Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPhil Alden Robinson
Screenplay byPhil Alden Robinson
Based onShoeless Joe
by W.P. Kinsella
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Lindley
Edited byIan Crafford
Music byJames Horner
Production
company
Gordon Company
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 5, 1989 (1989-05-05) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[2][3]
Box office$84.4 million[4]

Field of Dreams is a 1989 American sports fantasy drama film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson, based on Canadian novelist W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel Shoeless Joe. The film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends, including Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) and the Chicago Black Sox. Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster (in his final film role) also star.

The film was released on May 5, 1989. It received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Score, and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2017, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

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