Field of Dreams Director: Phil Alden Robinson Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta
HD-DVD - Wide Screen Learn more
- HD-DVD Release Date: 12/12/2006
- Original Release: 1989
- Rating:
FOR PARENTS
- Common Sense Rates this for Ages: More
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| DVD - Special Edition / Wide Screen / Keep Case | $11.69 |
| Blu-ray - Wide Screen / Subtitled | $21.59 |
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Scenes
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
Full Product DetailsEditorial Reviews
"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
Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 12 and UP
What to watch out for
- Drugs:
References to drug use, including pot and LSD
- Language:
Some epithets
- Messages
- Sex:
None.
- Violence:
Costner threatens Jones to get him to go to the baseball game, but both know he does not really have a gun.
- Consumerism:
Not an issue.
What Parents Need to Know
About Field of Dreams
Parents need to know that this is a very family- and kid-friendly movie. There are a few swear words and references to drugs.
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about why Annie's brother Mark doesn't see the baseball players at first. Why is he able to see them later? What did Ray mean when he talked about how he needed to insult his father's hero when he was a teenager? How do you know when to follow a dream that seems crazy or foolish?
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