Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy is a mockumentary about doping in professional cycling, built around a fictional 1982 edition of the Tour de France in which nearly every rider is cheating in some way. The story follows five of the race's main participants, with the film presenting itself as an investigation into a dark, disputed chapter of the sport's history. It is a comedy that uses the documentary format to push its jokes about a culture in which doping has become routine.

Jake Szymanski directed the film, which sits between his earlier sports mockumentary 7 Days in Hell and his comedies Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and The Package. Murray Miller wrote the screenplay and produced alongside Andy Samberg and M. Elizabeth Hughes. The cast mixes actors with athletes and television figures: Orlando Bloom, Andy Samberg, John Cena, Jeff Goldblum, J.J. Abrams and Mike Tyson, among a credited ensemble of 38 performers and a crew of 151.

Released in July 2017, the film runs 40 minutes and was made by The Lonely Island, HBO Films, Media Services and VER. Its 7.5 out of 10 critics' rating from 21 reviews is slightly above the audience scores of 7.1 on IMDb from 14,000 votes and 6.7 on TMDB from 279 votes, suggesting a broadly favourable reception on both sides.