General Information The movie Field of Dreams is a drama based on W.P. Kinsella's novel. It was released in 1989 by Universal Studios and recieved two Academy Award nominations. These were for best original score and best adapted screneplay. The movie featured Kevin Costner as Ray Kinsella, Amy Madigan as Annie Kinsella, Gaby Hoffmann as Karen Kinsella, and James Earn Jones as Terence Mann. The film was written by Phil Alden Robinson and W.P. Kinsella. It was also directed by Phil Alden Robinson. The music was composed by James Horner. The film is very similar to novel mainly because it was co-written by the author. All of the characters are the same with the exception of Terence Man. In the novel, this character is the famous writter Jerry Salinger. We found the film much more entertaining than the novel, but our teacher does not agree. If you have read the book and seen the movie, tell us what you think. Click here! Sound Clips Click on the links below to hear a neat sound clip from the movie! See if you can guess which quote it is! Baseball Tarence Mann's famous speach to Ray at the end of the film. Illogical Ray tries to rationalize his creation. Heaven Shoeless Joe thinks he is in heaven. Catch Ray asks his dad for a game of catch. Crazy The name says it all. Ty Cobb Players make fun of Ty Cobb. The Voice "If you build it, he will come." Why 14 Ray discusses Jerry's influence on him as a youngster.