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For the month of May, we are showing movies starring John Cusack. Cusack got his start making coming of age films in the 80s before a smooth transition to indie leading man the following decade. He may not have the accolades that some of his peers do, but he has made a handful of movies that remain classics for a generation.
On this night, we are watching John in John Sayles' 1988 film "Eight Men Out" also starring Clifton James and Charlie Sheen. It is rated PG.
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on 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.
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