FIELD of DREAMS......Movie TRIVIA quiz

Archive · #1 10-09-2007, 08:02 AM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Three part TRIVIA quiz......

Since 1984 with The Natural, there have been a good number of BB movies and my favorite of these is the....FIELD of DREAMS.
It has an excellent cast and an uplifting positive story. And, usually any movie with James Earl Jones is in it, is a good one.
You just have to love his character in this movie.

1st Trivia.....Name James Earl Jones "rookie" movie ?

2nd Trivia.....A young Ray Liotta's role as Shoeless Joe Jackson is well acted.....except for ?

3rd Trivia.....Field of Dreams and Eight Men Out were in the movies in the late '80s. Both focusing on Shoeless Joe Jax.....so, I
ask how much did these movies influence the sudden value increase of his BB cards....i.e., E90-1, Cracker Jack, etc., etc....?

Note....1989 SCD Price Guide lists E90-1 Joe Jax for $800....1914,15 Cracker Jacks for $1500.

..........1992 SCD Standard Cat. lists the E90-1 for $7500....Cracker Jacks for $8000 each.

In that short time interval the values of the other Stars in these sets increased nominally.

T-Rex TED

Archive · #2 10-09-2007, 08:04 AM

Posted By: Max Weder

2nd question: Ray batted right handed

Archive · #3 10-09-2007, 08:15 AM

Posted By: pas

He was in Conan, not sure if that was his first. Edited to add Great White Hope had to be before that.

Archive · #4 10-09-2007, 08:19 AM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Excellent....but, you are only 1/2 right....and, the other error is....?

Archive · #5 10-09-2007, 08:22 AM

Posted By: pas

He threw right not left. EDIT to fix spelling.

Archive · #6 10-09-2007, 08:34 AM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Yes....in the movie, Liotta wears his glove on his right hand, which implies he threw left-handed. Hollywood completely reversed Shoeless Joe's
throwing and batting ways.

Just minor "flubs" in a really inspiring BB movie.

TED Z

Archive · #7 10-09-2007, 08:37 AM

Posted By: Jason L

and saw all those trivia things going across the screen last night...it said that Ray Liotta spent alot of time trying to learn to hit lefty, but then the director said not to worry about it...so he went back to his natural righty, and has regretted not staying to true to Jax ever since.

I forgot how much I love that movie...a great way to finish off a Sunday night of TV after watching the Bears comeback victory

Archive · #8 10-09-2007, 08:39 AM

Posted By: Jim VB

Answer to Question #1 - I believe his "rookie" movie was "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb".

Archive · #9 10-09-2007, 09:07 AM

Posted By: Richard Simon

And please don't forget Burt Lancaster (Moonlight Graham). The best scene in a wonderful movie was when he walked off the field to save the choking child.
I still am moved every time I see that movie and especially that scene.
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Archive · #10 10-09-2007, 10:46 AM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

I was saving Burt Lancaster for a 4th Trivia quiz.....

Lancaster has always been a great actor....was this role his last one in a movie ?

Archive · #11 10-09-2007, 10:55 AM

Posted By: Fred C

Ted,

I can recall Burt Lancasters last role as a grandfather who passes on and his grandkids give him a Viking funeral (to the initial shock and dismay of their parents). I don't recall the movie name. I'll look it up.

Archive · #12 10-09-2007, 10:57 AM

Posted By: Fred C

Field of Dreams was his last "big screen" movie. The other movie Rocket Gibraltar was the year before that one...

Archive · #13 10-09-2007, 11:03 AM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Thanks......I thought this was Burt Lancaster's last movie role.

TED Z

Archive · #14 10-09-2007, 01:11 PM

Posted By: MVSNYC

my favorite movie of all time...

name the three players the young archibald "moonlight" graham spots upon his arrival to the field...and name the one player they did NOT let come...

keep the trivia coming (try to keep it related to the movie specifically)...

Archive · #15 10-09-2007, 01:15 PM

Posted By: Matt Goebel

Mel Ott and Gil Hodges?

and then obviously Ty Cobb.

Love that movie!

Archive · #16 10-09-2007, 01:23 PM

Posted By: Matt

Which of the Blacksox players names are mis-pronounced in the Movie?

Archive · #17 10-09-2007, 01:35 PM

Posted By: pas

It's a pretty good movie but I liked the book much better.

Archive · #18 10-09-2007, 04:01 PM

Posted By: MVSNYC

matt- good work.

they bastardized the pronunciation of Cicotte's name, IMO.

Archive · #19 10-09-2007, 04:08 PM

Posted By: Matt

MVS - the "chi-CO-tee" butchering of Cicotte (SEE-cott) is one of them; there's another...

Archive · #20 10-09-2007, 04:45 PM

Posted By: David Goff

My favorite line in Field of Dreams...

"Even Ty Cobb wanted to come, but no of us could stand the Son of a Bitch when he was alive so we told to stick it!!"

Awesome movie...

Archive · #21 10-09-2007, 05:34 PM

Posted By: Ed Ivey

"Hey....Dad.....you wanna have a catch?" I was bawling more than when Old Yeller died.

Archive · #22 10-09-2007, 06:12 PM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Well, "Moonlight" Graham is not the only Graham who had a very short Major Lge. career. Here are some more.....

Barney Graham....1889 Phila....4 games

Bert Graham....1910 StL AL....8 games

Charlie Graham....1906 Bos AL....30 games

Lee Graham 1983....Bos AL....5 games

Oscar Graham....1907 Wash....4 games

Skinny Graham....1934-35 Bos AL....21 games

Tiny Graham....1914 Cinc....25 games

Archive · #23 10-09-2007, 08:29 PM

Posted By: Vincent

I think it's quite possible that Field of Dreams had a significant role in the soaring value of Dr. Archibald "Moonlight" Graham autographs too. I haven't seen more than a handful offered over the past 5-10 years. I was fortunate to obtain a signed personal check at a major show shortly after the movie opened, and another example (ex-Wingler collection) from vintage autograph dealer Jim Stinson. Now if I could only find a decent Burt Lancaster autograph.

Thanks.

Archive · #24 10-09-2007, 08:30 PM

Posted By: MVSNYC

ed- i still get chocked up at that line, every time...

the original cut excluded the word "dad"...after they screened it to a few test audiences, they were given the idea to add that word...then costner overdubbed it into the final cut (if you notice you do not see his face when the word "dad" is spoken)...

the dvd has the director's notes over the movie, which is so informative.

Archive · #25 10-09-2007, 09:02 PM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

I don't believe that we are 24 posts into this thread and no one has responded to my 3rd ? regarding the significant jump in Shoeless Joe's
BB cards after this movie (and Eight Men Out the same year).

I think too many of you click onto the "Bottom of Page" feature on these threads, thereby bypassing a lot of good in-between stuff.

Oh well....my recollection is that Joe Jax BB card values took a huge leap in the early 1990's. And perhaps, these movies had something to
do with it.
After all I paid only $200 for a near Ex E90-1 Joe Jax in 1987.
And, $550 for a 1915 CJ Joe Jax in VgEx in 1988.

Hey guys....take the time to read my initial post on this thread.

T-Rex TED

Archive · #26 10-09-2007, 09:07 PM

Posted By: MVSNYC

i read the enitre post a few times...but it was more fun answering trivia...

it is pretty obvious to me that the cards took a huge jump after the movies...it brought him to the mainstream of american culture, and out from obscurity...

Archive · #27 10-09-2007, 09:31 PM

Posted By: Jeff Prillaman (CavalierCards)

What movie was playing on the big screen when Costner went back in time to talk to Dr. Graham?

What book is Terrance Mann reading when he begins his "People will come" speech?

What was the name of the famous book that Terrance Mann had written?

What movie is playing on television while Karen eats breakfast?

Don't we need a catcher. Not if you get it near the plate we don't.

Archive · #28 10-09-2007, 09:41 PM

Posted By: Anonymous

They just had this on AMC last night with little tidbits during the movie.
Liotta spent a month learning to bat and throw the legit way and when he got to the set the director said it wasnt important to be "historically correct" and it would look better if he hit his own natural side. within days of realease people were up in arms about it and the director said it was the worst decision he has ever made and wish he could go back and fix it.

edit- what Jason said (Shoulda read the rest of the thread first )

Archive · #29 10-10-2007, 05:46 AM

Posted By: pas

What movie was playing on the big screen when Costner went back in time to talk to Dr. Graham?

THE GODFATHER

Archive · #30 10-10-2007, 05:57 AM

Posted By: MVSNYC

What movie was playing on the big screen when Costner went back in time to talk to Dr. Graham?

godfather (1972)

What book is Terrance Mann reading when he begins his "People will come" speech?

baseball encylopedia

What was the name of the famous book that Terrance Mann had written?

the boat rocker

What movie is playing on television while Karen eats breakfast?

jimmy stewart movie (not sure name)

not to sound cocky, but i will beat anybody at Field of Dreams trivia, i've seen the movie over 100 times and know EVERY line...

Archive · #31 10-10-2007, 06:06 AM

Posted By: Matt

MVS - you still haven't answered the other blacksox players name who is mis-pronounced in the movie...

Archive · #32 10-10-2007, 08:38 AM

Posted By: MVSNYC

gandil or risberg...can't remember...

Archive · #33 10-11-2007, 10:06 PM

Posted By: MVSNYC

watching F.O.D. right now...

how much was his land worth?

$x an acre?

Archive · #34 10-12-2007, 06:39 AM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

$2000/acre

TZ

Archive · #35 10-12-2007, 07:27 AM

Posted By: MVSNYC

Ted- close, but no cigar.

Archive · #36 10-14-2007, 07:13 AM

Posted By: Ed Ivey

Name 5 other movies that the kid who played young Archie Graham was in.

Archive · #37 10-15-2007, 09:54 PM

Posted By: Connor

born on the fourth of july
pulp fiction (SAY WHAT AGAIN MTf!!!)
JFK
Hoffa
Swing Kids

He's in a lot of things

Archive · #38 10-15-2007, 10:14 PM

Posted By: Tom Russo

I believe that the Jimmy Stewart movie is "Harvey".

Archive · #39 10-15-2007, 10:54 PM

Posted By: Connor

Gandil was mispronounced and I thought Cicotte was also.

Archive · #40 10-16-2007, 08:42 AM

Posted By: MVSNYC

<<<"born on the fourth of july
pulp fiction (SAY WHAT AGAIN MTf!!!)
JFK
Hoffa
Swing Kids

He's in a lot of things">>>

what is his name?, i'll look him up...

Archive · #41 10-16-2007, 08:50 AM

Posted By: barrysloate

It's Frank Whaley.

He was in "The Freshman" with Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick; was in "The Doors" as guitarist Robby Kreiger; and in an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as Pete!

Archive · #42 10-16-2007, 09:10 AM

Posted By: MVSNYC

wow, he has been in a lot...

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