Eight Men Out
When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.
1988 · 120 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, History
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.
Directed by John Sayles · Written by John Sayles
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John Cusack Buck Weaver -
Clifton James Charles Comiskey -
Michael Lerner Arnold Rothstein -
Christopher Lloyd Bill Burns -
John Mahoney Kid Gleason -
Charlie Sheen Hap Felsch -
David Strathairn Eddie Cicotte -
D. B. Sweeney 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson -
Don Harvey Swede Risberg -
Michael Rooker Chick Gandil -
Perry Lang Fred McMullin -
James Read Lefty Williams
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