Eight Men Out (1988)
When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.
Starring John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen
Directed by John Sayles
The great Chicago White Sox team of 1919 is the saddest team to ever win a pennent. The team is bitter at their penny pincher owner, Charles Comiskey, and at their own teammates. Gamblers take advantage of this opportunity to offer some players $ to throw the series (Most of the players didn't get as much as promised.) But Buck Weaver and the great Shoeless Joe Jackson turn back at the last minute to try and play their best. The Sox actually almost come back from a 3-1 deficit. 2 years later, the truth breaks out and the Sox are sued on multiple accounts. They are found innocent by the jury but baseball commissioner Landis has other plans. The eight players are suspended for life, and Buck Weaver, for the rest of his life, tries to clear his name.
Runtime: 119 min.
Rating: 7.2
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,History
Keywords: baseball,sports,historical figure
Cast
George 'Buck' Weaver
'Sleepy' Bill Burns
Oscar 'Hap' Felsch
Joseph 'Shoeless Joe' Jackson
Charles 'Commie' Comiskey
Arnold Rothstein
William 'Kid' Gleason
Eddie Cicotte
Arnold 'Chick' Gandil
Charles 'Swede' Risberg
Claude 'Lefty' Williams
Fred McMullin
Ray Schalk
Dickie Kerr
Eddie Collins
Billy Maharg
Joseph 'Sport' Sullivan
Abe Attell
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Hugh Fullerton
Ring Lardner
Ban Johnson
Helen Weaver
Kate Jackson
Rose Cicotte
Lyra Williams
Ben Short
Monk
Smitty (as Jim Desmond)
John Heydler
Rothstein's lawyer
Alfred Austrian
Michael Ahearn
District Attorney
Bucky
Scooter
Fan
Fan
Fan
Fan
Fan
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer (as Michael Harris)
Heckler
Enemy fan
Browns umpire
Grabiner (as Merrill Holtzman)
Winslow
Woman in Bar
Woman in Bar
Jimmy
Reds Player
Ivey Wingo (as Charles Siebert II)
Cincinnati Umpire
Chicago Umpire
Announcer
Hired Killer
Irish Tenor
Betting Man
Attendant
Reporter
Reporter
Reporter
Judge Friend
Clerk
Tom Nash
Jury Foreman
New Jersey Fan
New Jersey Fan
New Jersey Fan
Ellix (as Michael Preston)