“Moonlight” Graham is first introduced in Field of Dreams when Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones are sitting in Fenway Park when Costner’s Ray Kinsella character notices his stat line on the scoreboard, which says his lone appearance in the majors took place in 1922. ‘Field of Dreams’ said ‘Moonlight’ Graham played his one game in the majors in 1922 when, in fact, it was in 1905 (L-R) Archibald ‘Moonlight’ Graham Burt Lancaster as Archibald ‘Moonlight’ Graham in ‘Field of Dreams’ | Marlin Levison/Star Tribune via Getty Images Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images I think this is where I’m supposed to tell you that there are spoilers ahead, but if you haven’t seen Field of Dreams by now, that’s on you. And as I’m one of those jerks that enjoys pointing those things out, I thought I’d share them with you here today. But there’s also plenty the filmmakers got wrong. And Field of Dreams does get a lot of his story right. Now, while everyone knows that the main baseball player in the film, former Chicago White Sox star “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, was a real person, some may not know that “Moonlight” Graham was as well. Even those featuring young Archie, played by Frank Whaley, are captivating. Perhaps it’s because I’m a sucker for Burt Lancaster, who is brilliant as the elder version of “Moonlight,” but the scenes featuring Graham, both young and old, are some of the best Field of Dreams has to offer in my eyes. And, overall, I’d have to say my favorite character is Archibald “Moonlight” Graham. Personally, despite the many, many problems I’ve discovered within the film in countless rewatches over the last three-plus decades, I put myself in the “love it” category.
US streaming service Peacock clearly agrees, handing down a straight-to-series order.Whether you love it or hate it (believe it or not, there are people on both sides), Field of Dreams is easily one of the most famous baseball movies of all time. You might wonder why anyone would attempt to turn the story into a show, but we have faith in Schur (a dyed-in-the-wool baseball fan) to find something magical and fresh about it. When the voices continue, Ray seeks out a reclusive author to help him understand the meaning of the messages and the purpose for his field.
FIELD OF DREAMS MOVIE
Phil Alden Robinson's movie scored three Oscar nominations, and follows Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Costner), who hears a voice in his corn field tell him, "If you build it, he will come." He interprets this message as an instruction to build a baseball field on his farm, upon which appear the ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other seven Chicago White Sox players banned from the game for throwing the 1919 World Series. How do you follow that? Try news that Michael Schur – creator of shows such as The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine – is working on a small screen adaptation. Fans of 1989 baseball/magic movie Field Of Dreams are having quite the moment, with a game based on the movie taking place in the States (attended by Kevin Costner no less – they built it, he came) between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees, both in period uniform.
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