Doc & Darryl (2016) [N/A]
Featuring:
Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Ron Dock
Directed by:
Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio
Release Date:
July 14, 2016
Original Title:
Doc & Darryl
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ESPN Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 78
When they were good, they were the biggest stars on a team that captured New York City and the 1986 World Series. But when they were bad, Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry broke the hearts of Mets fans. "They were going to be our guys for years," laments Jon Stewart in this evocative yet searing 30 for 30 documentary directed by Judd Apatow ("Trainwreck") and Michael Bonfiglio ("You Don't Know Bo"). Reunited at a diner in Queens, the pitcher and the power hitter look back on the glory days of the mid-'80s and the harrowing nights that turned them from surefire Hall of Famers into prisoners of their own addictions. Listening to Doc talk about missing the parade down the Canyon of Heroes, or Darryl counsel others at his ministry, you can only wish that these two very different men had not followed the same destructive path.
When former New York Mets superstars Dwight "Doc" Gooden and Darryl Strawberry were good, they were great. They were the biggest stars on a team that captured the imagination of New York City and won the 1986 World Series. But whe...
