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Eight Men Out
“When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.”
6.8 / 10• 1988• 2h 0m•PG• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Cusack
Buck Weaver
Lead
Clifton James
Charles Comiskey
Michael Lerner
Arnold Rothstein
Christopher Lloyd
Bill Burns
John Mahoney
Kid Gleason
Charlie Sheen
Hap Felsch
David Strathairn
Eddie Cicotte
D. B. Sweeney
'Shoeless' Joe Jackson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Sayles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Eight Men Out is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
