Fear Strikes Out

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

7.2(22 votes)

1h 40m

March 28, 1957

Drama

Overview

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

Status

Released

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Watch Now

Fear Strikes Out

0:00/1:40:00

Space/K: Play | M: Mute | F: Fullscreen | Arrows: Seek/Volume

Top Cast

Anthony Perkins

Jimmy Piersall

Karl Malden

John Piersall

Norma Moore

Mary Piersall

Adam Williams

Doctor Brown

Perry Wilson

Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull

Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton

Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

Bart Burns

Joe Cronin (uncredited)

Similar Movies

6.1

Movie

The Man Who Haunted Himself

1970

6.7

Movie

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002

6.3

Movie

A Boy and His Dog

1975

4.1

Movie

A Bullet for Pretty Boy

1970

5.1

Movie

Jailbreak Lovers

2022