description Eight Men Out Overview
Eight Men Out depicts the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, a plot involving eight Chicago White Sox players and gamblers to intentionally lose the World Series. Filmed primarily at Bush Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, the film dramatizes the circumstances surrounding this event within Major League Baseball. It is based on Eliot Asinof’s book of the same name.
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info Eight Men Out Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1988 |
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Which eight players are accused in Eight Men Out?
The accused White Sox include Shoeless Joe Jackson, Eddie Cicotte, Buck Weaver, Chick Gandil, Swede Risberg, Happy Felsch, Fred McMullin, and Lefty Williams. The film dramatizes how gamblers and financial resentment surrounded the 1919 World Series.
Were the Black Sox players convicted in court?
A jury acquitted the players in 1921. Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis nevertheless banned all eight from organized baseball for life.
Where was Eight Men Out filmed?
Much of the baseball action was shot at Bush Stadium in Indianapolis, which was altered to resemble Chicago's Comiskey Park. The historic Indianapolis ballpark was still standing when John Sayles made the film.
Who plays Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out?
D. B. Sweeney plays Jackson, while John Cusack plays Buck Weaver and David Strathairn plays pitcher Eddie Cicotte. Director John Sayles also appears as sportswriter Ring Lardner.
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