Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams (1989) is a movie about a man who becomes convinced that he's supposed to construct a baseball diamond in his corn field. It stars Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, and Frank Whaley.

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1989 - Movie - Baseball diamond - Kevin Costner - Amy Madigan - Gaby Hoffmann - Ray Liotta - Timothy Busfield - James Earl Jones - Burt Lancaster - Frank Whaley

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The movie was directed and adapted by Phil Alden Robinson from the novel Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Music, Original Score, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

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Phil Alden Robinson - Shoeless Joe - W.P. Kinsella - Academy Awards - Best Music, Original Score - Best Picture - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

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The character played by Burt Lancaster and Frank Whaley, Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, was a real baseball player. The background of the character is based on his true life, with a few factual liberties taken for artistic reasons.

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The character played by James Earl Jones, the fictional author Terence Mann, is based on the author J. D. Salinger in the original novel. In 1947, the real Salinger wrote a story called A Young Girl In 1941 With No Waist At All, featuring a character named Ray Kinsella.

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J. D. Salinger - 1947

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The baseball field built for the film has become an attraction with the same name.

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