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Fear Strikes Out

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

Director

Robert Mulligan

Year

Genre

biography, drama, sport

Box Office

N/A

Production

Paramount Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

Jim Piersall

Anthony Perkins

John Piersall

Mary Piersall

Doctor Brown

Mrs. John Piersall

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Peter J. Votrian

Ballplayer

Policeman

Nurse

Broadcaster

Nurse

Reporter

Reporter Evans

Reporter Slade

Joe Cronin

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway

Intern

Baby

Nurse

Ballplayer

Policeman

Broadcaster

Baseball Game Spectator

Herschel Graham

Nurse

Fan in Stands

Policeman

Radio Announcer

Baseball Game Spectator

Policeman

Clyde Hudkins Jr.

Bernie Sherwill

Brian G. Hutton

Nurse

Sandy Allen

Alice

Baseball Game Spectator

Peggy

Baseball Game Spectator

Secretary

Baseball Game Spectator

Attendant

Phil

Dennis McMullen

Reporter

Ballplayer

Baseball Game Spectator

Reporter

Ralph Montgomery

Umpire

Umpire

George Pembroke

Bill Tracy

Baseball Game Spectator

Ballplayer Holding Trophy

Bartender

Policeman

Intern

Robert Victor Stern

High School Ballplayer

Broadcaster

William Woodson

Ballplayer

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Hi, Dad. - Fear Strikes Out

I told you that
squirt of a foreman
would be trouble. - Fear Strikes Out

I told you that squirt of a foreman would be trouble.

That old trouble
again? - Fear Strikes Out

That old trouble again?

Come on.
Let's go now! - Fear Strikes Out

Come on. Let's go now!

That kid can play!
What an arm! - Fear Strikes Out

That kid can play! What an arm!

Jimmy, you got
to think ahead. - Fear Strikes Out

Jimmy, you got to think ahead.

Jimmy, I'll give
you a ride over
to the party. - Fear Strikes Out

Jimmy, I'll give you a ride over to the party.

Jimmy. - Fear Strikes Out

Now, Pa, it's ok. - Fear Strikes Out

Now, Pa, it's ok.

John! - Fear Strikes Out

I'll be back tomorrow, - Fear Strikes Out

I'll be back tomorrow,

Are the scouts
out there or not? - Fear Strikes Out

Are the scouts out there or not?

Jim,
no sliding today. - Fear Strikes Out

Jim, no sliding today.

This is
our last inning. - Fear Strikes Out

This is our last inning.

Strike! - Fear Strikes Out

Safe! - Fear Strikes Out

Well, good-bye, Dad. - Fear Strikes Out

Well, good-bye, Dad.

Dad! - Fear Strikes Out

Miss Teevan! - Fear Strikes Out

Oh, it should go
in there right now. - Fear Strikes Out

Oh, it should go in there right now.

The trick
is to do these - Fear Strikes Out

The trick is to do these

How long do you expect
to be in Scranton? - Fear Strikes Out

How long do you expect to be in Scranton?

Come on. - Fear Strikes Out

All right. Give me
that beautiful cup. - Fear Strikes Out

All right. Give me that beautiful cup.

What's wrong, Jim? - Fear Strikes Out

What's wrong, Jim?

I wish we had
more time to think
things out. - Fear Strikes Out

I wish we had more time to think things out.

I don't care what happens I love you Mary - Fear Strikes Out

I don't care what happens I love you Mary

Jimmy, come on.
The old ballgame. - Fear Strikes Out

Jimmy, come on. The old ballgame.

Really! - Fear Strikes Out

Well, what do
they want, Dad? - Fear Strikes Out

Well, what do they want, Dad?

A man can rot
in the minors. - Fear Strikes Out

A man can rot in the minors.

Jim. - Fear Strikes Out

Fine little girl,
Jim. - Fear Strikes Out

Fine little girl, Jim.

Are you really serious
about getting a house? - Fear Strikes Out

Are you really serious about getting a house?

Mary? - Fear Strikes Out

Jimmy... - Fear Strikes Out

Ah, it's his nerves. - Fear Strikes Out

Ah, it's his nerves.

Good morning, gentlemen. - Fear Strikes Out

Good morning, gentlemen.

Hello, Jim.
How's the boy? - Fear Strikes Out

Hello, Jim. How's the boy?

Jim! - Fear Strikes Out

I'm waiting, Jim. - Fear Strikes Out

I'm waiting, Jim.

Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! - Fear Strikes Out

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Come on.
Come on. Come on. - Fear Strikes Out

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Jimmy? - Fear Strikes Out

You were
there today? - Fear Strikes Out

You were there today?

Don't you turn
against me, Mary. - Fear Strikes Out

Don't you turn against me, Mary.

I won't lift
the suspension - Fear Strikes Out

I won't lift the suspension

What do
you say, Jim? - Fear Strikes Out

What do you say, Jim?

...will be starting
in center field. - Fear Strikes Out

...will be starting in center field.

Jim! - Fear Strikes Out

Come on, Jim. - Fear Strikes Out

Come on. - Fear Strikes Out

Come on. - Fear Strikes Out

Oh, God! - Fear Strikes Out

Get away! - Fear Strikes Out

Ticket these
for Piersall. - Fear Strikes Out

Ticket these for Piersall.

Hello, Jim. - Fear Strikes Out

Jim, first I want
to take the straps off. - Fear Strikes Out

Jim, first I want to take the straps off.

I want you
to trust me, Jim. - Fear Strikes Out

I want you to trust me, Jim.

You've had a rough
couple of hours. - Fear Strikes Out

You've had a rough couple of hours.

Give me
your arm, Jim. - Fear Strikes Out

Give me your arm, Jim.

I want to help you,
Jimmy Piersall. - Fear Strikes Out

I want to help you, Jimmy Piersall.

He may not
recognize you, Mary. - Fear Strikes Out

He may not recognize you, Mary.

It's so good
to see you. - Fear Strikes Out

It's so good to see you.

I don't understand. - Fear Strikes Out

I don't understand.

Hello, Jim Piersall. - Fear Strikes Out

Hello, Jim Piersall.

Anything interesting? - Fear Strikes Out

Anything interesting?

Pretty little thing,
isn't she? - Fear Strikes Out

Pretty little thing, isn't she?

No. I mean,
you don't win
every game. - Fear Strikes Out

No. I mean, you don't win every game.

What did
they say, Mary? - Fear Strikes Out

What did they say, Mary?

You know the rule
in these sessions, Jim. - Fear Strikes Out

You know the rule in these sessions, Jim.

Well, since
we have to spend - Fear Strikes Out

Well, since we have to spend

It's been a long time - Fear Strikes Out

It's been a long time

Hello, doctor. - Fear Strikes Out

Jim isn't ready
to talk to you - Fear Strikes Out

Jim isn't ready to talk to you

You know they
tried to keep me
out of here? - Fear Strikes Out

You know they tried to keep me out of here?

[crying] - Fear Strikes Out

What it is... - Fear Strikes Out

I can't ever
see him again. - Fear Strikes Out

I can't ever see him again.

Yeah. - Fear Strikes Out

Jim wants to see you,
Mr. Piersall. - Fear Strikes Out

Jim wants to see you, Mr. Piersall.

Hi, Dad. - Fear Strikes Out

It's, uh,
pretty tough. - Fear Strikes Out

It's, uh, pretty tough.

You know,
I was thinking, - Fear Strikes Out

You know, I was thinking,

Opening day next spring, - Fear Strikes Out

Opening day next spring,

Good crowd out there. - Fear Strikes Out

Good crowd out there.

Hi. - Fear Strikes Out

Oh, you're scared. - Fear Strikes Out

Oh, you're scared.

Oh, Mary, I love you. - Fear Strikes Out

Oh, Mary, I love you.

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True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robert Mulligan

Writer: Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau, Jimmy Piersall

Production: Paramount Pictures

Genre: biography, drama, sport

Year: 1957

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Mar 1957

Awards: 1 nomination

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