Field of Dreams
written by Phil Alden Robinson; novel by W.P Kinsella

Terence Mann: Ray. People will come, Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn into 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 look around," you'll say, "It's only twenty dollars per person." And they'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it's money they have and peace they lack.
Mark: Ray, just sign the papers.
Terence: (not even noticing the interuption) And they'll walk off to the bleachers and sit in their short sleeves on a perfect afternoon. And find they have reserved seats somewhere along the baselines where they sat when they were children. And cheer their heroes. And they'll watch the game, and it'll be as 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 up in the morning, they'll foreclose.
Terence: People will come, Ray.
Mark: You're broke, Ray. You sell now or you lose everything.
Terence: 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 that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come.

This monologue was added to/corrected on March 2, 1998 courtesy a transcription by Neil Arsenty, Kudos and Immense Thanks to him!


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