Paramount Pictures presents

Fear Strikes Out

Name: Fear Strikes Out
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-03-28

directed by Robert Mulligan

“This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…”

19571h 40mNRDrama

Paramount Pictures presents

Fear Strikes Out

directed by Robert Mulligan

“This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…”

19571h 40mNRDrama

On your list

—

sign in to rank

Across the community

—

not yet ranked

§ Your notes

what you think →

Sign in to keep a note.

§ Synopsis

Drama

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

§ Keywords

what it's about

based on novel or book boston, massachusetts baseball massachusetts redemption mental breakdown biography based on true story family relationships overbearing father red sox baseball player mental health professional sports bipolar disorder father son conflict

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Screenplay

Cinematography

Music

§ Cast

8 of 11

as Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian

as Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull

as Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

as Sandy Allen (uncredited)

§ Where to watch

4 ways

A

Amazon Video

rent

Rent

A

Apple TV Store

rent

Rent

G

Google Play Movies

rent

Rent

Y

YouTube

rent

Rent

§ In the same key

if you liked this →

The Perfect Game

2009

The Hill

2023

Dad

1989

The Rookie

2002

Home Run

2013

The Music Never Stopped

2011

Fathers and Daughters

2015

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

2018

~ fin ~