who was 'the voice'? - Field of Dreams (1989) Discussion

[–] awesome_man1170 14 years ago

Ray.Its inferred at least by me. The line where Ray says "It was you" to Shoeless Joe (Ray thinking the voice was Joe) Then Joe answers "No Ray, it was YOU". Joe was telling Ray he was the voice. Kind of like his conscience.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 14 years ago

i think you're right.

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[–] DeadpoolsLeftovers 12 years ago

He is right. Would have been great if 'the voice' was his father ;-)

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[–] author004 13 years ago

Agreed; it seems to be his conscience.

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[–] MovieKnut 13 years ago

Then Joe answers "No Ray it was YOU". Joe was telling Ray he was the voice.

The voice is unmistakably Ray Liotta. I always though that when Joe said; "No Ray it was YOU". He was saying that it was because of Ray that the 'magic' happened.

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[–] jaystarstar 14 years ago

Not sure, but I believe it's W.P. Kinsella, the author of "Shoeless Joe."

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[–] nutsberryfarm 14 years ago

thx! very interesting.

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[–] budikavlan 14 years ago

The Trivia section says that Premiere said it was actually Ray Liotta. In the context of the movie, it was something supernatural (or possibly Ray's schizophrenia manifesting itself).

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[–] nutsberryfarm 14 years ago

and the plot thickens!

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[–] sternn01 14 years ago

The voice is Ray...it always was Ray.

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[–] cutlets23 13 years ago

Wow, folks sure are dumb. From the context of the story, of course the voice was Rays. This wasnt implied, it was stated. I belive the question really is , who is the actor who provided the voice? Its listed in the credits as himself. I always assumed it was the Robinson, but just a guess.

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[–] kjcar11 13 years ago

If it was Ray, then how did Terrence Mann also hear the "Go the distance" part?

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[–] Molly-31 13 years ago

Roger Angell thought it was supposed to be God.

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[–] LucALot 13 years ago

Chuck Norris.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 13 years ago

Oh, and remember, next Friday is Hawaiian shirt day.

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[–] rmontro 13 years ago

Yeah, I'm not really satisfied with the "No Ray, it was you". explanation. It doesn't explain how Terrence Mann heard the voice, or how Ray knew that ghosts would like to come play baseball in his field, or that people would flock to his field to help pay off the farm.

There has to be a more supernatural force whispering to him on some level. I like the poster who said it was his conscience. That seems to fit best with it being stated "it was you" in the movie, while still allowing for some higher power to be guiding him.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 13 years ago

good point about mann. and now...i'm befuddled.

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[–] hka-3 11 years ago

It doesn't explain how Terrence Mann heard the voice

Ray has a very loud conscience. I agree that it has to be a more supernatural force.

Ray has supernatural powers? ;)

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[–] uther8 13 years ago

According to Wayne's World it appears to be Jim Morrison!

"If many people have an imaginary friend it's religion"

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[–] nutsberryfarm 13 years ago

logical.

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