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Eight Men Out (1988)

Eight Men Out (1988)
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Writer/director John Sayles' dramatization of the most infamous episode in professional sports -- the fix of the 1919 World Series -- is considered by many to be among his best films and arguably the best baseball movie ever made. This adaptation of Eliot Asinof's definitive study of the scandal shows how athletes of another era were a different breed from the well-paid stars of later years. The Chicago White Sox owner, Charlie Comiskey (Clifton James), is portrayed as a skinflint with little inclination to reward his team for their spectacular season. When a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothstein (Michael Lerner) gets wind of the players' discontent, it offers a select group of stars -- including pitcher Eddie Cicotte (Sayles regular David Strathairn), infielder Buck Weaver (John Cusack), and outfielder "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (D.B. Sweeney) -- more money to play badly than they would have earned to try to win the Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Sayles cast the story with actors who look and perform like real jocks, and added a colorful supporting cast that includes Studs Terkel as reporter Hugh Fullerton and Sayles himself as Ring Lardner. ~ Tom Wiener, Rovi

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Starring:
John Cusack, Clifton James, (more)
Director(s):
John Sayles
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Eight Men Out

Writer/director John Sayles' dramatization of the most infamous episode in professional sports -- the fix of the 1919 World Series -- is considered by many to be among his best films and arguably the best baseball movie ever made. This adaptation of Eliot Asinof's definitive study of the scandal shows how athletes of another era were a different breed from the well-paid stars of later years. The Chicago White Sox owner, Charlie Comiskey (Clifton James), is portrayed as a skinflint with little inclination to reward his team for their spectacular season. When a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothstein (Michael Lerner) gets wind of the players' discontent, it offers a select group of stars -- including pitcher Eddie Cicotte (Sayles regular David Strathairn), infielder Buck Weaver (John Cusack), and outfielder "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (D.B. Sweeney) -- more money to play badly than they would have earned to try to win the Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Sayles cast the story with actors who look and perform like real jocks, and added a colorful supporting cast that includes Studs Terkel as reporter Hugh Fullerton and Sayles himself as Ring Lardner. ~ Tom Wiener, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
120 mins

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Director(s):
John Sayles
Writer(s):
John Sayles
Producer(s):
Sarah Pillsbury, Jerry Offsay, Midge Sanford
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Adult Language, Adult Situations, Profanity, Not For Children)
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    Steven S.

    This is a good baseball movie, very easy to watch. Good to catch on cable on a rainy day.

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    Darrell S.

    The actors may have been able to do a better job. However, for those who love baseball and know some about the white sox ( black sox ), I would recommend this movie. It isn't as good as the Natural, but Eight men out is a good movie, insight into how players, true players were and felt and how ownership was.

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    Carolyn N.

    It IS a good baseball movie and we DID watch it on a rainy day. My husband is very familiar with the White Sox scandal and I wasn't, so we rented this movie. I thought it was entertaining and informative. I realize, you can't accept everything you see in a movie as fact, but it gives a pretty good, overall accounting of how and why they threw the World Series in 1919. I thought it was a fun movie to watch.

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