Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Phil Alden Robinson
Screenplay by	Phil Alden Robinson
Based on	Shoeless Joe; by W.P. Kinsella
Produced by	Lawrence Gordon; Charles Gordon;
Starring	Kevin Costner; Amy Madigan; James Earl Jones; Ray Liotta; Burt Lancaster;
Cinematography	John Lindley
Edited by	Ian Crafford
Music by	James Horner
Production; company	Gordon Company
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (United States); Carolco Pictures (International);
Release date	May 5, 1989 (United States);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$84.4 million

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 generally 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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