of his father, overcame tremendous pain to start an organization with one goal in mind: get immediate help to other victims and their families. He called it Gridiron Heroes.

Taylor Kitsch as Self

Al Michaels as Self

Peter Berg as Self

Kyle Chandler as Self

Drew Pinsky as Self

Holly Robinson Peete as Self

Piers Morgan as Self

Laura Dern as Self

Mike Ditka as Self

Rick Fox as Self

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Reviews

Actuakers

2011/01/11

One of my all time favorites.

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GazerRise

2011/01/12

Fantastic!

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PiraBit

2011/01/13

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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Geraldine

2011/01/14

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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George Ohan

2011/01/15

This is the type of project that any filmmaker should be proud to work on. Great job to the crew for helping to bring light to such an important issue. Peter Berg and Andy Lauer make a dynamic team on this project by making the journey personal to the audience. If you liked "Friday Night Lights" you're going to love this project that shows the dark part of high school football. This is an emotional ride that will make you laugh and cry. You will see intelligent interviews by Al Michaels, Peter Berg, Jerry Jones, and others. Parents that have children playing high school football will be taken on an emotional ride. Please take a moment to check out this documentary. Thank you in advance for your time.

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