Eight Men Out (DVD, 2001)

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Unlike other nostalgic baseball films (THE NATURAL, FIELD OF DREAMS), director John Sayles's EIGHT MEN OUT explores one of the darkest moments in the history of the sport--1919's infamous Black Sox scandal, when eight players on the heavily favored Chicago White Sox agreed to throw the World Series. Based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book of the same name, the film investigates why the players--including the great Shoeless Joe Jackson, who many believe belongs in the Hall of Fame--would purposely lose the most important game of their lives. Set in the same time period as Sayles's MATEWAN, EIGHT MEN OUT shows how money and exploitative labor conditions destroy the purity of the game. Even though the film has no star parts and ends on a bleak note, EIGHT MEN OUT was the second Sayles film to receive financing from a major studio. Studs Terkel appears as the famous journalist Hugh Fullerton, who exposes the scandal, while Asinof and Sayles also have small roles.

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UPC0027616860972
eBay Product ID (ePID)3363229

Product Key Features

ActorCharlie Sheen, John Cusack, D.B. Sweeney
RatingG
Movie/TV TitleEight Men Out
DirectorJohn Sayles
FormatDVD
Release Year2001
GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Signal StandardDvd
Leading RoleCharlie Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, John Cusack
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20010508

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  • Top favourable review

    8 Men Out...Super Baseball Film...Must Watch!!!

    Fantastic movie about the World Series Black Sox Scandel of 1919. Great actors...very well done and accurate portrayal of a true story! Highly recommended!!!

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  • Top critical review

    A documentary on the 1919 series is better.

    Great cast,but mediocre film making. Historically relevant to baseball, but ponderous story telling. There was no primary antagonist or hero.

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  • Thumbs Up For Me on this movie and its DVD Purchace.

    It was a good and great movie I Enjoyed this movie as well as enjoyed watching it,Great Everything about this Movie.The Best Sports Movie Ever.

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  • Eight man out

    Good Hiatorec Movie

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  • Cheating in Baseball

    Great movie about gambling potential in baseball. A nice historical review of an incident that happened and could happen again.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • 8 men out

    CLASSIC Baseball, LOVE IT THAT MY REDS BENEFIT FROM THE "FIX"!! (go REDS!)

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  • Good movie

    Interesting story of the black sox scandal. Changed baseball into the modern industry. Today it would have ended in lawsuits.

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  • Not quite Major League,

    Eight men out, is fairly entertaining film. Worth watching. I recommend it.

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  • Great movie

    Very interesting movie about the White Sox World Series scandal!

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  • Baseball rocks!

    son loved the movie. good story.

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