FIELD OF DREAMS (HD-DVD) (WS/ DOL DIG PLUS 5.1/ENG SDH/SPAN/FRENCH) DVD

Field of Dreams
"If you build it, he will come." That's the ethereal message that inspires Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) to construct a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield. At first, "he" seems to be the ghost of disgraced ballplayer Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta), who materializes on the ballfield and plays a few games with the awestruck Ray. But as the weeks go by, Ray receives several other messages from a disembodied voice, one of which is "Ease his pain." He realizes that his ballfield has been divinely ordained to give a second chance to people who have sacrificed certain valuable aspects of their lives. One of these folks is Salingeresque writer Terence Mann (James Earl Jones), whom Ray kidnaps and takes to a ball game and then to his farm. Another is Doc Graham (Burt Lancaster), a beloved general practitioner who gave up a burgeoning baseball career in favor of medicine. The final "second-chancer" turns out to be much closer to Ray. That "magical" field in Dyersville, Iowa still draws thousands of baseball-happy tourists each year. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Kevin Costner as Ray Kinsella Amy Madigan as Annie Kinsella James Earl Jones as Terence Mann Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe Jackson Burt Lancaster as Dr. Graham Timothy Busfield as Mark Gaby Hoffmann as Karin Kinsella Frank Whaley as Archie Graham Dwier Brown as John Kinsella

Crew Leslie McDonald - Art Director Charles Gordon - Co-producer Lawrence Gordon - Co-producer Linda M. Bass - Costume Designer Phil Alden Robinson - Director Ian Crafford - Editor Brian Frankish - Executive Producer James Horner - Composer (Music Score) Richard Arrington - Makeup Dennis Gassner - Production Designer John Lindley - Cinematographer Nancy Haigh - Set Designer Callum McDougall - Unit Production Manager Phil Alden Robinson - Screenwriter W.P. Kinsella - Short Story Author

Field of Dreams
Phil Robinson's 1989 masterpiece is the definitive modern-day baseball film. Adapting a W.P. Kinsella story, Robinson magically combines baseball history and folklore with whimsical fantasy, and makes great use of all-American actor Kevin Costner. Costner is right at home playing the Iowa farmer whose backyard becomes a playground for unfulfilled wishes to come to fruition, and is ably supported by Burt Lancaster, James Earl Jones, and Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe Jackson, whose performances are vital to the spirit of the film. An imaginative, intricately woven fairy tale that works on the spiritual level as well as on the practical, Field of Dreams benefits from Robinson's ability to effortlessly milk both America's love of baseball and the more poignant aspects of American mythology. As another mark of its enduring appeal, the film also permanently wedged the catch phrase, "If you build it, he will come" into the American lexicon, a lofty feat for a baseball movie. ~ Mike DiBella, All Movie Guide
 

James Horner: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Score (nominated) Phil Alden Robinson: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated) Phil Alden Robinson: Directors Guild of America, Best Director (nominated)

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Picture (nominated) National Board of Review, Best Picture (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish, French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: "From Father to Son: Passing Along the Pasttime" - The film's cast, writer-director Phil Alden Robinson, producers Lawrence and Charles Gordon, current major league baseball players and more share special father-son memories and discuss how the film has influenced their lives and dreams Field of Dreams roundtable - Kevin Costner, Brett Saberhagen, George Brett and Johnny Bench talk baseball, dreams, ambition, the film and fathers and sons "The Diamond in the Husks" - A special visit to the "Field of Dreams" which still exists today Bravo's "From Page to Screen: Field of Dreams" - A 48-minute documentary on making W.P. Kinsella's novel Shoeless Joe into a film "Galena, Illinois, Pinch Hits for Chisholm, Minnesota" A fun and informative tour of the historic town that has stood the test of time Feature commentary with writer-director Phil Alden Robinson and director of photography John Lindley Deleted scenes with introductions by writer-director Phil Alden Robinson The Field of Dreams scrapbook 480 i/p standard definition English Dolby Digital 2.0 DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 106 min