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Eight Men Out (1988)  link to Eight Men Out on IMDb  

Number: 496

poster Eight Men Out

IMDb Rating:
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7.3/10 (16015 votes)

Country: USA, 119 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, History, Sport

Director(s): John Sayles

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
The great Chicago White Sox team of 1919 is the saddest team to ever win a pennant. The team is bitter at their penny pincher owner, Charles Comiskey, and at their own teammates. Gamblers take advantage of this opportunity to offer some players money to throw the series. (Most of the players didn't get as much as promised.) But Buck Weaver and the great Shoeless Joe Jackson turn back at the last minute and try to play their best. The Sox actually almost come back from a 3-1 deficit. Two years later, the truth breaks out and the Sox are sued on multiple counts. They are found innocent by the jury but baseball commissioner Landis has other plans. The eight players are suspended for life, and Buck Weaver, for the rest of his life, tries to clear his name.

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Cast:

photo John Cusack John Cusack George 'Buck' Weaver
photo Clifton James Clifton James Charles 'Commie' Comiskey
photo Michael Lerner Michael Lerner Arnold Rothstein
photo Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd 'Sleepy' Bill Burns
photo John Mahoney John Mahoney William 'Kid' Gleason

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: F:\Films\Eight Men Out\Eight Men Out.mkv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1