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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1957 DVD Release: 03/04/2003 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Biopic [feature], Sports Drama See Also: Fear Strikes Out

Anthony Perkins stars as troubled baseball great Jimmy Piersall in Fear Strikes Out. Based on Piersall's shattering tell-all autobiography, the film traces Jimmy's 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. Unable to withstand the pressure, Piersall suffers a nervous breakdown and is confined to a mental institution. Through a long period of therapy, Jimmy realizes that he has excelled in baseball not for his own gratification but to please his father. This film was preceded by a 1956 TV version starring Tab Hunter. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Anthony Perkins - Jimmy Piersall
Karl Malden - John Piersall
Norma Moore - Mary Piersall
Adam Williams - Dr. Brown
Perry Wilson - Mrs. John Piersall

Robert Mulligan directs Anthony Perkins in the baseball biopic Fear Strikes Out, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but the film has probably never looked better on home video. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide