When first published in 1955, it ventured into territory traditionally considered out of play for a sports story. The actor anthony perkins, right, portrayed jimmy piersall in the 1957 film fear strikes out, a biographical drama about piersalls struggles with mental illness. Jimmy piersall, an outfielder who was one of the most eccentric and volatile players in baseball history, whose struggles with mental illness were depicted in the book and film. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the robert mulligandirected movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at moviefone. March 4, 2011 this directorial debut for mulligan also boasts an. Fear strikes out was released in early 1957 and was well received by audiences and critics alike. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix, on. I remember him as being handsome and big and strong, not a skinny guy like anthony perkins.
Fear strikes out is a 1957 american biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of american baseball player jimmy piersall. Fear strikes out the tin star soundtrack compilation. Made into a movie in 1957 starring anthony perkins as piersall. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent fear strikes out online on moviefone. Fear strikes out is the story of jim piersall, eventually a star boston red sox player. This account of his experiences is a frank and fascinating one. Fear strikes out critics consensus based on the true story of troubled baseball star jimmy piersall, fear strikes out is an emotionally compelling drama featuring excellent performances from. The true story of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. The story of a man who became mentally sick, and how, through competent medical care, the help of a sympathetic and most. Throughout the film all we want to hear is karl telling anthony, i love you son, and tony telling karl.
Hirshberg, the film is less about jimmy piersalls brilliant though erratic career and more. Find out when and where you can watch fear strikes out on tv with the full listings schedule at. Jimmys book, fear strikes out, was reissued in 1999, and he contributed an afterword to the reprinting. Released 1957, fear strikes out stars anthony perkins, karl malden, norma moore, adam williams the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Robert mulligans film suggests there are arguably the two most important people in piersalls life. Fear strikes out is one of the games most dramatic autobiographies. Never happened but represents similar incidents, jim piersall anthony perkins, hits an insidethepark home run at fenway, dad karl malden and wife norma moore in the stands, then wigs out, in fear strikes out, 1957 view the tcmdb entry for fear strikes out 1957. Jimmy piersall, baseball player whose mental illness was. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Anthony perkins stars as troubled baseball great jimmy piersall in fear strikes out. All things considered, i consider fear strikes out to be a remarkable experience in film stayingpower over time.
Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. True story of the life of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to. Anthony perkins who played piersall threw like a girl. Anthony perkins as red sox outfielder jimmy piersall flips out after homering in a scene from the 1957 movie, fear strikes out. True story of the life of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. Based on piersalls shattering tellall autobiography, the film traces jimmys ascent. It is based on piersalls 1955 memoir fear strikes out. Fear strikes out 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music. The tin star and prelude a stranger in town dramatic version 21. How to use strike fear into the hearts of in a sentence. Anthony perkins stars as piersall in this powerful true story. From top to bottom, the film fields a stellar lineup.
Fear strikes out is a 1957 american biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of american baseball player. As far as the movie goes, it was good, but not very accurate. Because in the case of fear strikes out, it never really belonged in a movie theater. At the beginning of the movie, directed by robert mulligan, young jimmy peter j. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Based on the true story of troubled baseball star jimmy piersall, fear strikes out is an emotionally compelling drama. Ever since jimmy piersall anthony perkins was a boy, his baseballobsessed father karl malden has pushed the sport on him. The film stars anthony perkins as piersall and karl malden as his father, and it was the first directed by robert mulligan. Fear strikes out movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Swope jr with dorothy adams, robert armstrong, john conte, mona freeman.
Based on piersalls shattering tellall autobiography, the film traces jimmys ascent from the sandlots of waterbury, ct, to the boston red sox, with his domineering father karl malden pushing the boy beyond all reasonable limits. Strike fear into the hearts of definition is to cause someone to be very afraid. Fear strikes out 1957 ever since jimmy piersall anthony perkins was a boy, his baseballobsessed father karl malden has pushed the sport on him. Fear strikes out also marks the filmmaking debut of alan j. With anthony perkins, karl malden, norma moore, adam williams. Fear strikes out 1957 stream and watch online moviefone.
Fear strikes out 1957 where to watch it streaming online. Jimmy piersall, ballplayer whose struggles were portrayed. Elmer bernstein fear strikes outthe tin star 2011, cd. Unable to withstand the pressure, piersall suffers a nervous breakdown and is. But before he racked up those numbers, piersall faced a foe much tougher that a 90m. It became the subject of a 1957 movie version, fear strikes out, in which piersall was portrayed by anthony perkins and his father by karl malden, directed by robert mulligan. There are enough films about baseball and famous ballplayers in the american cinema to constitute its own subgenre but fear strikes out 1957 is a special case that stands alone. During fear strikes out, said mulligan, we found that we enjoyed working together. Jimmy piersall, the often outrageous outfielder and broadcaster whose emotional breakdown while a rookie with the boston red sox was portrayed in the 1957 movie fear strikes out, a.
He may have been the worst looking ballplayer i have ever seen. James anthony piersall was an american baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in major league baseball mlb for five teams, from 1950 through 1967. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fear strikes out near you. Anthony perkins and karl malden in fear strikes out. Piersall was best known for his wellpublicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of a book and a film, fear strikes out. I must have been quite a card when first i broke into baseballs big league as a boston red sox rookie in 1952. Latinautor sonyatv, ascap, emi music publishing, amra. Boggs film editor aaron stell original music elmer bernstein written by ted berkman, raphael blau, from the book by jimmy piersall and al hirshberg. The jim piersall story, cowritten with al hirshberg.
A young major league baseball player, jimmy piersall tab hunter, battles mental illness and a harsh upbringing to succeed as a boston red sox outfielder. I must have been quite a card when i first broke into baseballs big league as a boston red sox rookie in 1952, piersall. While every part of the production screams 1950s hollywood, the themes are so powerful that they transcend any potential hokeyness or bad aging. Pakula and robert mulligan, the team whose credits include to kill a mockingbird.
Trying to live vicariously through his son, the elder piersall makes jimmy eat, sleep and breathe baseball with destructive determination. Rent, buy or watch fear strikes out movie now family video. Piersall then spends some time at an institution to get to the root of the problem. That spring, besides playing good ball, i convulsed the fans with my antics. Mark wahlberg stars in one of his first features as a hoodlum drug dealer from the wrong side of the trackswho falls in love with nicole walker, an uppermiddleclass high school girl reese witherspoon. In the end, a vicious, unprincipled fear offensive failed to block reform.
Pushed by his father, boston red sox outfielder jimmy piersall has a nervous breakdown. The true story of jim piersall, a 1950s ball player who was diagnosed with. Piersall eventually disowned the film because of what he saw as its distortion of the. As a result of the film s success, alan pakula and robert mulligan decided to form a partnership and continue their working relationship. Fear strikes out pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released fear strikes out pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Music composed and conducted by elmer bernstein fear strikes out 1957 was the true story of baseballs jim piersall, who suffered from and overcame a complete nervous breakdown caused by the extreme and relentless pressure his neversatisfied father put on him to be the best of the best from the time he was a young boy right up through his entering the major leagues.
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