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Eight Men Out explores one of the darkest moments in baseball history. The black sox scandal of 1919 began with players that were fed up with there penny pinching owner. Gamblers noticing this decide to take advantage and offer some players money to throw the world series. The players agree but as the game begins, shoeless Joe Jackson and Buck Weaver change their minds and try to win which they almost do. a few years later the story comes out and the sox are sued. Found innocent by a jury, all eight players are suspended for life by baseball. Starring: Jace Alexander as Dickie Kerr, John Cusack as Buck Weaver, Gordon Clapp as Ray Schalk, Don Harvey as Swede Risberg, Bill Irwin as Eddie Collins, Perry Lang as Fred McMullin, John Mahoney as Kid Gleason, James Read as Lefty Williams, Michael Rooker as Chick Gandil, Charlie Sheen as Hap Felsch, David Strathairn as Eddie Cicotte.
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Director: John Sayles - Studio: MGM/UA Video
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| Category: |
Drama |
| Movie Title: |
Eight Men Out |
| URL: |
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//bigwebmasters-20 |
| Starring: |
Jace Alexander as Dickie Kerr, John Cusack as Buck Weaver, Gordon Clapp as Ray Schalk, Don Harvey as Swede Risberg, Bill Irwin as Eddie Collins, Perry Lang as Fred McMullin, John Mahoney as Kid Gleason, James Read as Lefty Williams, Michael Rooker as Chick Gandil, Charlie Sheen as Hap Felsch, David Strathairn as Eddie Cicotte, D.B. Sweeney as 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson, James Desmond as Smitty, John Sayles as Ring Lardner, Studs Terkel as Hugh Fullerton, Richard Edson as Billy Maharg, Michael Lerner as Arnold Rothstein, Christopher Lloyd as Bill Burns, Michael Mantell as Abe Attell, Kevin Tighe as Sport Sullivan, Eliot Asinof as Heydler, Clyde Bassett as Ban Johnson, Clifton James as Charles Comiskey, John D. Craig as Rothstein's lawyer, Michael Laskin as Austrian, Randle Mell as Ahearn, Robert Motz as District Attorney, Bill Raymond as Ben Short, Barbara Garrick as Helen Weaver, Wendy Makkena as Kate Jackson, Maggie Renzi as Rose Cicotte, Nancy Travis as Lyria Williams, Brad Garrett as PeeWee, Tay Strathairn as Bucky, Jesse Vincent as Scooter, Jack George as Fan, Tom Surber as Fan, Tom Ledcke as Fan, David Carpenter as Fan, Bert Hatch as Fan, Jerry Brent as Writer, Bruce Schumacher as Writer, Robert Walsh as Writer, Matthew Harrington as Writer, Richard Lynch as Writer, Gary Williams as Writer, Michael Harris as Writer, Ken Berry as Heckler, David Rice as Enemy fan, Tom Marshall as Browns umpire, Jack Merrill as Grabiner, Josh Thompson as Winslow, Leigh Harris as Singer, Julie Whitney as Woman in Bar, Dana Roi as Woman in Bar, Philip Murphy as Jimmy, Stephen Mendillo as Monk, J. Dennis Newman as Reds Player, Charles Siebert as Reds Catcher, Jim Martindale as Cincinnati Umpire, Bill Jennings as Chicago Umpire, David Hinman as Announcer, Danton Stone as Hired Killer, Patrick Grant as Irish Tenor, Tim Laughter as Betting Man, Brad Armacost as Attendant, Jim Stark as Reporter, Brad Griffith as Reporter, Steve Salge as Reporter |
| Director: |
John Sayles |
| Rated: |
PG |
| Studio: |
MGM/UA Video |
| DVD Release Date: |
May 8, 2001 |
| Runtime: |
119 min |
| Country: |
USA |
| Language: |
English |
| List Price: |
$14.95 |
| Price: |
$13.01 |
| Keywords: |
Eight Men Out DVD, Black Sox scandal, John Cusack movies, Shoeless Joe Jackson, hall of fame |
| Summary: |
The inside story of how the national pastime became a national scandal. |
| Description: |
Eight Men Out explores one of the darkest moments in baseball history. The black sox scandal of 1919 began with players that were fed up with there penny pinching owner. Gamblers noticing this decide to take advantage and offer some players money to throw the world series. The players agree but as the game begins, shoeless Joe Jackson and Buck Weaver change their minds and try to win which they almost do. a few years later the story comes out and the sox are sued. Found innocent by a jury, all eight players are suspended for life by baseball. |
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