Fear Strikes Out

Mar 28, 1957

1h 40m

★ 7.1

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Fear Strikes Out Trailers

Cast

Jimmy Piersall

Anthony Perkins

John Piersall

Karl Malden

Mary Piersall

Norma Moore

Doctor Brown

Adam Williams

Mrs. John Piersall

Perry Wilson

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Peter J. Votrian

Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Richard Bull

Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes

Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton

Joe Cronin (uncredited)

Bart Burns

Dave Kroupa is shocked when his new girlfriend, Cari Farver, starts sending him demanding texts. When Dave ends the relationship, he finds himself on the receiving end of an onslaught of twisted messages from Cari, who has abruptly disappeared. Dave’s ex-girlfriend, Liz, also begins receiving harassing texts from Cari, resulting in a dangerous situation for them both. Meanwhile, Cari’s mother Nancy continually searches for her, keeping the pressure on the police who eventually uncover a shocking discovery.

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