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Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/24/23 Full Review Taylor L 'Eight Men Out'. A drama about the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, or a comedy about a group of 30-something closeted men linking ...
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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 ...
Sep 2, 1988 · Synopsis by Tom Wiener. 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 ...
Eight Men Out. 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 ...
1988. PG CC. MGM English 1h 59m. movie. (83) Cast John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn. Director John Sayles. A dramatization about the infamous 1919 "Black Sox Scandal," in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to throw the World Series in return for cash.
Based on the events surrounding the Chicago White Sox Scandal of 1919, this film throws us a curve as we learn how eight men can be out and why we should never bet on the sanctity of the our national pastime. Drama 1988 1 hr 59 min. 87%. 11+. PG. Starring John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner. Director John Sayles.
Well, the answer is an emphatic yes. Director John Sayles took the historical record and enhanced it, with his writing style and all of the other elements that led to this film’s complete believability to make it a hit. 2. Great casting. It may sound trite, but the cast on Eight Men Out made for a solid team.
