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Eight men out

Based on the book about the real-life scandal of 1919, the film tells the story of eight baseball players who plan to throw games for money, and the scorn and anger the scheme earned them.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Asinof, Eliot, 1919-2008
Other Authors:	Sayles, John, 1950-, Cusack, John, 1966-, James, Clifton, 1921-, Lloyd, Christopher, 1938-, Sheen, Charlie
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2001.
Edition:	Widescreen ed.
Subjects:	Baseball > Drama. Sports films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:	Based on the book about the real-life scandal of 1919, the film tells the story of eight baseball players who plan to throw games for money, and the scorn and anger the scheme earned them.
Item Description:	sd. color, closed captioned, rated PG.
Physical Description:	1 DVD with insert (105 minutes)
ISBN:	0792849477
Author Notes:	Charlie Sheen was born in New York City on September 3, 1965. His birth name is Carlos Irwin Estevez; he is the son of actor Martin Sheen. In 1974 he picked up the stage name of Charlie Sheen when he made his debut in a film called The Execution of Private Slovik which starred his father. Sheen later starred in two films directed by Oliver Stone, Platoon in 1986 and Wall Street in 1987 (with his father, Martin Sheen, playing the role of the character's father). In 1994 he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on Hollywood Boulevard. In 2002 Sheen won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television series for Spin City. He has been nominated for Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards for his role in the TV sitcom, Two and a Half Men. (Bowker Author Biography)