Eight Men Out (1988)

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

Movie · Drama, History · 2h 0m · Rated 6.8/10 on TMDB · Released September 2, 1988

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

Cast

• John Cusack as Buck Weaver
• Clifton James as Charles Comiskey
• Michael Lerner as Arnold Rothstein
• Christopher Lloyd as Bill Burns
• John Mahoney as Kid Gleason
• Charlie Sheen as Hap Felsch
• David Strathairn as Eddie Cicotte
• D. B. Sweeney as 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson
• Don Harvey as Swede Risberg
• Michael Rooker as Chick Gandil
• Perry Lang as Fred McMullin
• James Read as Lefty Williams

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