Eight Men Out
When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.
When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.
Drama, History
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1988
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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.
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Details
Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
2 Sep 1988
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$6,100,000
Revenue:
$5,700,000
Awards:
2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The tone of Eight Men Out is reminiscent of the droll irony of John Huston's considerations of the vanity of human wishes and the corrupting power of money.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
6 May 2014
fresh:
It's a period re-created with a whoosh of energy and a redeeming vein of irony.
– Sheila Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar 2013
fresh:
The ensemble performances are of such a uniformly high caliber that our interest in the story never wavers.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar 2013
rotten:
Eight Men Out never gathers much authority; the old themes have been hung on a rickety structure that constantly threatens to collapse.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar 2013
fresh:
In an ensemble movie like this one, an actor who grabs too much of the limelight can throw everything out of focus. The cast Sayles has assembled understands the value of teamwork.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar 2013