Screwball
Year: 2018
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Run Time:
105 minutes
The steroid debacle in professional sports reached a fever pitch when George W. Bush addressed it in a speech in 2004. While many assumed doping was dead, “doctor” Tony Bosch did not. The quirky Miami native, who earned his physician’s degree in Belize because medical school was too hard in America, concocted a harebrained plan to skirt Major League Baseball’s strict drug testing policy. Using an anti-aging clinic as a front, Bosch—who was not licensed to practice in the States—began prescribing regimens of untraceable microdoses. One of his early clients was Manny Ramirez, whose success with Bosch piqued the interest of Alex Rodriguez. And that’s where things got crazy. You’ve probably heard about A-Rod’s charades in the news, but do you know the whole story? Told by Bosch and his ex-sidekick, Porter Fischer (with reenactments ingeniously performed by children), SCREWBALL is more true-crime dramedy than sports documentary. Fischer and Bosch are essentially the real life versions of the burglars in “Home Alone”—not remotely bright, but incredibly hilarious and entertaining in retelling the story of one of baseball’s biggest scandals. —E.F.
CIFF43 Screenings
Friday, March 29, 2019 at 7:10 PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 2:00 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
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The Sports Section
Competition
Ad Hoc Docs Competition
Director
Billy Corben
Billy Corben was born in Fort Myers, Florida. He studied political science, screenwriting, and theatre at the University of Miami.
Filmography
"Raw Deal: A Question of Consent" (2001), Cocaine Cowboys (2006), Square Grouper (2011), Limelight (2011), Broke (2012), Dog Fight (2015), SCREWBALL
Producers
Alfred Spellman, Billy Corben
Cinematography
B.J. Golnick
Editing
David Cypkin
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