Part of Weekend Classics: Batter Up!
This dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series is intriguingly mounted by maverick filmmaker John Sayles. Starring John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn and more.
“For Mr. Sayles, whose idealism has never been more affecting or apparent than it is in this story of boyish enthusiasm gone bad in an all too grown-up world, EIGHT MEN OUT represents a home run.” —Janet Maslin, New York Times “If ever a movie may be said to have perfect pitch, then EIGHT MEN OUT is the one. It is a triumph of ensemble playing.” —Ron Rapoport, Miami Herald
