30 for 30: June 17, 1994 (2010)

30 for 30: June 17, 1994 (2010)

Directed by: Brett Morgen

Genre: Sport
Running Time: 52 Minutes
MPAA Rating: G
Viewed: Netflix Watch Instantly

The day sports took a backseat to surreal.

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Comments: June 17, 1994 covers a number of major sporting events that occurred on one day: the New York Rangers victory parade, Arnold Palmer's last PGA event, the beginning of the World Cup, Game 5 of the NBA finals (also in New York), and most famously the OJ Simpson slow-speed chase. While the documentary's mainly focused on OJ (and rightfully so), I almost wish it was entirely devoted to him. I found the other sporting events to be completely uneventful and bland when compared to the OJ case, and outside of seeing how it impacted the coverage of the NBA Finals, I could've done without them. Still, I really enjoyed the documentary and how it only used news footage, raw feeds, and phone conversations rather than "talking heads" (much like the brilliant documentary 102 Minutes That Changed America). June 17, 1994 is a good one to check out.