Capra meets Serling for 1980's joyously multi genre hankie wetter. Coming back to Field Of Dreams over 20 years after its release finds this particular viewer beaming with happiness that the warmth I felt way back when still washes over me in the same way. Director Phil Alden Robinson (All of Me/Fletch) manages to turn W.P. Kinsella's novel, Shoeless Joe, into a multi genre film with deep emotional heart for both…
All his life, Ray Kinsella was searching for his dreams. Then one day, his dreams came looking for him.
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
Top Cast
Kevin Costner
Ray Kinsella
Amy Madigan
Annie Kinsella
Gaby Hoffmann
Karin Kinsella
Ray Liotta
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Timothy Busfield
Mark
James Earl Jones
Terrence Mann
Burt Lancaster
Doc "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
Michael Milhoan
Buck Weaver - 3B
Steve Eastin
Eddie Cicotte - P
Charles Hoyes
Swede Risberg - C
Reviews
_**Entertaining enough, but hampered by its fanciful premise**_ A family moves to an Iowa farm where the husband (Kevin Costner) hears a voice instructing him to guild a baseball diamond in the cornfield, promising “he” will come. Incredibly, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) shows up, along with seven other members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox who were banned from the game for throwing the World Series. Ray…
Field of Dreams is yet another movie that I originally watched a hundred years ago and recently had the chance to watch again. In my mind it was a fairly realistic story tinged with the large fantasy built into the plot involving what happens at the ball field. But that recollection was faulty; this movie is pure fantasy. That is not a criticism; I was just surprised I remembered it wrong that way. It is an…
**A good movie to watch with the family.** In this film, a man who has just moved to a small country house, in order to have a quieter life, begins to be disturbed by a mysterious voice that invites him to build a baseball field on a large part of his land. cultivation. That's a bad idea, because he depends on the sale of production to pay off a bank loan taken out to buy the house. However, he decides to believe…
FAQ about Field of Dreams
What is Field of Dreams about?
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
When was Field of Dreams released?
Field of Dreams was released in 1989.
What genres does Field of Dreams belong to?
Field of Dreams is categorised as Drama, Fantasy.
Who stars in Field of Dreams?
The cast of Field of Dreams includes Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield.