Field of Dreams. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1982 book, Shoeless Joe
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Shoeless Joe
W.P. Kinsella, 1982
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Phil Alden Robinson, 1989

36-year old Ray Kinsella lives with his wife Annie and daughter Karin on their Iowa corn farm. He is troubled by the relationship with his late father, John Kinsella, a devoted baseball fan, and constantly fears growing old without ever achieving anything. Walking through his cornfield one evening, he hears a voice whispering, ‘If you build it, he will come’. Ray believes if he builds a baseball field, Shoeless Joe, whom his father idolized, can play baseball again.


The Member of the Wedding. Poster of the 1982 movie and cover of the 1946 book
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The Member of the Wedding
Carson McCullers, 1946
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Delbert Mann, 1982

Frankie Addams, a tomboy who loves books, struggles to connect with the other girls in her small southern community. Feeling depressed, socially isolated, and on the brink of adolescence, Frankie finds solace in the company of the family’s maid, Berenice, and enjoys spending time with her young cousin, John Henry. Meanwhile, she dreams of joining her brother, Jarvis, and his new wife, Janice, on their honeymoon to Alaska.


Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1951 comic book, Dennis the Menace
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Dennis the Menace
Hank Ketcham, 1951
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Charles T. Kanganis, 1998

Some years after the previous film, Dennis Mitchell is worse than ever. At the beginning of the film, he goes over to the house of George Wilson to offer him some pets as gifts for his birthday. They include frogs, lizards, snakes, insects, tarantulas, scorpions, mice, exotic mammals, and even a baby alligator.