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angie127
Critic Angie Errigo
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...Eight Men Out is a meticulously detailed period drama about the Black Sox scandal of 1919, when eight players from the Chicago White Sox, then the finest in the game, were tried on charges of conspiracy.

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Cast & Crew

John Sayles
As Ring Lardner
John Sayles
Director
John Sayles
Writer
Christopher Lloyd
As Bill Burns
David Strathairn
As Eddie Cicotte
John Cusack
As Buck Weaver
Michael Lerner
As Arnold Rothstein
Michael Rooker
As Chick Gandil

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In 1919, the Chicago White Sox, a team of highly skilled baseball players, deliberately lost the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money from gamblers. The team's owner, Charles Comiskey, was notoriously stingy when it came to paying his players, which led to their discontent and willingness to participate in the fix. Several players, including Eddie Cicotte, Swede Risberg, and Lefty Williams, were involved in the scheme, while others, such as Buck Weaver and "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, were not. The team's manager, Kid Gleason, was unaware of the fix and continued to play his players as usual. As the series progressed, the White Sox played poorly and lost several games, leading to suspicions from journalists and fans. Despite the scandal, the team managed to win a few games, but ultimately lost the series. An investigation ensued, and several players were banned from professional baseball for life. The incident remains one of the darkest moments in baseball history, tarnishing the reputation of the sport and leading to stricter rules and regulations to prevent similar scandals in the future.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Eight Men Out include Schindler's List, Out of Africa, The Last Emperor, The Long Walk Home, Malcolm X, Empire of the Sun.

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Eight Men Out was released in theaters on September 2, 1988.