Eight Men Out

2h

Drama

History

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.

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

Sanford/Pillsbury Productions

Cast

John Cusack

John Cusack

Buck Weaver
Clifton James

Clifton James

Charles Comiskey
Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Arnold Rothstein
John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Kid Gleason
Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Hap Felsch
David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Eddie Cicotte
D. B. Sweeney

D. B. Sweeney

'Shoeless' Joe Jackson
Don Harvey

Don Harvey

Swede Risberg
Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Chick Gandil
Perry Lang

Perry Lang

Fred McMullin
James Read

James Read

Lefty Williams
Jace Alexander

Jace Alexander

Dickie Kerr
Gordon Clapp

Gordon Clapp

Ray Schalk
Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Billy Maharg
Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin

Eddie Collins
Michael Mantell

Michael Mantell

Abe Attell
Kevin Tighe

Kevin Tighe

Sport Sullivan
Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel

Hugh Fullerton
John Anderson

John Anderson

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
John Sayles

John Sayles

Ring Lardner
Clyde Bassett

Clyde Bassett

Ban Johnson
John D. Craig

John D. Craig

Rothstein's Lawyer
Bill Raymond

Bill Raymond

Ben Short
Barbara Garrick

Barbara Garrick

Helen Weaver
Wendy Makkena

Wendy Makkena

Kate Jackson
Maggie Renzi

Maggie Renzi

Rose Cicotte
Nancy Travis

Nancy Travis

Lyra Williams
Ken Berry

Ken Berry

Heckler
David Rice

David Rice

Enemy Fan
Tom Marshall

Tom Marshall

Browns Umpire
Jack Merrill

Jack Merrill

Grabiner
Julie Whitney

Julie Whitney

Woman in Bar
Dana Roi

Dana Roi

Woman in Bar
J. Dennis Newman

J. Dennis Newman

Reds Player
Charles Siebert

Charles Siebert

Reds Catcher
Jim Martindale

Jim Martindale

Cincinnati Umpire
Bill Jennings

Bill Jennings

Chicago Umpire
David Hinman

David Hinman

Announcer
Danton Stone

Danton Stone

Hired Killer
Patrick Grant

Patrick Grant

Irish Tenor
Tim Laughter

Tim Laughter

Betting Man
Brad Armacost

Brad Armacost

Attendant
Jim Stark

Jim Stark

Reporter
Steve Salge

Steve Salge

Reporter
Dick Cusack

Dick Cusack

Judge Friend
Rich Komenich

Rich Komenich

Jury Foreman
Patrick Brown

Patrick Brown

New Jersey Fan
John Griesemer

John Griesemer

New Jersey Fan
Charles Yankoglu

Charles Yankoglu

New Jersey Fan
Michael B. Preston

Michael B. Preston

New Jersey Fan

Release date

2nd Sep 1988

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English