Rating: NR
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 03/04/2003
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Paramount

Anthony Perkins stars as troubled baseball great Jimmy Piersall in Fear Strikes Out. Based on Piersall's shattering tell-all autobiography, the film traces Jimmy's 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. Unable to withstand the pressure, Piersall suffers a nervous breakdown and is confined to a mental institution. Through a long period of therapy, Jimmy realizes that he has excelled in baseball not for his own gratification but to please his father. This film was preceded by a 1956 TV version starring Tab Hunter.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Anthony Perkins - Jimmy Piersall
Karl Malden - John Piersall
Norma Moore - Mary Piersall
Adam Williams - Dr. Brown
Perry Wilson - Mrs. John Piersall
Peter J. Votrian - Jimmy (younger)
Dennis McMullen - Phil
Gail Land - Alice
Brian G. Hutton - Bernie Sherwill
Bart Burns - Joe Cronin
Rand Harper - Radio Announcer
Howard Price - Bill Tracy

Production:
Robert Mulligan - Director
Alan J. Pakula - Producer
Elmer Bernstein - Composer
Aaron Stell - Editor
Ted Berkman Raphael Blau - Screen Writer
Albert S. Hirshberg - Book Author
Haskell Boggs - Cinematographer
Edith Head - Costume Designer
Albert S. Hirschberg - Short Story Author
John P. Fulton - Special Effects
James A. Piersall - Short Story Author

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