Eight men out [videorecording] / Orion Pictures Corporation ; a Sanford/Pillsbury production ; produced by Sarah Pillsbury and Midge Sanford ; written for the screen and directed by John Sayles.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 110295 | MGM DVDLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: Beverly Hills, CA : MGM DVD : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]Edition: 20th anniversary edDescription: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, John Tintori ; music, Mason Daring ; production designer, Nora Chavooshian.
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Eight me | Available | 33111006611418 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Writer/director John Sayles' dramatization of the most infamous episode in professional sports -- the fix of the 1919 World Series -- is considered by many to be among his best films and arguably the best baseball movie ever made. This adaptation of Eliot Asinof's definitive study of the scandal shows how athletes of another era were a different breed from the well-paid stars of later years. The Chicago White Sox owner, Charlie Comiskey (Clifton James), is portrayed as a skinflint with little inclination to reward his team for their spectacular season. When a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothstein (Michael Lerner) gets wind of the players' discontent, it offers a select group of stars -- including pitcher Eddie Cicotte (Sayles regular David Strathairn), infielder Buck Weaver (John Cusack), and outfielder "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (D.B. Sweeney) -- more money to play badly than they would have earned to try to win the Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Sayles cast the story with actors who look and perform like real jocks, and added a colorful supporting cast that includes Studs Terkel as reporter Hugh Fullerton and Sayles himself as Ring Lardner. ~ Tom Wiener, Rovi
Based on the book by Eliot Asinof.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
Special features: Audio commentary by director John Sayles; Two-part retrospective documentary; The story behind the movie featurette; DB, the bat & the 2005 World Series featurette.
Title from container.
Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, John Tintori ; music, Mason Daring ; production designer, Nora Chavooshian.
John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney.
Film about the infamous 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal. The young, idealistic White Sox players who, despite being pennant winners, are treated with disdain by their penny-pinching owner/manager. Ripe for a money-making scheme, the demoralized team agrees to throw the World Series. But when they're defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes.
Rating: G CHV rating: PG.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual layer, NTSC.
This disc is copy protected.
Dialogue in English or French, Spanish with English and Spanish subtitles; Closed captioned.