The Pittsburgh Drug Trials

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 23, 2015

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

ESPN Films

Cast

Lonnie Smith,Dale Shiffman,Hal Bodley,Kevin Connolly

Director

Mike Jacobs

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt5049874