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. Pakula and robert mulligan, the team whose credits include to kill a mockingbird. From its early scenes of a young jimmy piersall literally suffering his fathers abusive determination that the boy should play baseball, robert mulligans 1957 fear strikes out becomes more about mental health than love of the game. His story was captured in the 1957 movie fear strikes out starring anthony perkins and karl malden. Fear strikes out 1955, dropped by to visit his friend anthony perkins on the film set. Karl malden appears as piersalls overbearing father. Jim is very excited about his chance until they tell him that instead of the outfield where he has trained for all his life, they want him to play shortstop. Jan 11, 2014 anthony perkins as red sox outfielder jimmy piersall flips out after homering in a scene from the 1957 movie, fear strikes out. Fear strikes out 1957 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Fear strikes out anthony perkins karl malden norma moore 1957 boston red sox outfielder jimmy piersall anthony perkins has a nervous breakdown as a result of intense pressure from his father.
Piersall then spends some time at an institution to get to the root of the problem. Anthony perkins stars as piersall in this powerful true story. As a result of the films success, alan pakula and robert mulligan decided to form a partnership and continue their working relationship. Athony perkins best scene in fear strikes out 1957 youtube. Elmer bernstein fear strikes outthe tin star 2011, cd. Watch fear strikes out starring anthony perkins in this drama on directv. When the record book closed on boston red sox outfielder jimmy piersalls career, it showed 17 seasons in the major leagues and an impressive lifetime batting average of.
Its all about the mental stress of a man living under unreasonable psychological demands. The best part of the movie fear strikes out was when john piersall finally understood what he did to his son jimmy in pushing him like he did. He got a chilly reception from the other cast members and crew, so he discreetly left. With anthony perkins, karl malden, norma moore, adam williams. I made this video myself, its a tribute to one of anthony perkins best performances ever in the movie fear strikes out. Piersall, the former outfielder and shortstop for the boston red sox, and albert s. In 1955, his book fear strikes out, coauthored by al hirshberg, was published. 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. Fear strikes out is the story of jim piersall, eventually a star boston red sox player. For once just being his father, not a hard as nails lion trainer, the two had an friendly but.
Wiki based on piersalls shattering tellall biography, the film traces piersalls rise from the sandlots of waterbury, connecticut, to the. During fear strikes out, said mulligan, we found that we enjoyed working together. Jimmy piersall, whose mental illness was portrayed in fear. Apr 30, 20 fear strikes out also marks the filmmaking debut of alan j. The film depicts john piersall as a frustrated blue collar worker with a mentally unstable. Fear strikes out also marks the filmmaking debut of alan j. 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. Mar 29, 2019 fear strikes out is a classic movie in that veinand its shadowed by perhaps the definitive classic of the genre, rays rebel without a cause.
Fear strikes out is a 1957 american biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of american baseball player jimmy piersall. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fear strikes out near you. But for a film in the mid50s, it provided quite a punch in conveying the agony of growing up with a loving but very demanding father. 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. Aug 15, 2007 i made this video myself, its a tribute to one of anthony perkins best performances ever in the movie fear strikes out. 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. Jimmy piersall, baseball player whose mental illness was. Jun 04, 2017 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 rare.
But before he racked up those numbers, piersall faced a foe much tougher that a 90m. Fear strikes out was released in early 1957 and was well received by audiences and critics alike. Trying to live vicariously through his son, the elder piersall makes jimmy eat, sleep and breathe baseball with destructive determination. The making of a movie star by tab hunter and eddie muller 2005 algonquin books, chapel hill, nc. Hirshberg, the film is less about jimmy piersalls brilliant though erratic career and more.
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. True story of the life of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to. From top to bottom, the film fields a stellar lineup. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent fear strikes out online on moviefone. Fear holds up well, and the climactic showdown between father and son offers a tremendously appealing resolution. But once jimmy achieves his fathers goal and makes it to the major leagues, he begins to unravel. In fear strikes out, directed by robert mulligan, john piersall karl malden is the dominating presence in jimmys anthony perkins life, encouraging his early interest in baseball and then taking an obsessive interest in his sons athletic progress. Fear strikes out is one of the games most dramatic autobiographies. 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. Fear strikes out pictures rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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. 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. Fear strikes out is a classic movie in that veinand its shadowed by perhaps the definitive classic of the genre, rays rebel without a cause. Later at the institution john was accepted by jimmy who for a time wanted to have nothing to do with him. Fear strikes out 1957 stream and watch online moviefone.
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. As a study of mental illness and its effects on a man, his family, his coworkers, and his career, fear strikes out is a very good movie. Anthony perkins as red sox outfielder jimmy piersall flips out after homering in a scene from the 1957 movie, fear strikes out. The film stars anthony perkins as piersall and karl malden as his father, and it was the first directed by robert mulligan. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. In his very first film, fear strikes out, newcomer anthony perkins and karl malden were the fortunate performers. Jimmy piersall, whose mental illness was portrayed in. Piersall was best known for his wellpublicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of a book and a film, fear strikes out. Watch fear strikes out online stream full movie directv. Piersall eventually disowned the film because of what he saw as its distortion of the. But this is a compelling drama about the reallife piersalls gradual breakdown one season before a national audience, the legacy of his domineering. Fear strikes out 1957 cast and crew ever since jimmy piersall anthony perkins was a boy, his baseballobsessed father karl malden has pushed the sport on him. Fear strikes out is a baseball story that spends less than twenty minutes on the field.
The true story of jim piersall, a 1950s ball player who was diagnosed with. Anthony perkins, karl malden, norma moore, adam williams, perry wilson, peter j. Ever since jimmy piersall anthony perkins was a boy, his baseballobsessed father karl malden has pushed the sport on him. Trouble is that it is so loaded with historical inaccuracies, mistakes, and dramatic license that the person upon whose experiences the story is based distanced himself from the movie.
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