Eight Men Out
6.901
1988-09-02
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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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.
Released
1988-09-02
Runtime
120
Director
Gina Randazzo
Budget
$6100000
Revenue
$5700000
Genres
Drama
History
Language
English
Production
Orion Pictures
Sanford/Pillsbury Productions
Casts
John Cusack
John Cusack
Clifton James
Clifton James
Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd
John Mahoney
John Mahoney
Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen
David Strathairn
David Strathairn
D. B. Sweeney
D. B. Sweeney
Don Harvey
Don Harvey
Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker
Perry Lang
Perry Lang
James Read
James Read
Jace Alexander
Jace Alexander
Gordon Clapp
Gordon Clapp
Richard Edson
Richard Edson
Bill Irwin
Bill Irwin
Michael Mantell
Michael Mantell
Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe
Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel
John Anderson
John Anderson
James Desmond
James Desmond
John Sayles
John SaylesEliot Asinof
Eliot AsinofClyde Bassett
Clyde BassettJohn D. Craig
John D. Craig
Michael Laskin
Michael Laskin
Randle Mell
Randle MellRobert Motz
Robert Motz
Bill Raymond
Bill Raymond
Barbara Garrick
Barbara Garrick
Wendy Makkena
Wendy Makkena
Maggie Renzi
Maggie Renzi
Nancy Travis
Nancy TravisBrad Garrett
Brad GarrettTay Strathairn
Tay StrathairnJesse Vincent
Jesse VincentJack George
Jack GeorgeTom Surber
Tom SurberTom Ledcke
Tom Ledcke
David Carpenter
David CarpenterBert Hatch
Bert HatchJerry Brent
Jerry BrentBruce Schumacher
Bruce Schumacher
Robert E. Walsh
Robert E. WalshMatthew Harrington
Matthew Harrington
Richard Lynch
Richard LynchGary Williams
Gary WilliamsMichael L. Harris
Michael L. HarrisKen Berry
Ken BerryDavid Rice
David RiceTom Marshall
Tom Marshall
Jack Merrill
Jack MerrillJosh Thompson
Josh ThompsonLeigh 'Little Queenie' Harris
Leigh 'Little Queenie' HarrisJulie Whitney
Julie WhitneyDana Roi
Dana RoiPhilip Murphy
Philip Murphy
Stephen Mendillo
Stephen MendilloJ. Dennis Newman
J. Dennis Newman
Charles Siebert
Charles SiebertJim Martindale
Jim MartindaleBill Jennings
Bill JenningsDavid Hinman
David Hinman
Danton Stone
Danton StonePatrick Grant
Patrick GrantTim Laughter
Tim LaughterBrad Armacost
Brad ArmacostJim Stark
Jim Stark
Brad Griffith
Brad GriffithSteve Salge
Steve SalgeDick Cusack
Dick CusackEaton Randles
Eaton RandlesMax Chiddester
Max Chiddester
Rich Komenich
Rich KomenichPatrick Brown
Patrick Brown
John Griesemer
John GriesemerCharles Yankoglu
Charles YankogluMichael B. Preston
Michael B. Preston