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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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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,...
When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a ...
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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.
In 'No No: A Dockumentary,' Jeffrey Radice makes good use of interviews and footage in constructing his engaging portrait of the complicated but vivid baseball player Dock Ellis.
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. It gives viewers a complex portrait of Ellis, who became a successful major league pitcher despite his battles with drug and alcohol addiction.
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!”.
