About Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy is a 2017 American mockumentary television film. It follows a fictitious, incendiary tale of doping in the world of professional cycling. Set in 1982, it revolves around the riders of the Tour de France, but unlike a sports documentary, this is a fun ride through the scandalous, often comedic, depiction of what these cyclists get up to.

Making / Production

Directed by Jake Szymanski, 'Tour de Pharmacy' is produced by HBO Films, alongside Media Rights Capital. This hilarious sports mockumentary is written by Murray Miller, who crafts comedy from the real scandals in professional sports.

Actors

• Andy Samberg as Marty Hass: Samberg anchors the ensemble with comic aplomb, bringing absurdity to Marty's hyper-focused ambition.
• Orlando Bloom as Juju Pepe: As a formerly dominant force in the sport, Bloom presents Juju as absurdly self-confident, despite his past embarrassments.
• Freddie Highmore as Adrian Baton: Highmore plays Baton with a naive innocence, providing a contrast to the cutthroat world of professional cycling.
• Daveed Diggs as Slim Robinson: Diggs plays Slim, nephew to the fellow racer, Jackie Robinson, and portrays the character's disbelief at the rampant cheating around him with considerable wit.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The film was first premiered on HBO on July 8, 2017.
• The newscasters are played by sportscasters Mike Tyson and J.J. Abrams playing themselves.
• The film has a running time of 39 minutes.

Quotes

• "I didn’t dope. I just loved riding my bike!" - Marty Hass.
• "It's not about winning. It's about ethics" - Slim Robinson.
• "The only thing I lost, besides the race, was my dignity." - Juju Pepe.

Music, Soundtrack

• "Tour de France" - Song by Kraftwerk
• "La Bicyclette" - Song by Yves Montand
• "Bicycle Race" - song by Queen