Eight Men Out (1988) — drama, history film. Directed by John Sayles. Starring John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd. This page maps 9 characters and 10 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.8/10 from 285 votes.
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A historical drama exploring greed, loyalty, and systemic corruption that led to the 1919 World Series fix.
Drama, History · 6.8/10 · 120 min · 1988
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.
