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Eight Men Out

When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.

Starring: John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, John Mahoney

Writer: John Sayles, Eliot Asinof

Release Date:
September 2, 1988
Ratings:
6.9 / 10
Director:
John Sayles
Companies:
Orion Pictures

Overview

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.