Film: Eight Men Out with Director John Sayles in Person

Thu Jun 22, 7 – 9 pm

Hosted by Yale Film Archive
Details EIGHT MEN OUT (John Sayles, 1988, 119 mins)
John Sayles in person! Based on the true story of the 1919 Black Sox” scandal, Sayles’s indie drama shows the best team in baseball playing dirty when low-balled by the boss and bribed by gangsters. Called essential moviegoing” by Peter Travers, Eight Men Out’s all-star ensemble includes John Cusack, John Mahoney, Clifton James, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, and Christopher Lloyd. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

Free and open to the public.

​“Treasures from the Yale Film Archive” is an ongoing series of classic and contemporary films in 35mm curated by the Yale Film Archive, presented with support from Paul L. Joskow​’70 M.Phil.,​’72 Ph.D.
Admission FREE
Location Humanities Quadrangle, Lower Level
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