Eight Men Out (1988)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1988-09-02
- Runtime:
- 120 min
- Genres:
- Drama, History
- Director:
- John Sayles
- Top cast:
- John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, John Mahoney, Charlie Sheen
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 6.9/10 from 271 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.7/10