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Screwball

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Filmmaker Billy Corben examines the key players in the doping scandal that rocked Major League Baseball in 2013.
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A smart and entertainingly light handling of a serious topic, Screwball proves well worth a watch for baseball fans as well as true crime enthusiasts.

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Nick Schager The Daily Beast 04/04/2019
The saddest thing about Screwball isn't that it's eye-opening and infuriating; it's that its duplicity and villainy feel commonplace, if not inevitable. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 03/29/2019
2/4
When the grown men often act like children, it feels like overkill to have children portraying the grown men. Go to Full Review
Adam Graham Detroit News 03/29/2019
B
In a sense, it's the ultimate "Florida Man" story. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 10/28/2020
...it's a Pain & Gain-like parable of uber-Sunshine State folly... Go to Full Review
Scott Hines Decider 10/18/2019
Screwball is a madcap story of capitalism, South Beach hucksters, broken rules, shady characters, bad medicine and good drugs. In short: it's a story as American as baseball and apple pie. Go to Full Review
Pat Mullen POV Magazine 05/22/2019
Screwball is a truly original home run in documentary storytelling. Go to Full Review
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01/04/2021 Good documentary about the underbelly of PEDs in pro sports, specifically baseball. The kid reenactment actors were a bit cheesy but it was a good documentary overall. See more 06/03/2020 Cleverly presented doc about the MLB doping scandal featuring interviews with "Dr." Bosch, the man at the center of the story. 6.5/10 See more 01/01/2020 Good informative movie with some light hearted humor See more 12/03/2019 An interesting look into the world of just what lengths some professional athletes will go to so they remain at the top of their game. It also takes place in Florida which seems very fitting. See more 11/13/2019 Mostly information about stuff everyone that likes baseball already knew. See more dave d 09/29/2019 An informative look at a lot of scummy people that participated in the Biogenesis baseball scandal. There are no winners here. Major League Baseball looks horrible. The individuals are fame struck or money hungry or both. Really enjoyed this, it flew and despite being a pretty big baseball fan, the doc was insightful. Some baseball fans may prefer NOT to see how the sausage is made! Final Score: 8.3/10 See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Billy Corben examines the key players in the doping scandal that rocked Major League Baseball in 2013.
Director
Billy Corben
Producer
Billy Corben, Alfred Spellman
Screenwriter
David Cypkin, Billy Corben
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co
Rakontur
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 29, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.6K
Runtime
1h 45m
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