Search results
1. Plot: (Wiki)Based on Piersall's shattering tell-all biography, the film traces Piersall's rise from the sandlots of Waterbury, Connecticut, to the Boston ...
Dec 28, 2012 · trailerdirected by Robert Mulligan, starring: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore
Fear Strikes Out: Directed by Robert Mulligan. With Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams. True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
- (2.2K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Robert Mulligan
- 1957-03-28
Is Fear Strikes Out streaming? Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video.
- Robert Mulligan
- 17
- Plot
- Cast
- 1955 TV Version
- Awards and Honors
- Reception
- External Links
Based on Piersall's autobiography, the film traces Piersall's rise from the sandlots of Waterbury, Connecticut, to the Boston Red Sox professional baseball team. Karl Maldenplays his domineering father who pushes him further and further. Plagued by problems, Jim marries Mary, but they live with his parents. When he is eventually chosen for the Bost...
Anthony Perkins as Jim PiersallNorma Moore as Mary PiersallThe film was based on the book by Piersall and Al Hirschberg which had been adapted for TV in 1955 for the show Climax!. Rights to the book were bought in July 1955. The television version starred Tab Hunter as Piersall, Mona Freeman as his wife, John Conte as a psychiatrist, and Robert Armstrong as his father. Herbert Swope directed and Martin Man...
Robert Mulligan was a Directors Guild of AmericaBest Director nominee. Fear Strikes Out was nominated for the American Film Institute's 2008 list in the sports film category.
In 1957, Bosley Crowther of The New York Timeswrote: Dr. Sharon Packer wrote in 2012 that Fear Strikes Out is very unusual in cinematic history in that it portrays electroconvulsive therapyin a positive light.
Fear Strikes Out at IMDbFear Strikes Out at AllMovieFear Strikes Out at the TCM Movie DatabaseFear Strikes Out at the American Film Institute CatalogFear Strikes Out was released in early 1957 and was well received by audiences and critics alike. As a result of the film's success, Alan Pakula and Robert Mulligan decided to form a partnership and continue their working relationship. "During Fear Strikes Out," said Mulligan, "we found that we enjoyed working together. We trusted one another.
Ever since Jimmy Piersall (Anthony Perkins) was a boy, his baseball-obsessed father (Karl Malden) has pushed the sport on him. Trying to live vicariously through his son, the elder Piersall makes ...
- (24)
- Biography