On this day in movie history - Uncle Buck (1989):

Uncle Buck

directed and written by John Hughes,

was released in the United States on August 16, 1989.
Music by Ira Newborn.

Cast:

John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, Garrett M. Brown, Elaine Bromka, Amy Madigan, Jay Underwood, Brian Tarantina, Laurie Metcalf, Suzanne Shepherd, Mike Starr, William Windom.

On this day in movie history - Field of Dreams (movie & novel):

Field of Dreams

directed and written by Phil Alden Robinson,

based on the novel Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella,

was released in the United States on May 5, 1989.
Music by James Horner.

Cast:

Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Frank Whaley, Dwier Brown, James Andelin, Mary Anne Kean, Fern Persons, Kelly Coffield Park, Michael Milhoan, Steve Eastin, Charles Hoyes, Art LaFleur, Lee Garlington, Mike Nussbaum, Larry Brandenburg, Mary McDonald Gershon, Robert Kurcz, Don John Ross, Beatrice Fredman, Geoffrey Nauffts, Anne Seymour, C. George Biasi, Howard Sherf, Joseph R. Ryan, Joe Glasberg, Mark Danker, Frank Dardis, Jim Doty, Mike Goad, Jay Hemond, Mike Hodge, Steve Jenkins, Terry Kelleher, Ron Lucas, Fred Martin, Curt McWilliams, Jude Milbert, Steve Olberding, Gene Potts, James Roth, Paul Scherrman, Dale Till, Brian Waldvogel, Brian E. Frankish, Jeffrey Neal Silverman, Ed Harris, Ben Affleck, Don Alliss, Matt Damon, Robin Eddins, Stephen Emirzian, Kevin Fennessy, Dan Rohner, Mark Vafiades.

Recommended reading:

Shoeless Joe

By W.P. Kinsella.

Filmed as Field of Dreams (1989), directed by Phil Alden Robinson.

Published by Mariner Books Classics.

First published 1982.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0395957737

ISBN-13: 978-0395957738

Description:

“A moonlit novel about baseball, dreams, family, the land, and literature." – Sports Illustrated.

“If you build it, he will come.” These mysterious words, spoken by an Iowa baseball announcer, inspire Ray Kinsella to carve a baseball diamond in his cornfield in honor of his hero, the baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson. What follows is both a rich, nostalgic look at one of our most cherished national pastimes and a remarkable story about fathers and sons, love and family, and the inimitable joy of finding your way home.