About Eight Men Out
- Released on September 02, 1988
A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
Full Cast of Eight Men Out
John Cusack plays George 'Buck' Weaver
Clifton James plays Charles 'Commie' Comiskey
Michael Lerner plays Arnold Rothstein
Christopher Lloyd plays 'Sleepy' Bill Burns
John Mahoney plays William 'Kid' Gleason
Charlie Sheen plays Oscar 'Hap' Felsch
David Strathairn plays Eddie Cicotte
D.B. Sweeney plays 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson
Don Harvey plays Charles 'Swede' Risberg
Michael Rooker plays Arnold 'Chick' Gandil
Perry Lang plays Fred McMullin
James Read plays Claude 'Lefty' Williams
Jace Alexander plays Dickie Kerr
Gordon Clapp plays Ray Schalk
Richard Edson plays Billy Maharg
Bill Irwin plays Eddie Collins
Michael Mantell plays Abe Attell
Kevin Tighe plays Joseph 'Sport' Sullivan
Studs Terkel plays Hugh Fullerton
John Anderson plays Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
John Sayles plays Ring Lardner
Clyde Bassett plays Ban Johnson
Barbara Garrick plays Helen Weaver
Wendy Makkena plays Kate Jackson
Maggie Renzi plays Rose Cicotte
Nancy Travis plays Lyra Williams
Bill Raymond plays Ben Short
Stephen Mendillo plays Monk
James Desmond plays Smitty (as Jim Desmond)
Eliot Asinof plays John Heydler
John D. Craig plays Rothstein's lawyer
Michael Laskin plays Alfred Austrian
Randle Mell plays Michael Ahearn
Robert Motz plays District Attorney
Tay Strathairn plays Bucky
Jesse Vincent plays Scooter
Jack George plays Fan
Tom Surber plays Fan
Tom Ledcke plays Fan
David Carpenter plays Fan
Bert Hatch plays Fan
Jerry Brent plays Writer
Bruce Schumacher plays Writer
Robert Walsh plays Writer
Matthew Harrington plays Writer
Richard Lynch plays Writer
Gary Williams plays Writer
Michael L. Harris plays Writer (as Michael Harris)
Ken Berry plays Heckler
David Rice plays Enemy fan
Tom Marshall plays Browns umpire
Jack Merrill plays Grabiner (as Merrill Holtzman)
Josh Thompson plays Winslow
Julie Whitney plays Woman in Bar
Dana Roi plays Woman in Bar
Philip Murphy plays Jimmy
J. Dennis Newman plays Reds Player
Charles Siebert plays Ivey Wingo (as Charles Siebert II)
Jim Martindale plays Cincinnati Umpire
Bill Jennings plays Chicago Umpire
David Hinman plays Announcer
Danton Stone plays Hired Killer
Patrick Grant plays Irish Tenor
Tim Laughter plays Betting Man
Brad Armacost plays Attendant
Jim Stark plays Reporter
Brad Griffith plays Reporter
Steve Salge plays Reporter
Dick Cusack plays Judge Friend
Eaton Randles plays Clerk
Max Chiddester plays Tom Nash
Rich Komenich plays Jury Foreman
Patrick Brown plays New Jersey Fan
John Griesemer plays New Jersey Fan
Charles Yankoglu plays New Jersey Fan
Michael B. Preston plays Ellix (as Michael Preston)
Crew of Eight Men Out
Sound
Production
Writing
Directing
Costume & Make-Up
Editing
Art
Lighting
Camera
- John Cusack
- Clifton James
- Michael Lerner
- Christopher Lloyd
- John Mahoney
- Charlie Sheen
- David Strathairn
- D.B. Sweeney
- Don Harvey
- Michael Rooker
- Perry Lang
- James Read
- Jace Alexander
- Gordon Clapp
- Richard Edson
- Bill Irwin
- Michael Mantell
- Kevin Tighe
- Studs Terkel
- John Anderson
- John Sayles
- Clyde Bassett
- Barbara Garrick
- Wendy Makkena
- Maggie Renzi
- Nancy Travis
- Bill Raymond
- Stephen Mendillo
- James Desmond
- Eliot Asinof
- John D. Craig
- Michael Laskin
- Randle Mell
- Robert Motz
- Tay Strathairn
- Jesse Vincent
- Jack George
- Tom Surber
- Tom Ledcke
- David Carpenter
- Bert Hatch
- Jerry Brent
- Bruce Schumacher
- Robert Walsh
- Matthew Harrington
- Richard Lynch
- Gary Williams
- Michael L. Harris
- Ken Berry
- David Rice
- Tom Marshall
- Jack Merrill
- Josh Thompson
- Julie Whitney
- Dana Roi
- Philip Murphy
- J. Dennis Newman
- Charles Siebert
- Jim Martindale
- Bill Jennings
- David Hinman
- Danton Stone
- Patrick Grant
- Tim Laughter
- Brad Armacost
- Jim Stark
- Brad Griffith
- Steve Salge
- Dick Cusack
- Eaton Randles
- Max Chiddester
- Rich Komenich
- Patrick Brown
- John Griesemer
- Charles Yankoglu
- Michael B. Preston