Fear Strikes Out
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Country United States | 7/10 Genre Biography, Drama, Sport Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date March 20, 1957 (1957-03-20) Writer Ted Berkman (screenplay), Raphael Blau (screenplay), Jimmy Piersall (based on the story by), Al Hirshberg (based on the story by) Story by Jimmy Piersall, Albert Hirshberg Cast (Jim Piersall), (John Piersall), Norma Moore (Mary Piersall), (Doctor Brown), (Mrs. John Piersall), Peter J. Votrian (Jim Piersall as a Boy)Similar movies Good Will Hunting , Fever Pitch , The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! , Moneyball , The Great Escape , Bull Durham |
Fear strikes out original trailer
Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 American biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of American baseball player Jimmy Piersall. It is based on Piersall's 1955 memoir Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story, co-written with Al Hirshberg. The film stars Anthony Perkins as Piersall and Karl Malden as his father, and it was the first directed by Robert Mulligan.
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- Fear strikes out original trailer
- Fear strikes out jimmy piersall meltdown
- Plot
- Cast
- Awards and honors
- Reception
- References

This film is a Paramount Picture and was preceded by a 1956 TV version starring Tab Hunter.

Fear strikes out jimmy piersall meltdown
Plot
Based on Piersall's shattering tell-all biography, the film traces Piersall's rise from the sandlots of Waterbury, Connecticut, to the Boston Red Sox professional baseball team. Karl Malden plays his domineering father who pushes him further and further.
Unable to withstand the pressure, Piersall suffers a nervous breakdown and goes to a mental institution. After a long period of therapy, Jimmy realizes that he has excelled in baseball to please his father — not for his own gratification.
Cast
Awards and honors
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
Reception
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote:
References
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