Kevin Costner 2-Pack: Field of Dreams (Special Edition)/For Love of the Game (1989)

Synopsis: Includes two of hot acting sensation Kevin Costner's greatest films. FIELD OF DREAMS: A struggling Iowa farmer (Costner) obeys a mysterious voice in his cornfield that tells him to replace part... Includes two of hot acting sensation Kevin Costner's greatest films. FIELD OF DREAMS: A struggling Iowa farmer (Costner) obeys a mysterious voice in his cornfield that tells him to replace part of his crop with a baseball diamond, resulting in the magical meeting of baseball heroes from the past. Mystical forces are at play here as ghosts of other sorts are confronted. The film is considered one of the best baseball films ever made, although one does not have to be a baseball fan to love this film. FOR LOVE OF THE GAME: Director Sam Raimi follows up his 1998 hit A SIMPLE PLAN with a film that completes Mr. Costner's unofficial trilogy of baseball films. Told almost entirely in flashback, the film concerns an already legendary 40-year-old pitcher, Billy Chapel, pitching the last game of his career, a game that also marks the end of what has been, at best, a mediocre season. Going up against the Yankees, Billy remembers, while on the mound, his failed affair with the woman he still loves Kelly Preston). As the game unfolds and it becomes apparent that he's on track to pitch a perfect game, Billy begins to wonder whether he can win her back--and whether his ailing arm can make it through nine innings. The film is based on the novel by Michael Shaara. [More]

Starring: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, John C. Reilly

Starring: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, John C. Reilly, Kelly Preston, Ray Liotta

Director: Phil Alden Robinson, Sam Raimi

Director: Phil Alden Robinson, Sam Raimi

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