Out the door, I don't think they treated Buck Weaver fairly in this...not that they made him ...
Eight Men Out
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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Eight Men Out
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 2, 1988
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama, History
User Score
69%
Original Title
Eight Men Out
Production Companies
Orion Pictures, Sanford/Pillsbury Productions
Director
John Sayles
Budget
$6,100,000
Revenue
$5,700,000
Description
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.