Home > Documentary >

The Pittsburgh Drug Trials

The Pittsburgh Drug Trials (2015)

September. 23,2015
|
7
| Documentary

Pittsburgh was the center of the sports world in 1979, home to the Super Bowl champion Steelers and the World Series champion Pirates. The Pirates and their rallying cry of “We Are Family” brought a renewed sense of pride to the city. But as it turned out, the family was dangerously dysfunctional, with many members succumbing to the temptation of cocaine and dragging baseball into a nationwide scandal. This film revisits that era and paints a picture of how, by 1985, easy drugs and fast nights brought the national pastime from the diamond to a federal courtroom.

...

Watch Trailer

Cast

Reviews

Softwing
2015/09/23

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

More
Beystiman
2015/09/24

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

More
Matylda Swan
2015/09/25

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

More
Staci Frederick
2015/09/26

Blistering performances.

More