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Box office. $5.7 million [2] Eight Men Out is a 1988 American sports drama film based on Eliot Asinof 's 1963 book Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series. It was written and directed by John Sayles. The film is a dramatization of Major League Baseball 's Black Sox Scandal, in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox ...
The eight "Chicago Black Sox" The Black Sox Scandal was a game-fixing scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB) in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for payment from a gambling syndicate, possibly led by organized crime figure Arnold Rothstein.
The film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends, including Shoeless Joe Jackson ( Ray Liotta) and the Chicago Black Sox. Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones and Burt Lancaster (in his final film role) also star. The film was released on May 5, 1989.
Risky Business. Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. It follows the sexual exploits of a high school senior during his parents' vacation trip. The film is considered to be Cruise's breakout role .
Arnold Rothstein. Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), [1] nicknamed " The Brain ", was an American racketeer, crime boss, businessman, and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish Mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the ...
In the 1988 film Eight Men Out, about the Black Sox scandal, Cicotte is portrayed by actor David Strathairn. He was portrayed by actor Steve Eastin in the 1989 film Field of Dreams. Cicotte's grandnephew Al Cicotte (1929–1982) later pitched in the major leagues, compiling a lifetime 10–13 record with six teams between 1957 and 1962. See also
James Marsden (Self) After a series of guest spots on various TV series, the Oklahoma native got his big break playing Scott Summers in 2000’s X-Men. He has since starred in many hit movies ...
Chicago is a 2002 American musical crime comedy film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name which in turn originated in the 1926 play of the same name. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. [4] The film stars an ensemble cast led by Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and ...