Eight Men Out (1988)

It's Him

At a minor league game, Buck (John Cusack) tells some New Jersey fans that he saw Joe Jackson (D.B. Sweeney) play.

Directed by John Sayles.

Released in 1988 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Athlete
  • character-type: Fan
  • action: Cheer
  • action: Yell
  • action: Argue
  • editors-choice: Sports Movies
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Sports and Fitness
  • primary-genre: Independent
  • secondary-genre: Sports Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Baseball
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: Independent
  • secondary-genre: 20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Independent Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Sports Movies
  • mood: Understated
  • mood: Emotional
  • primary-occasion: Sports
  • secondary-occasion: Baseball
  • prop: Baseball Bat
  • prop: Baseball
  • prop: Newspaper
  • prop: Cigarette
  • setting: Baseball Game
  • theme: Age
  • theme: Regret
  • theme: Loss
  • theme: Mistakes
  • actor: John Griesemer
  • actor: Charles Yankoglu
  • actor: D.B. Sweeney
  • actor: Patrick Brown
  • actor: Michael B. Preston
  • actor: John Cusack
  • director: John Sayles
  • producer: Midge Sanford
  • producer: Barbara Boyle
  • producer: Jerry Offsay
  • producer: Sarah Pillsbury
  • producer: Peggy Rajski
  • cinematographer: Robert Richardson
  • composer: Mason Daring
  • editor: John Tintori
  • costume-designer: Cynthia Flynt
  • production-designer: Nora Chavooshian
  • role-name: Joseph 'Shoeless Joe' Jackson
  • role-name: New Jersey Fan
  • role-name: George 'Buck' Weaver
  • screenwriter: Eliot Asinof
  • screenwriter: John Sayles
  • year: 1988
  • studio: MGM