EIGHT MEN OUT

John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, D.B. Sweeney,

Christopher Lloyd, Clifton James

Orion; Directed by John Sayles

Rated PG; 120 minutes; 1988

In 1919, eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. Now, director John Sayles recreates a long gone era in this acclaimed film that examines what possessed these talented players to betray the national pastime.

REVIEWS

"The purest baseball movie of them all! Every baseball fan has to see this film . . . authentic, funny and very touching!"

- Jeffrey Lyons, SNEAK PREVIEWS/CBS RADIO

"An American classic."

- Jack Garner, GANNETT NEWS SERVICE

"A terrific movie . . . You don't have to love baseball to love EIGHT MEN OUT . . . Sayles can do just about anything . . . he's a terrific writer and director . . ."

- Chris Chase, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

"A home run. It's an amazingly full and heartbreaking vision of the dreams, aspirations and disillusionments of a nation ."

- Janet Maslin, NEW YORK TIMES

"EIGHT MEN OUT rouses deep emotions. What John Sayles captures here is not the downfall of a few public figures, but a nation's loss of innocence."

- Mike McGrady, NEWSDAY

" . . . Absorbing, intelligent film . . . (with) texture and resonance . . . (and) plenty of wit . . ."

- Julie Salamon, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

" . . . Mesmerizing story . . . drama that's rich and clear."

- Sheila Benson, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"EIGHT MEN OUT is a baseball film of ideas . . . thick with ambience . . ."

- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE

"A masterpiece."

- Jay Scott, THE GLOBE AND MAIL (TORONTO)

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