John Cusack and Charlie Sheen star as young idealistic players for the White Sox, who, despite being pennant winners, are treated with disdain by their penny-pinching owner/manager. Ripe for a moneymaking scheme, the demoralized team agrees to throw the World Series. But when they're defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix, and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.
Eight Men Out
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John Cusack and Charlie Sheen star as young idealistic players for the White Sox, who, despite being pennant winners, are treated with disdain by their penny-pinching owner/manager. Ripe for a moneymaking scheme, the demoralized team agrees to throw the World Series. But when they're defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix, and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.
Cast and crew
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John Sayles
Director, Writer, Ring Lardner -
Eliot Asinof
Writer, Heydler -
John Cusack
Buck Weaver -
Clifton James
Charles Comiskey -
Jace Alexander
Dickie Kerr -
Gordon Clapp
Ray Schalk -
Don Harvey
Swede Risberg -
Bill Irwin
Eddie Collins -
Perry Lang
Fred McMullin -
John Mahoney
Kid Gleason -
James Read
Lefty Williams -
Michael Rooker
Chick Gandil -
Charlie Sheen
Hap Felsch -
David Strathairn
Eddie Cicotte -
D.B. Sweeney
'Shoeless' Joe Jackson -
James Desmond
Smitty -
Studs Terkel
Hugh Fullerton -
Richard Edson
Billy Maharg -
Michael Lerner
Arnold Rothstein -
Christopher Lloyd
Bill Burns -
Michael Mantell
Abe Attell -
Kevin Tighe
Sport Sullivan -
Clyde Bassett
Ban Johnson -
John D. Craig
Rothstein's Lawyer -
Michael Laskin
Austrian
Additional information
Directors
John SaylesDirectors
Studio
MGMStudio
Subtitles
English (CC)Subtitles
Released year
1988Released year
Age rating
Duration
1 h 59 minDuration
Genres
DramaSports
Genres
Sports
Writers
Eliot AsinofJohn Sayles
Writers
John Sayles
Size
7.12 GB (1080p HD)3.78 GB (720p HD)
2.53 GB (SD)
Size
3.78 GB (720p HD)
2.53 GB (SD)
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