Field of Dreams
A struggling Iowa farmer hears a mysterious voice telling him "If you build it, he will come," leading him to construct a baseball field in his cornfield, where legendary players return and challenge him to reconcile his past and fulfill his dreams.
“All his life, Ray Kinsella was searching for his dreams. Then one day, his dreams came looking for him.”
Synopsis
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice promises that "if you build it, he will come." As a result, Shoeless Joe Jackson, a member of the 1919 Black Sox scandal, appears on the field. This supernatural event sets off a chain of events that brings together other notable figures from baseball history, including the ghost of Ray's father and the estranged family of Ray's childhood friend, Terrance "Doc" Graham. Through this journey, Ray learns about the importance of family, forgiveness, and the healing power of baseball.
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A crew of 443+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Ian CraffordShot by John LindleyScored by Craig BraginskyDesigned by Dennis GassnerSound by Sandy GendlerStunts by Randy PetersVFX by Bruce Nicholson
Box Office
1989 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.6× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$84.4M
US & Canada: $64.5M — 76% of worldwide · International: $19.9M (24%)
Opening weekend: $531K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $791K — 1% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 22 theaters
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Also known as
- Das Feld der Träumede
- Feld der Träumede
- Jusqu'au bout du rêvefr
- L'uomo dei sogniit
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesApr 21, 1989
- CanadaMay 5, 1989
- ArgentinaMay 18, 1989
- GermanyAug 24, 1989
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Cast & Crew
443 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kevin Costner
as Ray Kinsella
James Earl Jones
as Terence Mann
Ray Liotta
as Shoeless Joe Jackson
Amy Madigan
as Annie Kinsella
Gaby Hoffmann
as Karin Kinsella
Timothy Busfield
as Mark
Burt Lancaster
as Dr. 'Moonlight' Graham
Frank Whaley
as Archie Graham
Dwier Brown
as John Kinsella
James Andelin
as Feed Store Farmer
Ben Affleck
as as Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Mary Anne Kean
as Feed Store Lady
Supporting cast
47Fern Persons
as Annie's Mother
Kelly Coffield Park
as Dee, Mark's Wife
Michael Milhoan
as Buck Weaver (3B)
Steve Eastin
as Eddie Cicotte (P)
Charles Hoyes
as Swede Risberg (C)
Art Lafleur
as Chick Gandil (1B)
Lee Garlington
as Beulah, the Angry PTA Mother
Mike Nussbaum
as Principal
Larry Brandenburg
as PTA Heckler
Mary Mcdonald Gershon
as PTA Heckler
Robert Kurcz
as PTA Heckler
Don John Ross
as Boston Butcher
Beatrice Fredman
as Boston Yenta
Geoffrey Nauffts
as Boston Pump Jockey
Anne Seymour
as Chisolm Newspaper Publisher
C George Biasi
as First Man in Bar
Howard Sherf
as Second Man in Bar
Joseph R Ryan
as Third Man in Bar
Joe Glasberg
as Customer
Mark Danker
as Additional Ballplayer
Frank Dardis
as Additional Ballplayer
Jim Doty
as Additional Ballplayer
Mike Goad
as Additional Ballplayer
Jay Hemond
as Additional Ballplayer
Mike Hodge
as Additional Ballplayer
Steve Jenkins
as Additional Ballplayer
Terry Kelleher
as Additional Ballplayer
Ron Lucas
as Additional Ballplayer
Fred Martin
as Additional Ballplayer
Curt Mcwilliams
as Additional Ballplayer
Jude Milbert
as Additional Ballplayer
Steve Olberding
as Additional Ballplayer
Gene Potts
as Additional Ballplayer
James Roth
as Additional Ballplayer
Paul Scherrman
as Additional Ballplayer
Dale Till
as Additional Ballplayer
Brian Waldvogel
as Additional Ballplayer
Brian E Frankish
as Clean-shaven Umpire
Jeffrey Neal Silverman
as Clean-shaven Center Fielder
Ed Harris
as The Voice
Don Alliss
as Baseball Fan at Dyersville, Iowa Farm
Matt Damon
as Baseball Fan at Fenway Park
Stephen Emirzian
as Sports Fan
Kevin Fennessy
as Baseball Fan
Robin Lebert
as Red Sox Fan
Dan Rohner
as Man at Christmas Party
Mark Vafiades
as Baseball Fan
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
6Other crew
386Linda M Bass
(as Linda Bass), as Linda Bass
David Kessler
additional first assistant camera
Mark Karen
additional first assistant camera
Joseph V Cicio
additional first assistant camera (as Joey Cicio)
Bonita Dehaven
additional makeup artist
Cindy Stratton
additional makeup artist
Lesly Erhman
additional makeup artist
Sharon Mcdonald
additional makeup artist
Billy May
additional orchestrator
Leigh French
adr loop group
Robert Deschaine
adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Elizabeth Snyder Desantis
adr recordist
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