Skip to content
HOLLYWOOD METRICS
HomeAboutCraftNewsAnalyticsScriptsBooksPricingAPIMCP
Catalog/Biography/Fear Strikes Out
Fear Strikes Out poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.0 / 100
1957·Biography / Drama / Sport·1h 40m

FEAR STRIKES OUT

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

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

Above the Line
Robert Mulligan·DirectorTed Berkman·ScreenplayRaphael Blau·ScreenplayHaskell B. Boggs·Director of PhotographyElmer Bernstein·Original Music ComposerAaron Stell·Editor
Cast
Anthony Perkins·Jimmy PiersallKarl Malden·John PiersallNorma Moore·Mary PiersallAdam Williams·Doctor BrownPerry Wilson·Mrs. John PiersallPeter J. Votrian·Jim Piersall as a BoyRichard 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)
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 2
Robert Mulligan·DirectorRichard Caffey·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Ted Berkman·ScreenplayRaphael Blau·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Haskell B. Boggs·Director of PhotographyJames Grant·First Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Aaron Stell·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Elmer Bernstein·Original Music ComposerPaul Franz·Sound RecordistCharles Grenzbach·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 6
Hilyard M. Brown·Art DirectionEdith Head·Costume DesignHal Pereira·Art DirectionGrace Gregory·Set DecorationSam Comer·Set DecorationWally Westmore·Makeup Supervisor
Production· 2
Alan J. Pakula·ProducerBert McKay·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Nellie Manley·Hair Supervisor
By the Numbers
77.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
83%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
Where to Watch

THE AVAILABILITY MAP

The canonical record of where this film lives across the streaming map.

Provider Index In Progress

Streaming, rental, and purchase availability for this title is being ingested from the TMDB watch-providers feed and will appear here once the next catalog refresh runs. Until then, the canonical source links below remain the fastest route.

Find on TMDB
Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Fear Strikes Out's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#003399
#C0C0C0
Mood
Determined, Focused
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Painted

“A baseball player in a white uniform with black socks and shoes is swinging a bat. He is positioned on a baseball field with a blue wall in the background and a”

Key Elements
Baseball BatBaseball UniformBaseball Cap
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
More Like This

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighboring films in the catalog's similarity graph.

Keep Going

THREE WAYS DEEPER

Auteur
AUT
MORE BY ROBERT MULLIGAN

Every catalog entry where Robert Mulligan is credited as director.

Open
Family
GEN
MORE BIOGRAPHY

Top-ranked films inside biography, sorted by master score.

Open
Era
DEC
MORE FROM THE 1950S

The best films of the 1950s, ranked across every available metric.

Open
View on IMDbView on TMDBCatalog
HOLLYWOOD METRICS

The definitive mathematical oracle for cinematic success and creative script intelligence.

74,000+ Films100 Years1.1M+ Reviews
PRODUCT
  • Dashboard
  • Pricing
  • Script Analysis
  • Watch the Demo
  • The Red List
  • News
  • Analytics
  • API
  • MCP Connector
COMPANY
  • About
  • Track Record
  • Trust & Script Privacy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
CONNECT
  • ▶YouTube
  • ◉Instagram
  • ♪TikTok
  • @Threads
  • fFacebook
Get Started Free →
© 2026 Hollywood Metrics. All rights reserved.Powered by bespoke agents and autonomous agentic workflows