The film stars anthony perkins as piersall and karl malden as his father, and it was the first directed by robert mulligan. Anthony perkins as red sox outfielder jimmy piersall flips out after homering in a scene from the 1957 movie, fear strikes out. Rent, buy or watch fear strikes out movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Fear strikes out 1957 ever since jimmy piersall anthony perkins was a boy, his baseballobsessed father karl malden has pushed the sport on him. Rent, buy or watch fear strikes out movie now family video. Fear strikes out covers jimmy piersalls life from a 12 year old boy in waterbuary ct. Jimmy piersall, baseball player whose mental illness was. Piersall was best known for his wellpublicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of a book and a film, fear strikes out. Based on piersalls shattering tellall autobiography, the film traces. 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. Jimmy piersall, whose mental illness was portrayed in. The rise, fall, and rise of red sox rookie jimmy piersall the athletes crackup is a laboratory experiment, practically, laid out by robert mulligan in the clinical evenness of early studio tv. Fear strikes out 1957 stream and watch online moviefone.
Fear strikes out 1957 film complet en francais streaming vf. Fear strikes out 1957 robert mulligan, anthony perkins, karl malden, norma moore, biography, drama, sport february 1, 2016 jim piersall is groomed by his loving but harddriving father living vicariously through his son to play major league baseball. Fear strikes out is an emotionally compelling drama featuring excellent performances from anthony perkins and karl malden. Unrated true story of the life of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve. Perkins portrays jimmy piersall in this welldone biopic of one of baseballs most colorful characters, who, from. Apr 30, 20 fear strikes out also marks the filmmaking debut of alan j. Fear strikes out is a 1957 american biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of american baseball player jimmy piersall. Bang the drum slowly fear strikes out the pride of the yankees cobb various. Fear strikes out by robert mulligan anthony perkins, karl. Trying to live vicariously through his son, the elder piersall makes jimmy eat, sleep and breathe baseball with destructive determination. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent fear strikes out online on moviefone. The true story of jim piersall, a 1950s ball player who was diagnosed with. Jim piersall, 22 year old outfielder for the boston red sox, had a mental breakdown in 1952one so complete that seven months virtually have vanished from his memory. Although perkins specialized in playing many awkward young men, notably in fear strikes out 1957, the tin star 1957, and desire under the elms 1958, he will always be known best for his role as norman bates in alfred hitchcocks psycho.
The jim piersall story, cowritten with al hirshberg. I made this video myself, its a tribute to one of anthony perkins best performances ever in the movie fear strikes out. In its original widescreen format, the drama seems bigger and more balanced than on old television viewings. True story of the life of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league. 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. Baseball and the arts biography of outfielder jimmy piersall, fear strikes out 1957, which is an unsentimental account of piersalls struggle with mental illness. Elmer bernstein fear strikes outthe tin star 2011, cd. With baseball season having got off to a successful start, its worth revisiting a classic that dramatizes one ballplayers painful path to success. Fear strikes out 1 hours and 40 minutes movie true story of the life of jimmy piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. Fear strikes out 1957 synopsis rising from the sandlots of waterbury, connecticut to the boston red sox, baseball player jimmy piersall must contend with his domineering father whose fierce ambition drives piersall to a nervous breakdown.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fear strikes out the tin star soundtrack cd details and availability. This account of his experience is a frank and fascinating one. The jim piersall story kindle edition by jim piersall, al hirshberg. 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. 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. Anthony perkins stars as troubled baseballgreat jimmy piersall in this film.
Anthony perkins stars as piersall in this powerful true story. Jimmy piersall, whose mental illness was portrayed in fear. From top to bottom, the film fields a stellar lineup of talent, and the result is a drama of unflinching frce and effectiveness. Add your answer see 1 question about fear strikes out.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fear strikes out. Ever since jimmy piersall anthony perkins was a boy, his baseballobsessed father karl malden has pushed the sport on him. Kritzerland kr 200168 country united states format cd release date 7mar2011 upn 857252001688 limited edition of 1500 copies. 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.
History reflects a more multifaceted even complicated individual. 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. Hirshberg, the film is less about jimmy piersalls brilliant though erratic career and more. Aug 01, 2018 fear strikes out 1957 posted on august 1, 2018 by 4starfilmfan. But before he racked up those numbers, piersall faced a foe much tougher that a 90m. Television episode articles with short description with no season number. I cant think of another actor more apt to play this version of jimmy piersalls story than anthony perkins. Fear strikes out is a 1957 american biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career. 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 posted on august 1, 2018 by 4starfilmfan. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of fear strikes out with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Jimmy piersall, ballplayer whose struggles were portrayed in.
Fear strikes out also marks the filmmaking debut of alan j. Early life and work film that pakula produced was fear strikes out 1957, the psychological biography of baseball player jimmy piersall, which starred anthony perkins and was directed by robert mulligan, with whom pakula then formed a production company. 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. More in keeping with the period are entertaining comedies and musicals such as it happens every spring 1949, angels in the outfield 1951, and damn yankees 1958, based on the. Fear strikes out 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The day before sundays health care vote, president obama gave an unscripted talk to house democrats. Exmlber jim piersall, known for publicized struggles with. When first published in 1955, it ventured into territory traditionally considered out of play for a sports story. It is based on piersalls 1955 memoir fear strikes out. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting.
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. He got a chilly reception from the other cast members and crew, so he discreetly left. Fear strikes out is the story of jim piersall, eventually a star boston red sox player. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Fear strikes out the tin star soundtrack compilation. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fear strikes out near you. Page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1 this shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Piersall, the former outfielder and shortstop for the boston red sox, and albert s. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. He lives in arizona during the offseason and near chicago during the season. Later remade as a feature film, fear strikes out 1957 starring anthony perkins.
Find out when and where you can watch fear strikes out on tv with the full listings schedule at. I cant think of another actor more apt to play this version of jimmy piersalls story than. Fear strikes out 1955, dropped by to visit his friend anthony perkins on the film set. Fear strikes out is a 1957 american biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of american baseball player. 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.
My copy itself is interesting, a yellowed 1957 edition, 35cents original price, bantam paperback. Anthony perkins stars as troubled baseball great jimmy piersall in fear strikes out. 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. 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. Jun 05, 2017 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 fear strikes out. From top to bottom, the film fields a stellar lineup. Fear strikes out movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. In 1955, his book fear strikes out, coauthored by al hirshberg, was published. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. 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. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the robert. Pakula and robert mulligan, the team whose credits include to kill a mockingbird.
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