When the cheering stopped, there were... 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 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.
Eight Men Out (1988) is a drama and history film directed by John Sayles, released on September 2, 1988 with a runtime of 2h. It stars John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner and Christopher Lloyd. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 290 ratings.
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John Cusack
as Buck Weaver
Clifton James
as Charles Comiskey
Michael Lerner
as Arnold Rothstein
Christopher Lloyd
as Bill Burns
John Mahoney
as Kid Gleason
Charlie Sheen
as Hap Felsch
David Strathairn
as Eddie Cicotte
D. B. Sweeney
as 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson
Don Harvey
as Swede Risberg
Michael Rooker
as Chick Gandil
Perry Lang
as Fred McMullin
James Read
as Lefty Williams
Directed by John Sayles, written by John Sayles and Eliot Asinof, produced by Sarah Pillsbury and Midge Sanford.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 290 ratings.
Out the door, I don't think they treated Buck Weaver fairly in this...not that they made him into a villain like a lot of biopics do, but more that it didn't seem to be the story that I grew up with, being raised in the area where this was legend. Weaver wasn't really as innocent or as guilty as they made him out to be, he was more the catalyst than anything else. That being said, it's still a movie about a legend.…
Reviewed on January 14, 2023
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The main cast of Eight Men Out (1988) includes John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd and John Mahoney. The film was directed by John Sayles. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Eight Men Out was released on September 2, 1988 and runs for 2h.
Eight Men Out (1988) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 290 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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