In the credits, The Voice (who whispers the instructions to build the field) is listed as being played by "Himself." The longstanding rumor is that the voice is actually Ray Liotta, who plays Shoeless Joe. Others claim it was Kevin Costner himself. Neither has been solidly confirmed, although it sounds more like Liotta than Costner.

The year after this film, star Kevin Costner directed and appeared in the Best Picture Oscar® winner Dances with Wolves (1990), which earned him a Best Director Academy Award and Golden Globe, as well as numerous other international honors. Immediately before Field of Dreams, Costner scored with a role in another baseball movie, Bull Durham (1988).

Writer-director Phil Alden Robinson's earliest work was as the writer of Rhinestone (1984), All of Me (1984), and the 1940s-set In the Mood (1987), his feature directing debut. None of his films since, including Sneakers (1992), The Sum of All Fears (2002), and the TV movie Freedom Song (2000), have had quite the impact of Field of Dreams.

Composer James Horner has been recognized numerous times by various film award groups, including an Oscar®: and Golden Globe for his work on Titanic (1997) and the music for its theme song, "My Heart Will Go On." He has also written the scores for Aliens (1986), Apollo 13 (1995), and Avatar (2009).

Gaby Hoffmann, who was six years old when she appeared as the Kinsella's daughter in her film debut, is the daughter of the actress Viva, best known for her association with Andy Warhol. Hoffmann has been nominated five times for the Young Artist Award for her television and film work, winning the first time for this picture.

Amy Madigan (Annie Kinsella) met her husband, actor Ed Harris, while both were working on the film Places in the Heart (1984). They have appeared in seven pictures together.

One of the biggest movie stars and most respected actors of his time, Burt Lancaster's small supporting role in this was one of his last. The four-time Academy Award nominee won his only Oscar® for Elmer Gantry (1960). His other notable works include his screen debut in The Killers (1946), From Here to Eternity (1953), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), 1900 (1976), and Atlantic City (1980).

The character Burt Lancaster plays, Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, only played in one game during his pro baseball career. He retired at age 30 and became a doctor.

Unknown at the time of this production, Boston residents Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were reportedly extras in the Fenway Park scene. The story goes that on the first day of filming The Sum of All Fears, star Affleck told director Phil Alden Robinson, "Nice working with you again."

Three actors from this production--James Earl Jones, Timothy Busfield, and Lee Garlington--appeared in Phil Alden Robinson's next movie, Sneakers.

Dwier Brown, the actor who plays Kevin Costner's father, had to travel to his father's funeral just before he was set to film his scenes. Immediately after the service, he went back to Iowa for the shoot. He said the fresh and painful emotions helped him play the scene with Costner.

Shoeless Joe Jackson was the first of the eight banned Chicago White Sox players to die. He passed away December 5, 1951 at the age of 64, still protesting his innocence. Years after his death, his disgraced teammates said he was never involved in meetings with the gamblers who arranged to fix the 1919 World Series.

Rod Dedeaux (1914-2006), who served as baseball coach for the production, played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1930s and coached the University of Southern California team for 45 seasons, winning more than 1300 games and ten NCAA titles. He also coached the U.S. Baseball Team to a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Don Lansing, owner of the farm where the movie was shot, met a woman who came to New Years Eve at the field. He eventually proposed to her on first base.

By Rob Nixon

VOICE: If you build it, he will come.

ANNIE (Amy Madigan): If you build what, who will come?
RAY (Kevin Costner): He didn't say.
ANNIE: I hate when that happens.

ANNIE: What if the Voice calls while you're gone?
RAY: Take a message.

DR. GRAHAM (Burt Lancaster): This is my most special place in all the world, Ray. Once a place touches you like this, the wind never blows so cold again. You feel for it, like it was your child.

TERENCE MANN (James Earl Jones): Oh, my God.
RAY: What?
MANN You're from the sixties.
RAY: Well, yeah, actually...
MANN: Out! Back to the sixties! Back! There's no place for you here in the future! Get back while you still can!

MARK (Timothy Busfield): You build a baseball field, and you sit here, and stare at nothing.

MANN: It's not my fault you wouldn't play catch with your father.

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

VOICE: Ease his pain.

RAY: I'm pitching to Shoeless Joe Jackson.

JOHN KINSELLA (Dwier Brown): Is this heaven?
RAY: It's Iowa.
JOHN: Iowa? I could have sworn this was heaven.
RAY: Is there a heaven?
JOHN: Oh yeah. It's the place where dreams come true.
RAY: Maybe this is heaven.

RAY: Hey, Dad. You wanna have a catch?