Field of Dreams (1989)
Genre: Fantasy / Sport
Duration: 107 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson
Stars: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan and James Earl Jones
IMDb score:
7,5 (139.588)
Releasedate: 21 April 1989
Field of Dreams plot
"If you build it, he will come."
One day, while standing in the middle of his cornfields, farmer Ray Kinsella from Iowa hears a voice telling him to build a baseball field on his land. He follows up on the voice, and when the job is done, the ghosts of several legendary baseball players appear on the field. After receiving further clues from the voice, Ray sets out to find a scribe who can help explain the messages and purpose of the field.
Actors and actresses
Ray Kinsella
Annie Kinsella
Karin Kinsella
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Mark
Terrence Mann
Doc "Moonlight" Graham
Archie Graham
John Kinsella
Feed Store Farmer
Reviews & comments
Spetie
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- 38871 messages
- 8430 votes
Field of Dreams has a remarkable story that you might get carried away with, but it certainly didn't happen to me.
The story is of course a kind of fairy tale, in which the American dream comes to the fore, but I found it unbelievable from the start. When Costner is addressed by the voice, I tended to laugh more than to be drawn by it.
That feeling stayed with me throughout the film. All that effort for a bunch of baseball players was beyond me. I thought it was too weak, too sentimental and, as I said, more laughable than beautiful or fun. It's nice that many people were sucked in by it, but I couldn't do much with it.
1.0*
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MisterJames
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- 103 messages
- 219 votes
I believe this film is quite a classic in America, but here in the Netherlands you don't hear much about it. It makes sense, since baseball is truly an American sport. I was curious how such an absurd plot would develop. A farmer is instructed by a magical voice to build a baseball field in his cornfield, where the ghosts of deceased expelled players come to play. It's a bit difficult to get into, but every event has a sentimental charge, which makes for a fascinating story. I also liked the music in the movie.
Some of the dialogues and plot twists were unbelievable, a part where the parents are talking about LSD with their child, or the fact that Ray is going bankrupt because of the baseball field, when he clearly still has 50 acres left. Baseball still seems like an exciting sport to me, but it all means a bit less to me than the average American. A simple, beautiful film that is sometimes just a little too crazy, 3.5!
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Onderhond
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- 87679 messages
- 13026 votes
uber kitsch.
What a completely sentimental, dramedy movie this was. Has a kind of underdog classic status, but that is completely unjustified in my opinion. At times it even seemed like I was watching one of those corny religious dramas, even though the film isn't really explicitly religious.
Acting is really bad. Both Costner and Jones look like they've been called up for a cheap TV show. Audiovisually it is also really thick, with a soaring rock soundtrack and camera work that lacks all effect.
The whole baseball thing really didn't interest me and the fantastic element doesn't come into its own either. The kind of dad who has a calling, sees some dead stars and of course can make up with his dad in the end ... you just have to feel like it. Mno, this is a complete flawed product on all levels.
1.0*
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