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Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Plot. Fear Strikes Out. Summaries. True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. Jim Piersall is groomed by his loving but hard-driving father (living vicariously through his son) to play major league baseball.
In Fear Strikes Out, directed by Robert Mulligan, John Piersall (Karl Malden) is the dominating presence in Jimmy's (Anthony Perkins) life, encouraging his early interest in baseball and then taking an obsessive interest in his son's athletic progress. The film depicts John Piersall as a frustrated blue collar worker with a mentally unstable ...
FEAR STRIKES OUT. True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. 172 IMDb 6.9 1 h 40 min 1957. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Sports · Anxious · Compelling. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.79. Buy. HD $12.99. More purchase. options.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Anthony Perkins stars as troubled baseball great Jimmy Piersall in Fear Strikes Out. Based on Piersall's shattering tell-all autobiography, the film traces Jimmy's ascent from the sandlots of Waterbury, CT, to the Boston Red Sox, with his domineering father (Karl Malden) pushing the boy beyond all reasonable limits.
NR 03/20/1957 (US) Drama 1h 40m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made… Overview. True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. Robert Mulligan. Director. Ted Berkman.
1957 • 100 minutes. 4.9 star. 8 reviews. 83% Tomatometer. Eligible. info Watch in a web browser or on supported devices Learn More. About this movie. arrow_forward. When the record book closed on...
