Eight Men Out
Released: September 2, 1988Runtime: 120 min
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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John Cusack
as Buck Weaver - The Team
Clifton James
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Jace Alexander
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Gordon Clapp
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Don Harvey
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Bill Irwin
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Perry Lang
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John Mahoney
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James Read
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Michael Rooker
as Chick Gandil - The Team
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