Field of Dreams is 1989 film about a farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) who hears a voice that tells him to build a baseball diamond in his cornfield. After hearing the whisper "If you build it, they will come", Kinsella sets off with author Terence Mann (James Earl Jones) to find an explanation for his visions and the voices he hears. Based on the novel Shoeless Joe, by writer W.P. Kinsella, the movie was a critical success and went on to be nominated for three Academy Awards.
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Fast Facts
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Release Date
April 21, 1989
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Written By
W.P. Kinsella (novel Shoeless Joe) and Phil Alden Robinson (screenplay)
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Directed By
Phil Alden Robinson
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Produced By
Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon
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Staring
Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Timothy Busfield, Frank Whaley and Gaby Hoffmann
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Fact:
The baseball fields The Field of Dreams is now a public attraction
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Fact:
Most of the film was shot in Dubuque County, Iowa
