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Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

# When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.
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📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 6,100,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1988-09-02
⌚ Running Time: 120 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

John Cusack original image
Buck Weaver
John Cusack
Clifton James original image
Charles Comiskey
Clifton James
Michael Lerner original image
Arnold Rothstein
Michael Lerner
Christopher Lloyd original image
Bill Burns
Christopher Lloyd
John Mahoney original image
Kid Gleason
John Mahoney
Charlie Sheen original image
Hap Felsch
Charlie Sheen
David Strathairn original image
Eddie Cicotte
David Strathairn
D.B. Sweeney original image
'Shoeless' Joe Jackson
D.B. Sweeney
Don Harvey original image
Swede Risberg
Don Harvey
Michael Rooker original image
Chick Gandil
Michael Rooker
Perry Lang original image
Fred McMullin
Perry Lang
James Read original image
Lefty Williams
James Read
Jace Alexander original image
Dickie Kerr
Jace Alexander
Gordon Clapp original image
Ray Schalk
Gordon Clapp
Richard Edson original image
Billy Maharg
Richard Edson
Bill Irwin original image
Eddie Collins
Bill Irwin
Michael Mantell original image
Abe Attell
Michael Mantell
Kevin Tighe original image
Sport Sullivan
Kevin Tighe
Studs Terkel original image
Hugh Fullerton
Studs Terkel
John Anderson original image
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
John Anderson
James Desmond original image
Smitty
James Desmond
John Sayles original image
Ring Lardner
John Sayles
Eliot Asinof original image
Heydler
Eliot Asinof
Clyde Bassett original image
Ban Johnson
Clyde Bassett
John D. Craig original image
Rothstein's Lawyer
John D. Craig
Michael Laskin original image
Austrian
Michael Laskin
Randle Mell original image
Ahern
Randle Mell
Robert Motz original image
D.A.
Robert Motz
Bill Raymond original image
Ben Short
Bill Raymond
Barbara Garrick original image
Helen Weaver
Barbara Garrick
Wendy Makkena original image
Kate Jackson
Wendy Makkena
Maggie Renzi original image
Rose Cicotte
Maggie Renzi
Nancy Travis original image
Lyra Williams
Nancy Travis
Brad Garrett original image
Peewee
Brad Garrett
Tay Strathairn original image
Bucky
Tay Strathairn
Jesse Vincent original image
Scooter
Jesse Vincent
Jack George original image
Fan
Jack George
Tom Surber original image
Fan
Tom Surber
Tom Ledcke original image
Fan
Tom Ledcke
David Carpenter original image
Fan
David Carpenter
Bert Hatch original image
Fan
Bert Hatch
Jerry Brent original image
Writer
Jerry Brent
Bruce Schumacher original image
Writer
Bruce Schumacher
Robert E. Walsh original image
Writer
Robert E. Walsh
Matthew Harrington original image
Writer
Matthew Harrington
Richard Lynch original image
Writer
Richard Lynch
Gary Williams original image
Writer
Gary Williams
Michael L. Harris original image
Writer
Michael L. Harris
Ken Berry original image
Heckler
Ken Berry
David Rice original image
Enemy Fan
David Rice
Tom Marshall original image
Browns Umpire
Tom Marshall
Jack Merrill original image
Grabiner
Jack Merrill
Josh Thompson original image
Winslow
Josh Thompson
Leigh 'Little Queenie' Harris original image
Singer
Leigh 'Little Queenie' Harris
Julie Whitney original image
Woman in Bar
Julie Whitney
Dana Roi original image
Woman in Bar
Dana Roi
Philip Murphy original image
Jimmy
Philip Murphy
Stephen Mendillo original image
Monk
Stephen Mendillo
J. Dennis Newman original image
Reds Player
J. Dennis Newman
Charles Siebert original image
Reds Catcher
Charles Siebert
Jim Martindale original image
Cincinnati Umpire
Jim Martindale
Bill Jennings original image
Chicago Umpire
Bill Jennings
David Hinman original image
Announcer
David Hinman
Danton Stone original image
Hired Killer
Danton Stone
Patrick Grant original image
Irish Tenor
Patrick Grant
Tim Laughter original image
Betting Man
Tim Laughter
Brad Armacost original image
Attendant
Brad Armacost
Jim Stark original image
Reporter
Jim Stark
Brad Griffith original image
Reporter
Brad Griffith
Steve Salge original image
Reporter
Steve Salge
Dick Cusack original image
Judge Friend
Dick Cusack
Eaton Randles original image
Clerk
Eaton Randles
Max Chiddester original image
Nash
Max Chiddester
Rich Komenich original image
Jury Foreman
Rich Komenich
Patrick Brown original image
New Jersey Fan
Patrick Brown
John Griesemer original image
New Jersey Fan
John Griesemer
Charles Yankoglu original image
New Jersey Fan
Charles Yankoglu
Michael B. Preston original image
New Jersey Fan
Michael B. Preston

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