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Fear Strikes Out
Drama - 1957
7.0
82%
N/A
Sports biopic depicting the athletic, domestic, and emotional struggles of Jimmy Piersall (Anthony Perkins). He achieved stardom as a member of the Boston Red Sox but battled mental illness and intense pressure from his father.
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Details

Rated:
APPROVED
Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
20 Mar 1957
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Fear Strikes Out rolls Frank Merriwell and Sigmund Freud into a ball and then lines it out for a solid hit.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
4 Mar 2011
fresh:
Absorbing, but rather clinical, in the rubber-gloves style of 50s television drama.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Mr. Perkins plays the young fellow excellently, not only conveying the gathering torment but also actually looking like a ballplayer on the field.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
Anthony Perkins, in the young Piersall role, delivers a remarkably sustained performance of a sensitive young man, pushed too fast to the limits of his ability to cope with life's pressures.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Fear holds up well, and the climactic showdown between father and son offers a tremendously appealing resolution.
– Ty Burr,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar 2011
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