Caught this one at the Dallas International Film Festival, and the most impressive part of director Jeff Radice's approach is just how much he attempts to tackle. By the way, if you enjoyed this, there also is a wonderful documentary about Danny Trejo ("Champion")-which is quite similar in many ways. During much of the film, it sounded as if Ellis' drug abuse was rather funny and it almost seemed to imply that the drugs were good! Later, however, his violent side came out and he, fortunately, became sober and a living example to others. This is an enjoyable film to watch, though I must also admit that the message about drugs was oddly mixed. Oddly, much of the time the drugs seemed to either help him or not hinder him-and he reportedly pitched a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD! Eventually, however, the drugs and alcohol got out of control and led to his early death (though this is oddly never mentioned in the film). Much of the film concerns Ellis' crazy lifestyle-especially his use and abuse of drugs and alcohol during this career. This documentary is about the excellent baseball pitcher and character, Dock Ellis.
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