Movie Description

The Pittsburgh Drug Trials

(2015)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleThe Pittsburgh Drug Trials

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2015-09-23

Original Language

Runtime 00h 23m

Homepagehttp://grantland.com/features/30-for-30-shorts-the-pittsburgh-drug-trials/

Production CompaniesESPN Films

Genres

  • Documentary