The Pittsburgh Drug Trials

The Pittsburgh Drug Trials

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.

US

Made in US

7/10

2015

Documentary
ESPN Films

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Cast

Hal Bodley

Hal Bodley

As Self

Kevin Connolly

Kevin Connolly

As Self

Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith

As Self

Dale Shiffman

Dale Shiffman

As Self

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