Directed by:
John SaylesScreenplay:
John SaylesCinematography:
Robert RichardsonComposer:
Mason DaringCast:
John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, Clifton James, Michael Rooker, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney, Gordon Clapp, Don Harvey, John Mahoney, Jace Alexander (more)VOD (3)
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Buck Weaver (Cusack) and Hap Felsch (Sheen) are young idealistic players with the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey, a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime. (official distributor synopsis)
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It's a good story, written mostly by life itself. The adaptation to film was achieved in a fairly average way, but interesting actors managed to make the film more than watchable, allowing viewers to connect more deeply with the characters. The actors really save it, whether it's Sheen, Rooker, or especially John Cusack, who delivers a great performance here.
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