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Summary:
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.
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MPAA rating: PG.
Based on the book by Eliot Asinof.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
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.
Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, John Tintori ; music, Mason Daring ; production designer, Nora Chavooshian.
John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney.
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual layer, NTSC.
Optional dubbed Spanish or dubbed French dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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| Consensus: Perhaps less than absorbing for non-baseball fans, but nevertheless underpinned by strong performances from the cast and John Sayles' solid direction. |
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