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Eight Men Out

1988 • 2h0m Drama, History

Rating

6.9/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

John Sayles

Screenplay

John Sayles

Cast

John Cusack

Clifton James

Michael Lerner

Release date

9/2/1988

Status

Released

Budget

$6,100,000

Revenue

$5,700,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

266