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Eight Men Out 1988 Directed by John Sayles

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , History
Budget $6,100,000
Revenue $5,700,000
Release Date 2 September 1988
120 mins
Cast
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
Jace Alexander Dickie Kerr
Gordon Clapp Ray Schalk
Richard Edson Billy Maharg
Bill Irwin Eddie Collins
Michael Mantell Abe Attell
Kevin Tighe Sport Sullivan
Studs Terkel Hugh Fullerton
John Anderson Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
John Sayles Ring Lardner
Eliot Asinof Heydler
Clyde Bassett Ban Johnson
John D. Craig Rothstein's Lawyer
Michael Laskin Austrian
Bill Raymond Ben Short
Barbara Garrick Helen Weaver
Wendy Makkena Kate Jackson
Maggie Renzi Rose Cicotte
Nancy Travis Lyra Williams
Jerry Brent Writer
Ken Berry Heckler
David Rice Enemy Fan
Tom Marshall Browns Umpire
Jack Merrill Grabiner
Julie Whitney Woman in Bar
Dana Roi Woman in Bar
J. Dennis Newman Reds Player
Charles Siebert Reds Catcher
Jim Martindale Cincinnati Umpire
Bill Jennings Chicago Umpire
David Hinman Announcer
Danton Stone Hired Killer
Patrick Grant Irish Tenor
Tim Laughter Betting Man
Brad Armacost Attendant
Jim Stark Reporter
Brad Griffith Reporter
Steve Salge Reporter
Dick Cusack Judge Friend
Rich Komenich Jury Foreman
Patrick Brown New Jersey Fan
John Griesemer New Jersey Fan
Charles Yankoglu New Jersey Fan
Michael B. Preston New Jersey Fan