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Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

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

19886.92h 0m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Sayles
Written by Eliot Asinof, John Sayles
Produced by Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford
Box OfficeBudget: $6.1MRevenue: $5.7M

Top Cast

John Cusack

John Cusack

Buck Weaver

Clifton James

Clifton James

Charles Comiskey

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Arnold Rothstein

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Bill Burns

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Kid Gleason

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Hap Felsch

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Eddie Cicotte

D. B. Sweeney

D. B. Sweeney

'Shoeless' Joe Jackson

Don Harvey

Don Harvey

Swede Risberg

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Chick Gandil

Themes & Keywords

sportsbaseballhistorical figure

About Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out is a drama, history film released in 1988 exploring themes of sports, baseball, historical figure. Directed by John Sayles, it stars John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner. 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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