After the Chicago Cubs blow an opportunity to reach the World Series in 2003, Cubs fans blame the team's misfortune on fellow fan Steve Bartman, who interfered with a foul ball and prevented Moises Alou from making a catch.
Direction
Gibney turns sports tragedy into psychological autopsy.
Editing
Juxtaposes 2003 hysteria with eerie 2004 Red Sox parallel.
Production
Bartman's actual headphones—museum-worthy artifact of shame.
Director
Alex Gibney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bartman declined all compensation and media deals; the foul ball itself was publicly destroyed in a 2012 restaurant promotion.
Gibney originally planned a broader Cubs curse doc but pivoted when he realized Bartman's story was the real American horror show.
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