Field of Dreams
| Field of Dreams | |
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Promotional poster by Olga Kaljakin
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| Directed by | Phil Alden Robinson |
| Produced by |
Lawrence Gordon Charles Gordon |
| Screenplay by | Phil Alden Robinson |
| Based on |
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella |
| Starring | |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | John Lindley |
| Edited by | Ian Crafford |
| Distributed by |
Universal Pictures (USA) TriStar Pictures (International) |
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107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $84.4 million |
Field of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy-drama sports film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, who also wrote the screenplay, adapting W. P. Kinsella's novel Shoeless Joe. It stars Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, and Burt Lancaster in his final role. It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
Ray Kinsella is a novice Iowa farmer who lives with his wife, Annie, and daughter, Karin. In the opening narration, he explains how he had a troubled relationship with his father, John Kinsella, who had been a devoted baseball fan. While walking through his cornfield one evening, he hears a voice whispering, "If you build it, he will come." He continues hearing this before finally seeing a vision of a baseball diamond in his field. Annie is skeptical, but she allows him to plow the corn under in order to build a baseball field. As he builds, he tells Karin the story of the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. Months pass and nothing happens; his family faces financial ruin until, one night, Karin spots a uniformed man on the field. Ray recognizes him as Shoeless Joe Jackson, a deceased baseball player idolized by John. Thrilled to be able to play baseball again, he asks to bring others to the field to play. He later returns with the seven other players banned as a result of the 1919 scandal.
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