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Sep 5, 2014 · 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!”. His fearlessness enabled him to become one of the most intimidating pitchers of the 70s and a trailblazer for ...
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- Jeffrey Radice
- Not Rated
- Enos Cabell
By Betsy Sherman. 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 is a portrait of a man who was much more than an acid-laced blip in MLB history. Dock was a nonconformist who challenged the rigid MLB status quo and further paved the road that his teammate Roberto Clemente, Jackie Robinson and other black players had initiated.
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,...
Aug 15, 2014 · By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW. 75. McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Sep 2, 2014. Radice has delivered an engaging portrait of a loose cannon back when professional sports still produced such unfiltered creatures, a man who lived by his own rules, said what he thought and wore curlers to practice when he felt like it. Read More.
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.
