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Eight Men Out   1988         PG, 120 min. Genre: Drama Director: John Sayles   Cast: D.B. Sweeney, David Strathairn, Charlie Sheen, John Cusack, John Sayles, Perry Lang, Michael Rooker, John Mahoney, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Clifton James, Don Harvey, Jace Alexander, James Read, Gordon Clapp   In 1919, members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to lose the World Series for personal gain. Known as the "Black Sox" scandal, this is the story of how eight team members deliberately lost the World Series because of a labor dispute with the White Sox owner, Charles Comiskey (Clifton James). Third baseman Buck Weaver (John Cusack) spent years trying to prove his innocence after the eight players were suspended for life. Cast D.B. Sweeney Joseph "Shoeless Joe" Jackson David Strathairn Eddie Cicotte Charlie Sheen Oscar "Hap" Felsch John Cusack George "Buck" Weaver John Sayles Ring Lardner Perry Lang Fred McMullin Michael Rooker Arnold "Chick" Gandil John Mahoney William "Kid" Gleason Michael Lerner Arnold Rothstein Christopher Lloyd Bill Burns Clifton James Charles "Commie" Comiskey Don Harvey Charles "Swede" Risberg Jace Alexander Dickie Kerr James Read Claude "Lefty" Williams Gordon Clapp Ray Schalk

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