Unable to withstand the pressure, piersall suffers a nervous breakdown and is. Fear strikes out is a 1957 american biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of american baseball player. Piersall was best known for his wellpublicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of a book and a film, fear strikes out. Anthony perkins stars as troubled baseball great jimmy piersall in fear strikes out. 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 is a 1957 american biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of american baseball player jimmy piersall. Pakula then produced and mulligan directed to kill a mockingbird 1962, the moving adaptation of. Fear strikes out 1957 full movie download full hd youtube. Ever since jimmy piersall anthony perkins was a boy, his baseballobsessed father karl malden has pushed the sport on him. This account of his experiences is a frank and fascinating one. Fear strikes out 1957 12 03201957 us drama 1h 40m user score. For a basic plot summary, this film is loosely based on the reallife story of boston red sox star player jim piersall anthony perkins.
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. Read the full synopsis of fear strikes out, 1957, directed by robert mulligan, with anthony perkins, karl malden, norma moore, at turner classic movies. Find movie and film cast and crew information for fear strikes out 1957 robert mulligan on allmovie. Sports biopic depicting the athletic, domestic, and emotional struggles of jimmy piersall anthony perkins. The movie premiered on 20 january 20 at the sundance film festival. 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. As a result of the films success, alan pakula and robert mulligan decided to form a partnership and continue their working relationship. True story of the life of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to. Fear strikes out also marks the filmmaking debut of alan j. Jimmy piersall, ballplayer whose struggles were portrayed. Fear strikes out is the story of jim piersall, eventually a star boston red sox player. Fear strikes out gives viewers a chance to appreciate what a fine actor anthony perkins was in his prime.
Fear strikes out 1957 robert mulligan, anthony perkins. Fear is a short film about a girl named khwaish who was judged by her parents and now she has a fear of being judged by the society. Votrian is seen obsessively practicing his hook slide in a small. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of virgin emi. From top to bottom, the film fields a stellar lineup of talent.
Fso is more concerned with jimmys nervous breakdown in. During production of this film, tab hunter, who had previously starred in the tv production climax fear strikes out 1955, dropped by to visit his friend anthony perkins on the film set. Fear strikes out 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He achieved stardom as a member of the boston red sox but battled mental illness and intense pressure from his father. Boggs film editor aaron stell original music elmer bernstein written by ted berkman, raphael blau, from the book by jimmy piersall and al hirshberg. He and willy mays of the giants were the best defensive center fielders in pro baseball then and perhaps ever. Baseball movies for grownups, baseball movies trailers, baseball. Anthony perkins stars as piersall in this powerful true story. And the result is a drama of unflinching force and effectiveness.
Kritzerland kr 200168 country united states format cd release date 7mar2011 upn 857252001688 limited edition of 1500 copies. Fear strikes out 1957 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In fear is a 20 british psychological horror film directed and written by jeremy lovering. Fear strikes out 1957 jimmy piersall was still playing for the boston red sox when tony perkins played him in this remarkably frank look at. Fear strikes out 1957 stream deutsch, fear strikes out 1957 online anschauen, fear strikes out 1957 kostenlos online sehen. It is based on piersalls 1955 memoir fear strikes out. 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. If you look just past that oldhollywood style, however, you will find a film in fear strikes out that is a startling portraying of mental illness set in the baseball world. 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. But before he racked up those numbers, piersall faced a foe much tougher that a 90m. He got a chilly reception from the other cast members and crew, so he discreetly left. Perkins was increasingly typecast after psycho in roles that didnt allow him to show his range, and many of his latter performances are over the top yet tired, rehashes of things he did better previously.
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 1957 ganzer film deutsch hd filme online. Fear strikes out 1957 robert mulligan cast and crew. Pushed by his father all of his life to achieve this goal, the pressure finally takes a toll on piersall contributing to his mental breakdown. 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. Fear strikes out was released in early 1957 and was well received by audiences and critics alike. The jim piersall story, cowritten with al hirshberg. With anthony perkins, karl malden, norma moore, adam williams. Fear strikes out tells the tale of jimmy piersall, who played for the boston red sox in the early to late 1950s. Trying to live vicariously through his son, the elder piersall makes jimmy eat, sleep and breathe baseball with destructive determination. Fear strikes out 1957 stream and watch online moviefone. From top to bottom, the film fields a stellar lineup of talent, and the result is a drama of unflinching frce and effectiveness. 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.
Jim piersall, 22 year old outfielder for the boston red sox, had a mental breakdown in 1952. True story of the life of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. At the beginning of the movie, directed by robert mulligan, young jimmy peter j. 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. Robert mulligans film suggests there are arguably the two most important people in piersalls life. But fear, a biopic of baseballs jimmy piersall, gives perkins a chance to shine. True story of the life of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league. 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. Edd byrnes, james douglas, eric alden, robert mulligan. Watch fear strikes out full movie in hd visit movie 1254 sports biopic depicting the athletic, domestic, and emotional struggl. The story of a man who became mentally sick, and how, through competent medical care, the help of a sympathetic and most.
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