Fear Strikes Out (1957)
- 7.0
- 100 mins
- Biography
Storyline
Jim Piersall is groomed by his loving but hard-driving father (living vicariously through his son) to play major league baseball. His desire to succeed to please his father leads to mental illness and a nervous breakdown. Can he overcome those difficulties and return to the major leagues?—Jerry Milani
Plot Keywords
baseball, mental illness, based on book, doctor, electroshock therapy, fight, florida, gas station, connecticut, broken ankle, boston massachusetts, baby, domineering father, psychiatrist, high school, hospital, baseball movie, train station, sanitarium, reporter
Short Review
[Mulligan] reflects an intense sensitivity, a romanticism of vulnerability and innocence that flashes a political edge.
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