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Eight Men Out

When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.

6.81988PG2hEnglish

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.

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Starring

John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner

Directed by

John Sayles

About

Eight Men Out

DramaHistory

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.

When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.

Information

Released
Sep 2, 1988
Runtime
2h
Status
Released

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
PG
Directed by
John Sayles

Production

Studio
Orion Pictures
Studio
Sanford/Pillsbury Productions

Cast

People in this story

John CusackBuck Weaver
Clifton JamesCharles Comiskey
Michael LernerArnold Rothstein
Christopher LloydBill Burns
John MahoneyKid Gleason
Charlie SheenHap Felsch
David StrathairnEddie Cicotte
D. B. Sweeney'Shoeless' Joe Jackson
Don HarveySwede Risberg
Michael RookerChick Gandil
Perry LangFred McMullin
James ReadLefty Williams

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