A FILM TO REMEMBER: “FIELD OF DREAMS” (1989)

Photograph of film poster with a display of scene images from “Field of Dreams”.

Before I get into this, I want to make mention “A FILM TO REMEMBER” will be a series about films that have reached a milestone anniversary since their origin in being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The articles will contain the film’s plot outline, director, cast, a compilation of trivialities, various photos, movie trailer, critical reception and more. So, let’s start:

We are here to mark the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Phil Alden Robinson’s “Field of Dreams”. Let’s take an inside look at the film:

PLOT OUTLINE:

An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the 1919 Chicago White Sox come.

Still image of filmmaker Phil Alden Robinson.

STUDIO:

Universal Pictures

DIRECTOR:

Phil Alden Robinson

CAST:

• Kevin Costner … Ray Kinsella
• Amy Madigan … Annie Kinsella
• James Earl Jones … Terence Mann
• Ray Liotta … Shoeless Joe Jackson