Storyline
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's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
Directors
Cast
Matt Damon, Ray Liotta, Frank Whaley, Larry Brandenburg, Ben Affleck, Lee Garlington, Mike Nussbaum, Steve Eastin, James Earl Jones, Brian E. Frankish, Kevin Costner, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Madigan, Timothy Busfield, Burt Lancaster, Dwier Brown, James Andelin, Fern Persons, Kelly Coffield Park, Michael Milhoan, Charles Hoyes, Art LaFleur, Mary McDonald Gershon, Robert Kurcz, Geoffrey Nauffts, Anne Seymour, Beatrice Fredman, Brian Waldvogel, Kevin Fennessy
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Reviews
100
Chicago Sun-Times
This is the kind of movie Frank Capra might have directed, and James Stewart might have starred in - a movie about dreams.
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Despite a few wrong turns early on, the movie gathers graceful momentum and heads straight to the warm heart of the book - that fond spot located just on the safe side of sentimentality, a feel- good place that doesn't leave any feel-stupid fallout.
75
Chicago Tribune
As shrewd and accomplished as the movie is, there's still something uncomfortably manipulative about it... It doesn't explore its primal theme as much as it exploits it, tapping into the automatic, nearly universal power of guilt and regret. [21 Apr 1989, Friday, p.A]
75
USA Today
Imagine: a pseudo-intellectual baseball fantasy loaded up, like a spitter, with seductive sentiment. You can distrust the mix, but still like the movie - and I do. [21 Apr 1989, Life, p.D1]
60
Film Threat
If you're in the right mood this movie will bring a tear to your eye. If you're not you're probably already watching "Reservoir Dogs".
