Ray Kinsella
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Ray Kinsella is the fictional Iowa farmer in the film "Field of Dreams" who hears a mysterious voice urging him to build a baseball field in his cornfield, setting the story’s magical events in motion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farmer
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Field of Dreams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shoeless Joe (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chicago White Sox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shoeless Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ ghost baseball players ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ray Kinsella (novel character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builds |
baseball diamond in his cornfield
ⓘ
baseball field ⓘ |
| characterArc | overcomes skepticism to follow a mystical calling ⓘ |
| child | Karin Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
financial risk from building the field
ⓘ
strained relationship with his late father ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Phil Alden Robinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. P. Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorContext | Phil Alden Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearContext | 1989 ⓘ |
| filmTitleContext | Field of Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Shoeless Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | fantasy drama film ⓘ |
| hasVisionOf | baseball field in his cornfield ⓘ |
| hears | mysterious voice ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | mysterious voice ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | If you build it, he will come ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYearContext | 1982 ⓘ |
| novelTitleContext | Shoeless Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kevin Costner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | John Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolution | reunites with the spirit of his father on the field ⓘ |
| setting | Iowa corn farm ⓘ |
| sportAssociatedWith | baseball ⓘ |
| spouse | Annie Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInStory |
faith
ⓘ
reconciliation with his father ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
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