Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 79Audiences 73GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer87%
Metascore71
Audience score80%
IMDb7.2
Letterboxd · 18 K ratings3.6/5
User score7.0
Box office
93%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $6 M
Worldwide it made back $6 M of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
2 h
A typical length for dramas, +11 min on the typical 109
typical 109120Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 99 more
+10Released
1988
September 2, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 34 more78 people
- John CusackBuck Weaver
- Clifton JamesCharles Comiskey
- Michael LernerArnold Rothstein
- Christopher LloydBill Burns
- John MahoneyKid Gleason
- Charlie SheenHap Felsch
- David StrathairnEddie Cicotte
- D. B. Sweeney'Shoeless' Joe Jackson
Don HarveySwede Risberg
Michael RookerChick Gandil
Perry LangFred McMullin
James ReadLefty Williams
Jace AlexanderDickie Kerr
Gordon ClappRay Schalk
Richard EdsonBilly Maharg
Bill IrwinEddie Collins
Michael MantellAbe Attell
Kevin TigheSport Sullivan
Studs TerkelHugh Fullerton
John AndersonJudge Kenesaw Mountain Landis- JDJames DesmondSmitty
John SaylesRing Lardner- EAEliot AsinofHeydler
- CBClyde BassettBan Johnson
Directing · 6
- John Sayles Director, Writer
- Gary Marcus First Assistant Director
- Gina Randazzo Second Assistant Director
- Jacqueline Pine Script Supervisor
- C.C. Barnes Second Second Assistant Director
- Alice Katz Additional Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Eliot Asinof Novel
Production · 16
- Barbara Boyle Executive Producer
- Jerry Offsay Executive Producer
- Midge Sanford Producer
- Sarah Pillsbury Producer
- Barbara Shapiro Casting
- Carrie Frazier Casting
Camera · 8
- Robert Richardson Director of Photography
- Marc Reshovsky Second Unit Director of Photography
- Mary Cybulski Camera Loader
- Dave Rudd First Assistant Camera
- Mark Shane Davis Key Grip
- Bob Marshak Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- John Tintori Editor
- Tim Squyres Assistant Editor
Sound · 18
- Mason Daring Original Music Composer
- Robert Hein Supervising Sound Editor
- Sylvia Menno Apprentice Sound Editor
- Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
- Lori Kornspun Assistant Sound Editor
- David Brownlow Sound Mixer
Art · 7
- Nora Chavooshian Production Design
- Kirk Corwin Property Master
- Don Gibbin Assistant Art Director
- Dan Bishop Art Direction
- Alba Leone Leadman
- Lynn Wolverton-Parker Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 16
- Susan Lyall Assistant Costume Designer
- Gigi Coker Makeup Artist
- Kathleen Mobley Wardrobe Assistant
- Peter Dircks Dresser
- Richard Wester Dresser
- Rebecca Montagne Dresser
Lighting · 4
- Steve Arras Electrician
- Ray Peschke Gaffer
- Michael Riley Electrician
- Frank Scheidbach Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 1
- Mary F. Jansen Post Production Supervisor
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