Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears a voice in his corn field tell him, "If you build it, he will come." He interprets this message as an instruction to build a baseball field on his farm, upon which appear the ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other seven Chicago Black Sox players banned from the game for throwing the 1919 World Series. When the voices continue, Ray seeks out a reclusive author to help him understand the meaning of the messages and the purpose for his field.
Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Factual errors:
Doc "Moonlight" Graham states in the movie that he was born in Chisholm, Minnesota, when in real life he was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. However, he did die in Chisholm (although in a different year than indicated in the movie).
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Quotes
Terence Mann:
Ray, there was a reason they chose me, just as there was a reason they chose you and this field. Ray Kinsella:
Why? Terence Mann:
I gave an interview. Ray Kinsella:
What interview? What are you talking about? Terence Mann:
The one about Ebbets Field. The one that charged you up and sent you all the way out to Boston to find me. Ray Kinsella:
You lied to me. Terence Mann:
Well, you were kidnapping me at the time, you big jerk! Ray Kinsella:
Well, you lied to me! Terence Mann:
You said your finger was a gun! Ray Kinsella:
That's a good point.
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