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I saw this movie in the theatres back when it was first released (and nominated for the Academy Award). I now own it (and have for years) and re-watch it periodically.
The movie succeeds on a number of levels.
First, it shows great love and respect for the game of baseball -- the National Pastime. (Yes, I enjoy other sports as well -- but there is something very nearly religious about baseball -- and this shines through in the movie).
Second, the cast is wonderful. This is possibly Costner's best role -- certainly his best baseball role. Amy Madigan was perfect in this picture as well, as was James Earl Jones (always a treat) and Burt Lancaster. Even Timothy Busfield (whom many of us loved to hate in "Thirtysomething")is wonderfully despicible. And Shoeless Joe could not have been depicted better.
Third, the movie demonstrates what many of us truly believe in our hearts: Fairy tales are real, and dreams do, indeed, sometimes come true.
Can a true lover of baseball get through this movie without emotion? Doubtful.
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A phenomenal hit when it was released in 1989,Field of Dreamshas become a modern classic and a uniquely American slice of cinema. It functions effectively as a moving drama about the power of dreams, a fantasy ode to our national pastime, and a brilliant adaptation of W.P. Kinsella's exquisite baseball novelShoeless Joe. Kinsella himself found the film a delightful surprise, differing greatly from his novel but benefiting from its own creative variations. It is the film that cemented Kevin Costner's status as an all-American screen star, but the story resonates far beyond Costner's handsome appeal. As just about everyone knows by now, Costner stars as Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella, who hears the mysterious words "If you build it, he will come," and is compelled to build a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield. His wife (Amy Madigan) supports the wild idea, but a reclusive novelist (modeled after J.D. Salinger and played by James Earl Jones) is not so easily persuaded. The idealistic farmer is either a visionary or a deluded fool, but his persistence is rewarded when spirits from baseball's past begin appearing on the ball field. Past and present intermingle in the person of "Moonlight Graham" (superbly played by Burt Lancaster), an unknown player who sacrificed his dreams of baseball glory for a dignified life as a small-town physician ... but what all of this means is unclear until the film's memorably heartfelt conclusion. A ...
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Director:
Phil Alden Robinson
Genre:
Drama,
Family,
Sport
Screen Writer:
Phil Alden Robinson,
W.P. Kinsella
DVD Release Date:
April 29, 1998
Runtime:
107 minutes
Studio:
Universal Studios
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