"Eight Men Out" quotes

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A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.

Director: John Sayles
Writer: Eliot Asinof, John Sayles
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, history, sport
Year: 1988
MetaScore: 71/100
ImdbRating: 7.2
BoxOffice: $5,680,515
Released: 29 Jun 1989
Awards: 2 nominations

34 Clips

What's this Williams - Eight Men Out 00:03 What's this Williams You're going to lose tomorrow - Eight Men Out 00:32 You're going to lose tomorrow Everybody's got their own way of letting off steam Ring - Eight Men Out 00:08 Everybody's got their own way of letting off steam Ring Safe You goddamn fiddlesticks I had him Who's paying you - Eight Men Out 00:17 Safe You goddamn fiddlesticks I had him Who's paying you It's all out on bets - Eight Men Out 00:37 It's all out on bets You two made an agreement - Eight Men Out 00:20 You two made an agreement I say they're the best Hughie The best ever - Eight Men Out 00:10 I say they're the best Hughie The best ever How's it feel Dickie - Eight Men Out 00:08 How's it feel Dickie You know people are human - Eight Men Out 00:04 You know people are human Three signed confessions That's a tough hand to beat - Eight Men Out 00:08 Three signed confessions That's a tough hand to beat They don't take nickel bets down here fellas - Eight Men Out 00:35 They don't take nickel bets down here fellas Put it away Eddie I'm going with Wilkinson today - Eight Men Out 00:23 Put it away Eddie I'm going with Wilkinson today I thought you were supposed to be in charge of this thing - Eight Men Out 00:31 I thought you were supposed to be in charge of this thing You said if I won 30 games this year - Eight Men Out 00:46 You said if I won 30 games this year Jimmy you know what you feed a dray horse in the morning - Eight Men Out 00:11 Jimmy you know what you feed a dray horse in the morning He says he's gonna clean up baseball - Eight Men Out 00:08 He says he's gonna clean up baseball Two more men eh - Eight Men Out 00:57 Two more men eh That's not good enough - Eight Men Out 00:17 That's not good enough Regardless of the veredict of juries - Eight Men Out 00:33 Regardless of the veredict of juries I don't know if they're going to let you do that Joe - Eight Men Out 00:05 I don't know if they're going to let you do that Joe But they're the champs - Eight Men Out 01:10 But they're the champs Eddie's getting old for this game - Eight Men Out 00:16 Eddie's getting old for this game He's got the goods on you Just come clean he'll take care of you - Eight Men Out 00:05 He's got the goods on you Just come clean he'll take care of... I always figured it was talent - Eight Men Out 00:35 I always figured it was talent A guy could knock his brains out doing that - Eight Men Out 00:10 A guy could knock his brains out doing that Uh what's the scoop Harry - Eight Men Out 00:37 Uh what's the scoop Harry Don't you fellas never go home - Eight Men Out 00:06 Don't you fellas never go home I may be dumb fellas but I'm not st pid - Eight Men Out 00:05 I may be dumb fellas but I'm not st pid You ever see him play - Eight Men Out 00:38 You ever see him play You go back to Boston and turn 70 000 at the drop of a hat - Eight Men Out 00:22 You go back to Boston and turn 70 000 at the drop of a hat Say it ain't so Joe - Eight Men Out 00:07 Say it ain't so Joe I'm forever blowing ball games - Eight Men Out 00:38 I'm forever blowing ball games These guys don't look so tough - Eight Men Out 00:07 These guys don't look so tough When you get out there and the stands are full - Eight Men Out 00:44 When you get out there and the stands are full

Cast

Dickie Kerr - Jace Alexander
Buck Weaver - John Cusack
Ray Schalk - Gordon Clapp
Swede Risberg - Don Harvey
Eddie Collins - Bill Irwin
Fred McMullin - Perry Lang
Kid Gleason - John Mahoney
Lefty Williams - James Read
Chick Gandil - Michael Rooker
Hap Felsch - Charlie Sheen
Eddie Cicotte - David Strathairn
'Shoeless' Joe Jackson - D.B. Sweeney
Smitty - James Desmond
Ring Lardner - John Sayles
Hugh Fullerton - Studs Terkel
Billy Maharg - Richard Edson
Arnold Rothstein - Michael Lerner
Bill Burns - Christopher Lloyd
Abe Attell - Michael Mantell
Sport Sullivan - Kevin Tighe
Heydler - Eliot Asinof
Ban Johnson - Clyde Bassett
Charles Comiskey - Clifton James
Rothstein's Lawyer - John D. Craig
Austrian - Michael Laskin
Ahearn - Randle Mell
D.A. - Robert Motz
Ben Short - Bill Raymond
Helen Weaver - Barbara Garrick
Kate Jackson - Wendy Makkena
Rose Cicotte - Maggie Renzi
Lyria Williams - Nancy Travis
Peewee - Brad Garrett
Bucky - Tay Strathairn
Scooter - Jesse Vincent
Fan - Jack George
Fan - Tom Surber
Fan - Tom Ledcke
Fan - David Carpenter
Fan - Bert Hatch
Writer - Jerry Brent
Writer - Bruce Schumacher
Writer - Robert Walsh
Writer - Matthew Harrington
Writer - Richard Lynch
Writer - Gary Williams
Writer - Michael L. Harris
Heckler - Ken Berry
Enemy Fan - David Rice
Browns Umpire - Tom Marshall
Grabiner - Jack Merrill
Winslow - Josh Thompson
Singer - Leigh 'Little Queenie' Harris
Woman in Bar - Julie Whitney
Woman in Bar - Dana Roi
Jimmy - Philip Murphy
Monk - Stephen Mendillo
Reds Player - J. Dennis Newman
Reds Catcher - Charles Siebert
Cincinnati Umpire - Jim Martindale
Chicago Umpire - Bill Jennings
Announcer - David Hinman
Hired Killer - Danton Stone
Irish Tenor - Patrick Grant
Betting Man - Tim Laughter
Attendant - Brad Armacost
Reporter - Jim Stark
Reporter - Brad Griffith
Reporter - Steve Salge
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis - John Anderson
Judge Friend - Dick Cusack
Clerk - Eaton Randles
Nash - Max Chiddester
Jury Foreman - Rich Komenich
New Jersey Fan - Patrick Brown
New Jersey Fan - John Griesemer
New Jersey Fan - Charles Yankoglu
New Jersey Fan - Michael B. Preston
Newspaper Reporter - John E. Blazier
Ball Park usher - Luther Creek
Scoreboard Kid - Andy Dominianni
Cincinnati Reds Reporter - Timothy Skyler Dunigan
Reporter - Jack Randall Earles
Usher - Sam Gaw
Cheering Fan - Gary Kramer
Reporter - Steve Mirer
Reporter - Darrin Murrell
Reporter - Wayne Pyle
- Bill Reeves
Umpire - Keith Schrader
Young Baseball Fan - Drew Stewart
Walter 'Dutch' Reuther - Nick Thompson
Concessions Worker - Ryan Weatherford
Reds Player - Aaron Weiler