SHOELESS JOE PRODUCTIONS LLC
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA

Joseph Jefferson Jackson was born in 1887 in Pickens, South Carolina. At the age of six he was put to work sweeping floors at a local textile mill to help support his family. Unable to attend school, Joe never learned to read or write. At the age of thirteen, while still working at the mill, Joe was asked to play baseball for the men’s textile league. Started as a pitcher, Joe was moved to the outfield after he threw a pitch so hard he broke the catcher’s arm. A natural on the field, he further honed his skills and became an outstanding hitter and left fielder. In 1908, while playing the first game of a doubleheader as a semipro player, a new pair of spikes had rubbed blisters on his feet. He removed his shoes for the second game and played barefoot, thus earning the nickname that followed him for life…”Shoeless Joe Jackson”. Joe went on to play major league ball, and in 1919 found himself playing for the Chicago White Sox in the race for the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Allegations that eight members of the White Sox had conspired to throw the series quickly spread, angering a nation and threatened the future of baseball. Joe Jackson was among the accused. All eight men were indicted and went to trial, but were acquitted of the charges. During the so-called “BlackSox” scandal, former judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis had been named as America’s first commissioner of baseball, and despite the ‘not guilty’ verdict, took it upon himself to ban Joe Jackson and the other seven players from ever playing baseball again. As we approach the 100 Year Anniversary of the infamous Blacksox Scandal, THE TIMING OF THIS MOVIE COULDN’T BE MORE PERFECT. Joe’s story is a part of history -and not just of baseball history. The scandal impacted the nation, not just the world of baseball. Rest assured, the topics of The Blacksox scandal and Shoeless Joe Jackson will be all over the media in the months approaching the 2019 anniversary. We plan to capitalize on the PR and publicity provided by this timely opportunity, and anticipate free coverage and interest for SHOELESS JOE- The True story to bolster and highlight this project! Whereas our main objective is simply to tell the true story from Joe’s perspective, it is our hope that this movie will give the man a second chance at the world knowing the truth. And if it helps to open the door for discussion on whether the man deserves a chance to have his so-called “lifetime ban” lifted and allowed into the Baseball Hall of Fame…then this movie offers the opportunity to be a PART OF CHANGING HISTORY. YOU, AS AN INVESTOR, HAVE THE PROPENSITY TO HELP BRING THIS STORY TO THE PUBLIC, POSSIBLE CHANGE THE RULING OF FORMER BASEBALL COMMISSIONER LANDIS AND THUS CHANGING HISTORY! And as well, right a terrible wrong. Billy Bob Thornton has some great words to add to this…please make sure to watch his video regarding SHOELESS JOE-The True Story. In closing we would like to say how very honored and privileged we are to have an AMAZING TEAM of TALENTS on board this project!!! Aside from obvious interest of an ACADEMY (& EMMY!) WINNER (whom we will formally announce when the development funding is reached), we have the dynamic duo of ANGELO PIZZO & DAVID ANSPAUGH (Writer and Director, respectively) who brought us two of the greatest sport-themed movies of all time, “Rudy” and “Hoosiers”. We believe that SHOELESS JOE- The True Story, will join the ranks of these timeless classics. Joseph Jefferson Jackson was born in 1887 in Pickens, South Carolina. At the age of six he was put to work sweeping floors at a local textile mill to help support his family. Unable to attend school, Joe never learned to read or write. At the age of thirteen, while still working at the mill, Joe was asked to play baseball for the men’s textile league. Started as a pitcher, Joe was moved to the outfield after he threw a pitch so hard he broke the catcher’s arm. A natural on the field, he further honed his skills and became an outstanding hitter and left fielder. In 1908, while playing the first game of a doubleheader as a semipro player, a new pair of spikes had rubbed blisters on his feet. He removed his shoes for the second game and played barefoot, thus earning the nickname that followed him for life…”Shoeless Joe Jackson”. Joe went on to play major league ball, and in 1919 found himself playing for the Chicago White Sox in the race for the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Allegations that eight members of the White Sox had conspired to throw the series quickly spread, angering a nation and threatened the future of baseball. Joe Jackson was among the accused. All eight men were indicted and went to trial, but were acquitted of the charges. During the so-called “BlackSox” scandal, former judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis had been named as America’s first commissioner of baseball, and despite the ‘not guilty’ verdict, took it upon himself to ban Joe Jackson and the other seven players from ever playing baseball again.