Mulligan does his best to get around Perkins’ lack of baseball credibility, even laughably avoiding any shots of him fielding a groundball during the shortstop experiment.
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:6
Rotten:7
Average Rating:0.0/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: FEAR STRIKES OUT tells the courageous story of Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall, who played seventeen seasons in the majors--with a lifetime batting average of .272-- while battling mental... FEAR STRIKES OUT tells the courageous story of Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall, who played seventeen seasons in the majors--with a lifetime batting average of .272-- while battling mental illness. Anthony Perkins' trademark intensity brings the ballplayer's nightmare to life and Karl Malden gives a strong performance as his overbearing, perfectionist father. [More]
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Peter Votrian, Perry Wilson, Dennis McMullen, Gail Land
Director: Robert Mulligan
Director: Robert Mulligan
Screenwriter: Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau
Producer: Alan J. Pakula
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
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