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Release Date:
21 April 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
All his life, Ray Kinsella was searching for his dreams. Then one day, his dreams came looking for him. more
Plot:
An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the Chicago Black Sox come. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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8 nominations
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(35 articles)
question of the day: What’s your favorite sports-related movie?
(From FlickFilosopher. 15 December 2009, 6:12 AM, PST)
Draft excluder: Napoleon - the greatest movie never made?
(From The Guardian - Film News. 9 December 2009, 9:24 AM, PST)
(From FlickFilosopher. 15 December 2009, 6:12 AM, PST)
Draft excluder: Napoleon - the greatest movie never made?
(From The Guardian - Film News. 9 December 2009, 9:24 AM, PST)
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Sometimes, dreams do come true !
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kevin Costner | ... | Ray Kinsella | |
| Amy Madigan | ... | Annie Kinsella | |
| Gaby Hoffmann | ... | Karin Kinsella | |
| Ray Liotta | ... | Shoeless Joe Jackson | |
| Timothy Busfield | ... | Mark | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Terence 'Terry' Mann | |
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Dr. Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham | |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Archie Graham | |
| Dwier Brown | ... | John Kinsella | |
| James Andelin | ... | Feed Store Farmer | |
| Mary Anne Kean | ... | Feed Store Lady | |
| Fern Persons | ... | Annie's Mother | |
| Kelly Coffield Park | ... | Dee, Mark's Wife (as Kelly Coffield) | |
| Michael Milhoan | ... | Buck Weaver - 3B | |
| Steve Eastin | ... | Eddie Cicotte - P |
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Also Known As:
Shoeless Joe (USA) (working title)
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107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Spain:T |
Iceland:L |
West Germany:6 (f) |
South Korea:12 (DVD rating) |
South Korea:All |
Argentina:Atp |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Australia:PG |
Singapore:PG |
Portugal:M/12 |
Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating)
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The famous line "If you build it, he will come" was featured in a Daily Telegraph (UK) article on the 10 most misquoted film phrases. It's often misquoted as "If you build it, they will come."
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Revealing mistakes: When Ray and Karin Kinsella are on the tractor mowing down the corn field in preparation for building the baseball field, the power take off shaft which should be driving the mower is not rotating which means the mower is not operating.
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Quotes:
Ray Kinsella:
So what do you want?
Terence Mann: I want them to stop looking to me for answers, begging me to speak again, write again, be a leader. I want them to start thinking for themselves. I want my privacy.
Ray Kinsella: No, I mean, what do you WANT?
[Gestures to the concession stand they're in front of]
Terence Mann: Oh. Dog and a beer.
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Terence Mann: I want them to stop looking to me for answers, begging me to speak again, write again, be a leader. I want them to start thinking for themselves. I want my privacy.
Ray Kinsella: No, I mean, what do you WANT?
[Gestures to the concession stand they're in front of]
Terence Mann: Oh. Dog and a beer.
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Daydream
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What Actor voices "the Voice"more
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Very rarely, you see a film that means one thing when your father is alive, and another when he is dead. When I first saw this movie, my father was still alive, we had not spoken for 8 years, and I thought, cute, but it knows nothing about real life ! When I saw it again, he had been dead for over a year, and I cried like a baby.
I'm English, so for me the baseball element was lost, but what did hit home was the awareness that we are all flawed people, and the expectations we have for our parents, are way and beyond what we achieve ourselves as we grow older.
The film is not about baseball, it is about a second chance ! An opportunity to say hiya Dad, I was didn't know then, but I'm older now and understand more about the way the world works.
In terms of the film, Cosner has never had a better role, Lancaster as Doc Graham finally showed what a great actor he really was, and James Earl Jones was simply perfect.
In short a great film, James Horner's theme music is wonderful, the visuals are fantastic, the acting is as good as you could hope to see.
For most this is a feel good movie, for me this is a reminder that it is never too late to make amends, I just miss my Father