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Baseball pitcher Dock Ellis had a controversial life and career, once pitching a no-hitter while high on LSD. Fandango at Home Prime Video Apple TV. Watch No No: A Dockumentary with a...
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- Larry Demery, Dock Ellis, Ron Howard
- Jeff Radice
- Documentary
No No: A Dockumentary explores the incident, Ellis' rebellious life, and the contextual culture of the 1960s and '70s that turned the player into a low-key folk hero. Full Review | Nov 28, 2018
Sep 5, 2014 · No No: A Dockumentary Reviews - Metacritic. Summary On June 12, 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter on LSD. While he was often embroiled in controversy on and off the field, Dock was an outspoken leader who lived the expression “Black is Beautiful!”.
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- Jeffrey Radice
- Not Rated
- Enos Cabell
Aug 15, 2014 · The film provides invaluable context in its detailing of institutional racism in the Sixties and Seventies and in its emphasis on Ellis as an advocate for equality and as a righteous shit-stirrer. Read More. By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW. 75. McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Sep 2, 2014.
The ingesting of a couple of video appetizers may be in order before viewing Jeffrey Radice’s No No: A Dockumentary, a compelling look at the impact on and off the field of ‘70s pitching phenomenon Dock Ellis.
No No: A Dockumentary traces the colorful and complex career of MLB pitcher Dock Ellis, who pitched a no-hitter (or No No) on LSD in 1971. The infamous “no-no” is revisited by Dock, his teammates and sportswriters in No No , but director Jeff Radice’s film doesn’t dwell on that dubious achievement.
The film details the life story of American professional baseball player Dock Ellis, his prolific career, his addictions to alcohol and amphetamines, his efforts to help other addicts until his death in 2008, and the no-hitter he threw while under the influence of LSD.
