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- Directed by John Sayles
- Written by John Sayles
- Starring Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, Clifton James, D.B. Sweeney, David Strathairn, John Cusack, Michael Lerner, Michael Rooker
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This "authentic, funny and very touching" (SNEAK PREVIEWS) film about the infamous 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal scored a home run with audiences across the globe! And now, in celebration of its 20th Anniversary, this Special Edition DVD serves up a thrilling grand slam of special features including a behind-the-scenes commentary, a documentary and more! John Cusack and Charlie Sheen lead a "superb ensemble of actors" (NEWSWEEK) as young idealistic players on the White Sox, 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, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime in "the movie baseball fans have been waiting for." (USA TODAY)
"Perhaps the saddest chapter in the annals of professional American sports is recounted in absorbing fashion." -- Variety Staff, VARIETY
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