Inspiration on Film

14. Terrence Mann's Speech

Inspiration on Film
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14. Terrence Mann's Speech
From Field of Dreams (1989)
Delivered by James Earl Jones

Terrence Mann: Ray, people will come, Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway, not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. "Of course, we won't mind if you have a look around," you'll say. "It's only twenty dollars per person." They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it; for it is money they have and peace they lack.

Mark: Ray, just sign the papers.

Terrence Mann: And they'll walk out to the bleachers, and sit in shirt-sleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game, and it'll be as if they'd dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick, they'll have to brush them away from their faces.

Mark: Ray, when the bank opens in the morning, they'll foreclose.

Terrence Mann: People will come, Ray.

Mark: You're broke, Ray. You sell now or you lose everything.

Terrence Mann: The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again. Ohhhhhhhh, people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come.

Mark: Ray, you will lose everything. You will be evicted...

Ray's Father: C'mon, Ray.

Ray Kinsella: I'm not signing.

Mark: Ahhh, you're crazy! Absolutely nuts!!

(To be continued...)

A/N: Dear God, it's been forever since I watched this film! I barely know what goes on in this movie anymore... ( O_O ) That's why I'm gonna go watch it again... ( ^_^ )