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Eight Men Out

- 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.

Release Date : 1988-09-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Orion PicturesSanford/Pillsbury Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

John Cusack

Character Name : Buck Weaver

Original Name : John Cusack

Gender : Male

Clifton James

Character Name : Charles Comiskey

Original Name : Clifton James

Gender : Male

Michael Lerner

Character Name : Arnold Rothstein

Original Name : Michael Lerner

Gender : Male

Christopher Lloyd

Character Name : Bill Burns

Original Name : Christopher Lloyd

Gender : Male

John Mahoney

Character Name : Kid Gleason

Original Name : John Mahoney

Gender : Male

Charlie Sheen

Character Name : Hap Felsch

Original Name : Charlie Sheen

Gender : Male

David Strathairn

Character Name : Eddie Cicotte

Original Name : David Strathairn

Gender : Male

D. B. Sweeney

Character Name : 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson

Original Name : D. B. Sweeney

Gender : Male

Don Harvey

Character Name : Swede Risberg

Original Name : Don Harvey

Gender : Male

Michael Rooker

Character Name : Chick Gandil

Original Name : Michael Rooker

Gender : Male

Perry Lang

Character Name : Fred McMullin

Original Name : Perry Lang

Gender : Male

James Read

Character Name : Lefty Williams

Original Name : James Read

Gender : Male

Jace Alexander

Character Name : Dickie Kerr

Original Name : Jace Alexander

Gender : Male

Gordon Clapp

Character Name : Ray Schalk

Original Name : Gordon Clapp

Gender : Male

Richard Edson

Character Name : Billy Maharg

Original Name : Richard Edson

Gender : Male

Bill Irwin

Character Name : Eddie Collins

Original Name : Bill Irwin

Gender : Male

Michael Mantell

Character Name : Abe Attell

Original Name : Michael Mantell

Gender : Male

Kevin Tighe

Character Name : Sport Sullivan

Original Name : Kevin Tighe

Gender : Male

Studs Terkel

Character Name : Hugh Fullerton

Original Name : Studs Terkel

Gender : Male

John Anderson

Character Name : Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Original Name : John Anderson

Gender : Male

James Desmond

Character Name : Smitty

Original Name : James Desmond

Gender : Male

John Sayles

Character Name : Ring Lardner

Original Name : John Sayles

Gender : Male

Eliot Asinof

Character Name : Heydler

Original Name : Eliot Asinof

Gender : Male

Clyde Bassett

Character Name : Ban Johnson

Original Name : Clyde Bassett

Gender : Male

John D. Craig

Character Name : Rothstein's Lawyer

Original Name : John D. Craig

Gender : Male

Michael Laskin

Character Name : Austrian

Original Name : Michael Laskin

Gender : Male

Randle Mell

Character Name : Ahern

Original Name : Randle Mell

Gender : Male

Robert Motz

Character Name : D.A.

Original Name : Robert Motz

Gender : Male

Bill Raymond

Character Name : Ben Short

Original Name : Bill Raymond

Gender : Male

Barbara Garrick

Character Name : Helen Weaver

Original Name : Barbara Garrick

Gender : Female

Wendy Makkena

Character Name : Kate Jackson

Original Name : Wendy Makkena

Gender : Female

Maggie Renzi

Character Name : Rose Cicotte

Original Name : Maggie Renzi

Gender : Female

Nancy Travis

Character Name : Lyra Williams

Original Name : Nancy Travis

Gender : Female

Brad Garrett

Character Name : Peewee

Original Name : Brad Garrett

Gender : Male

Tay Strathairn

Character Name : Bucky

Original Name : Tay Strathairn

Gender : Male

Jesse Vincent

Character Name : Scooter

Original Name : Jesse Vincent

Gender : Male

Jack George

Character Name : Fan

Original Name : Jack George

Gender : Male

Tom Surber

Character Name : Fan

Original Name : Tom Surber

Gender : Male

Tom Ledcke

Character Name : Fan

Original Name : Tom Ledcke

Gender : Male

David Carpenter

Character Name : Fan

Original Name : David Carpenter

Gender : Male

Bert Hatch

Character Name : Fan

Original Name : Bert Hatch

Gender : Male

Jerry Brent

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Jerry Brent

Gender : Male

Bruce Schumacher

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Bruce Schumacher

Gender : Male

Robert E. Walsh

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Robert E. Walsh

Gender : Male

Matthew Harrington

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Matthew Harrington

Gender : Male

Richard Lynch

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Richard Lynch

Gender : Male

Gary Williams

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Gary Williams

Gender : Male

Michael L. Harris

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Michael L. Harris

Gender : Male

Ken Berry

Character Name : Heckler

Original Name : Ken Berry

Gender : Male

David Rice

Character Name : Enemy Fan

Original Name : David Rice

Gender : Male

Tom Marshall

Character Name : Browns Umpire

Original Name : Tom Marshall

Gender : Male

Jack Merrill

Character Name : Grabiner

Original Name : Jack Merrill

Gender : Male

Josh Thompson

Character Name : Winslow

Original Name : Josh Thompson

Gender : Male

Leigh 'Little Queenie' Harris

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Leigh 'Little Queenie' Harris

Gender : Male

Julie Whitney

Character Name : Woman in Bar

Original Name : Julie Whitney

Gender : Male

Dana Roi

Character Name : Woman in Bar

Original Name : Dana Roi

Gender : Male

Philip Murphy

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Philip Murphy

Gender : Male

Stephen Mendillo

Character Name : Monk

Original Name : Stephen Mendillo

Gender : Male

J. Dennis Newman

Character Name : Reds Player

Original Name : J. Dennis Newman

Gender : Male

Charles Siebert

Character Name : Reds Catcher

Original Name : Charles Siebert

Gender : Male

Jim Martindale

Character Name : Cincinnati Umpire

Original Name : Jim Martindale

Gender : Male

Bill Jennings

Character Name : Chicago Umpire

Original Name : Bill Jennings

Gender : Male

David Hinman

Character Name : Announcer

Original Name : David Hinman

Gender : Male

Danton Stone

Character Name : Hired Killer

Original Name : Danton Stone

Gender : Male

Patrick Grant

Character Name : Irish Tenor

Original Name : Patrick Grant

Gender : Male

Tim Laughter

Character Name : Betting Man

Original Name : Tim Laughter

Gender : Male

Brad Armacost

Character Name : Attendant

Original Name : Brad Armacost

Gender : Male

Jim Stark

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Jim Stark

Gender : Male

Brad Griffith

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Brad Griffith

Gender : Male

Steve Salge

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Steve Salge

Gender : Male

Dick Cusack

Character Name : Judge Friend

Original Name : Dick Cusack

Gender : Male

Eaton Randles

Character Name : Clerk

Original Name : Eaton Randles

Gender : Male

Max Chiddester

Character Name : Nash

Original Name : Max Chiddester

Gender : Male

Rich Komenich

Character Name : Jury Foreman

Original Name : Rich Komenich

Gender : Male

Patrick Brown

Character Name : New Jersey Fan

Original Name : Patrick Brown

Gender : Male

John Griesemer

Character Name : New Jersey Fan

Original Name : John Griesemer

Gender : Male

Charles Yankoglu

Character Name : New Jersey Fan

Original Name : Charles Yankoglu

Gender : Male

Michael B. Preston

Character Name : New Jersey Fan

Original Name : Michael B. Preston

Gender : Male

Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-14

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. My dad told me the story, my grandfather told me the story, it was party of my childhood and we Cubs fans. So, walking into this, when I was 8, I already new how it was going to end, all the names involved... ...and reviewing it at almost 40, it hasn't changed at all, it's still the legend Chicago baseball fans grew up with, projected on the big screen, to sit back and take in as if you were watching the cautionary tail yourself. And the thing is, it holds up to it. It holds up to the story of Shoeless Joe that inspired but the book (named after him) and the movie that would become Field of Dreams. It lives up to the stories that Grandpa and Dad told me from different points of view about where the guilt rested. It lives up to the stories of the darkest times during the greatest era in baseball history. I'm writing this in 2018, the movie is set almost exactly a century ago and people are still telling stories of Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb (unfortunately slurring his name still), Babe Ruth, Buck Weaver, Honus Wagner,Cy Young, Lou Gehrig, and so many others. They became legends that Nolan Ryan could only dream of...and it was because the era was so important in the history of our national past time. And Eight Men Out stands up to that legend and that mythological era where the gods played baseball. It's really a must watch for any fan of the sport, and a must watch for any fan of movies in general simply because it lives up to all of that.