Eight men out
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Beverly Hills, CA : MGM DVD, [2008].
Edition
Twentieth anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Coventry - Movies
DVD E
1 available
DVD E
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry - Movies | DVD E | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Island Free - Main Floor Adult Media Room | DVD EIG (family) | On Shelf |
| Middletown - Young Adult | YA DVD EIG | On Shelf |
| Narragansett (Maury Loontjens) - Movies | DVD EIG | On Shelf |
| Olneyville - DVD & Blu-Ray | DVD EIG | On Shelf |
| Providence Public - Info Commons | Eight Men Out (20th Anniversary Edition) | On Shelf |
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Published
Beverly Hills, CA : MGM DVD, [2008].
Format
DVD
Edition
Twentieth anniversary edition.
Language
English
UPC
883904102953
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the book by Eliot Asinof.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary by director John Sayles; Two-part retrospective documentary; "The story behind the movie" featurette; "DB, the bat & the 2005 World Series" featurette.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, John Tintori ; music, Mason Daring ; production designer, Nora Chavooshian.
Participants/Performers
John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney.
Description
Film about the infamous 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal. The young, idealistic White Sox players who, despite being pennant winners, are treated with disdain by their penny-pinching owner/manager. Ripe for a money-making scheme, the demoralized team agrees to throw the World Series. But when they're defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual layer, NTSC.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This disc is copy protected.
Language
English (5.1 Dolby surround, mono.), dubbed Spanish (mono.) or dubbed French (mono.) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Asinof, Eliot, -- 1919-2008 -- Film adaptations.
Asinof, Eliot, -- 1919-2008 -- Television adaptations.
Baseball -- Illinois -- Drama.
Baseball films.
Chicago White Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Sports -- Corrupt practices -- Illinois -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World Series (Baseball) -- (1919) -- Drama.
Asinof, Eliot, -- 1919-2008 -- Television adaptations.
Baseball -- Illinois -- Drama.
Baseball films.
Chicago White Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Sports -- Corrupt practices -- Illinois -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World Series (Baseball) -- (1919) -- Drama.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pillsbury, S., Sanford, M., Sayles, J., Cusack, J., James, C., Lerner, M., Lloyd, C., Sheen, C., Strathairn, D., Sweeney, D. B. 1., & Asinof, E. (2008). Eight men out (Twentieth anniversary edition.). MGM DVD.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sarah. Pillsbury et al.. 2008. Eight Men Out. MGM DVD.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sarah. Pillsbury et al.. Eight Men Out MGM DVD, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pillsbury, Sarah., et al. Eight Men Out Twentieth anniversary edition., MGM DVD, 2008.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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