Summary
A farmer hears a voice that instructs him to plow down his crops and construct a baseball field. After doing so, the field is inhabited by spirits of dead baseball players. All-new digitally remastered and includes many new bonus features.
An inspired Iowa farmer builds a baseball field and sees Shoeless Joe Jackson's ghost, and more. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson.
Contents
[1] Feature[2] Special features.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Kinsella, W. P.
-- Film and video adaptations.
Jackson, Joe, -- 1888-1951 -- Drama. Baseball -- Drama. Baseball players -- Drama. Farmers -- Drama. Fathers and sons -- Drama. Iowa -- Drama. Feature films. Sports films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal,2004 |
| Edition | Two-disc anniversary ed., widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Shoeless Joe. |
| Contributors |
Gordon, Lawrence.
Gordon, Charles, 1947-2020. Robinson, Phil Alden. Costner, Kevin. Madigan, Amy. Jones, James Earl. Liotta, Ray. Busfield, Timothy. Brown, Dwier. Whaley, Frank, 1963- Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994. Lindley, John. Crafford, Ian. Horner, James. Kinsella, W. P. Shoeless Joe. Mark Gordon Company. Universal Pictures (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Timothy Busfield, Dwier Brown, Frank Whaley, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Gaby Hoffman. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, John Lindley ; editor, Ian Crafford ; music composed by James Horner. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Language |
English French Spanish English (Dolby digital 5.1 surround or DTS 5.1 surround) or French (Dolby digital surround) soundtracks; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles ; [disc 1] closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
DVD release of the 1989 motion picture. Based on the book Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella. Anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio). Bonus materials: disc 1. From father to son: passing along the pastime; deleted scenes with commentary; audio commentary by director Phil Alden Robinson and director of photography John Lindley. disc 2. Round table with Kevin Costner, George Brett and Johnny Bench; Galena, IL pinch hits for Chisholm, MN; The diamond in the husks; Bravo special: from page to screen; America's stadium trivia; DVD-ROM material. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| ISBN | 1417011297 9781417011292 1417006862 (full screen) 9781417006861 (full screen) |
| Other | Classic View |