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Field of Dreams (1989) 7.5
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Metascore: 57/100
Reviews: 290 user | 67 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Phil Alden Robinson |
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Cast
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| Amy Madigan | ... | ||
| Gaby Hoffmann | ... | ||
| Ray Liotta | ... | ||
| Timothy Busfield | ... | ||
| James Earl Jones | ... | ||
| Burt Lancaster | ... | ||
| Frank Whaley | ... | ||
| Dwier Brown | ... | ||
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James Andelin | ... |
Feed Store Farmer
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Mary Anne Kean | ... |
Feed Store Lady
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Fern Persons | ... |
Annie's Mother
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| Kelly Coffield Park | ... |
Dee, Mark's Wife
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| Michael Milhoan | ... | ||
| Steve Eastin | ... | ||
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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 White 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>
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If you believe the impossible, the incredible can come true. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 April 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Shoeless Joe See more »Box Office
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$64,431,625 (USA)Company Credits
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Shoeless Joe Jackson: What are you saying, Ray?
Ray Kinsella: I'm saying, what's in it for me?
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Written by Tom Johnston
Performed by The Doobie Brothers
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
by Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Did You Know?
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Then unknown, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are among the thousands of extras in the Fenway Park scene, and are uncredited. Over a decade later, when Phil Alden Robinson welcomed Affleck to the set of The Sum of All Fears, Affleck said, "Nice working with you again." Robinson asked, "What do you mean 'again'?" and Affleck explained the connection. See more »Goofs
About midway through the film, when Ray and Terry leave Fenway Park, they are seen traveling "up" Landsdowne St., behind the left field wall, northbound. Landsdowne St. is a one way street headed in the opposite direction. See more »Quotes
Ray Kinsella: I did it all. I listened to the voices, I did what they told me, and not once did I ask what's in it for me.Shoeless Joe Jackson: What are you saying, Ray?
Ray Kinsella: I'm saying, what's in it for me?
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The Voice ................ Himself See more »Connections
Featured in AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008) See more »Soundtracks
"China Grove"Written by Tom Johnston
Performed by The Doobie Brothers
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
by Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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It's American. It's corny (pun intended, I'm sorry). When I stop and think about it, it's laughable but the immutable truth is that this is naively beautiful on almost every frontier. I have watched this film so many times and though inside I know the ladled sentiment should be cringeworthy-especially for a cynic such as I...it somehow never fails to utterly absorb me.
Horner's musical score is haunting and mesmerising and adds so strongly to the whole ethereal feeling that this film exudes.
The acting is extraordinary in that they pull off corny lines without provoking me to laughter or cringing, with the possible exception of James Earl Jones speech "...the one constant is baseball...".
I even have to admit that Kostner is good (painful though it is).
You may not like or understand baseball...it doesn't matter. This is not a film about baseball. Its about relationships (particularly about father son relationships) and it tugs on every heart string.
There was a review of this film which first intrigued me enough to watch it several years ago. I cannot remember who said it but if memory serves me well his summation of Field of Dreams was this...
"Could you ever really love someone who didn't cry at this film, even just a little?"
Nuff said.