DVD
Screwball
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Greenwich Entertainment, [2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (105 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Recounting the high-profile doping scandal that rocked Major League Baseball, director Billy Corben takes viewers into the surreal Miami underworld that provided performance-enhancing drugs to Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, and other star players. They say South Florida is a sunny place for shady people and this is certainly true of steroid peddler Anthony Bosch and his most notorious client, Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees. While Bosch's medical credentials may be lacking, his storytelling skills are first rate as he hilariously details the rise and fall of his "health clinic," including mob connections, financial chicancery, his cocaine habit, and Rodriguez's eccentric behavior. The documentary plays like a madcap Floridian crime comedy in the vein of Elmore Leonard or the Coen Brothers while it raises serious questions about the ethics of professional sports.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally produced as a documentary in 2018.