![]() ![]() The two sportswriters who eventually discover the fix are played by the late famous journalist Studs Terkel (Hugh Fullerton) and John Sayles (Ring Lardner), both of whom look and act the part. Sweeney (as Shoeless Joe Jackson) hits a home run with his understated performance as an allegedly not-so-bright Hall of Fame-caliber star who threw his career away for $10,000. Without one superstar in the bunch (both John Cusack and Charlie Sheen were on the way up when this film was made, but surely not yet considered A-list), this group of top-notch role players (or character actors) carried the day (and the series). It may sound trite, but the cast on Eight Men Out made for a solid team. Director John Sayles took the historical record and enhanced it, with his writing style and all of the other elements that led to this film’s complete believability to make it a hit.Ģ. Did I really believe that these characters in this story seemed plausible? Did I care about them at least for a minute? Well, the answer is an emphatic yes. It all goes back to the old “suspension of belief “. ![]() So here’s eight reasons I love this movie:ġ. ![]() It is a story of human frailty with greed as the main force behind all of the unethical and immoral things that transpire. ![]() Right at the top on my list of favorite baseball films, Eight Men Out is like eating a delicious sundae filled with history, colorful characters and an engaging tale. ![]()
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