Drama ·History · United States of America · 1988 · 2h 0m

Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out poster
Director
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
Crew
Robert Richardson — Director of Photography John Tintori — Editor Mason Daring — Original Music Composer John Sayles — Writer Eliot Asinof — Novel Sarah Pillsbury — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Eight Men Out — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sportsbaseballhistorical figure
Key Collaborators
John Sayles Director Robert Richardson Director of Photography John Tintori Editor Mason Daring Original Music Composer John Sayles Writer Eliot Asinof Novel Sarah Pillsbury Producer Midge Sanford Producer Nora Chavooshian Production Design
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