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

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[–] Zaxzar 13 years ago

The way I took it was that it was Shoeless Joe's voice in the field and when he says to Ray "it was you" it was meant that Ray actually was the one who built the field and made it all happen. I think the smile on Shoeless Joe's face when he says to Ray "if you build it HE will come" and motions to Ray's father implies that he was the one who actually spoke to Ray in the field.

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[–] JR541 13 years ago

If you listen to the dialog directly before Joe says "no Ray, it was you" we hear Ray say "ease his pain" when talking about his dad. At that moment Ray thinks it was his dads pain that needed to be eased. In my opinion Joe saying "no Ray, it was you" means that it was really Ray's pain that needed to be eased. He'd felt years of guilt for not making peace with his dad.

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[–] fleurfairy 12 years ago

If you listen to the dialog directly before Joe says "no Ray, it was you" we hear Ray say "ease his pain" when talking about his dad. At that moment Ray thinks it was his dads pain that needed to be eased. In my opinion Joe saying "no Ray, it was you" means that it was really Ray's pain that needed to be eased. He'd felt years of guilt for not making peace with his dad.

Bingo. It was Ray's pain that needed to be eased. He could only realize that at the end of the movie when it's revealed that the whole plot was building up to his father appearing so they could mend their relationship.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 12 years ago

cool.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 8 years ago

maybe it was donald trump?

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[–] asburyparkwest 12 years ago

The person who recorded the "Voice" was Ray Liotta... it takes a couple of listens, but even in a whisper, you can make out the Liotta tone.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 12 years ago

you're saying it would take a liotta listens?

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[–] nirvana_rulz 12 years ago

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[–] nicholassixx 12 years ago

No way was it Ray Liotta, it was Michael Douglas.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 11 years ago

gordon gekko??

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[–] NobodymournstheWicked 11 years ago

When I went to the meomable quotoes for this movie, so the voice and If you built it he will come line, clicked the voice this person's page http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307600/?ref_=tt_trv_qu came out, not sure if it true through.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 11 years ago

interesting...

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[–] IceboxMovies 11 years ago

Yeah, I guess Lee Garlington provides the actual voice. She also plays the angry book-banner in the film and is a friend of Phil Alsen Robinson.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 10 years ago

and the plot thickens!

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[–] Dasha1976 10 years ago

sounds like Michael douglas

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[–] nutsberryfarm 9 years ago

gordon gekko???!

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[–] grhqofb5 10 years ago

The way I took it:

(1) If you build it, he will come: Ray doesn't initially know who "he" is, but after shoeless joe appears, he assumes it was Joe. At the end, Ray realizes that it was his father

(2) "Ease his pain,": Ray assumes initially that it was Terrance Mann, which makes sense because he discovers that Terrance actually had a love for the game, and he becomes part of the plot. I believe this quote, in the end, applies to Ray, Dr. Graham, John Kinsella, Terrance Mann, really just about every player participating in the "game." However, the main focus is again on Ray. He believes that everyone else's pain needs to be eased, when in fact a lot of forces come together to ease Ray's.

(3) "It was you. No Ray, it was you.": Ray is feeling somewhat perplexed at the end, he's sacrificed his financial well being, endangered various relationships, and allowed himself to be classified as a loon. But Joe is telling him, no, this really was about you, here's your requiem, go see your father. And at the end, we learn that everything will be fine because of all the cars lining up, presumably with paying guests.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 10 years ago

some good insights. i agree.

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[–] mytravelbug1 8 years ago

Very interesting, this movie is just brilliant, on the other point I always thought the voice was actually Ray Liotta but I read somewhere it was Ed Harris and now that I listen closely it does sound like him.

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[–] oshesa1 8 years ago

i went to the premiere of the movie with it's director phil robinson as we were went to high school together and are friends. "the voice" is his.

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[–] mytravelbug1 8 years ago

You are lucky to know someone that created something so magical, I first saw this movie back in the late 1980's and I was blown away by it, rewound the tape and watched it again and it's been my favourite movie ever since, I watch it all the time. Next time you see Robinson please give him my heartfelt thanks for creating such a masterpiece, it's brought me a lot of joy over the years.

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[–] nocomputer1962 8 years ago

Thanks for resolving this, oshea. I always thought it would be some legendary but unbilled actor; to me, it sounds like Jack Lemmon.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 8 years ago

or walter matthau.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 8 years ago

was there free popcorn? 

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[–] grhqofb5 (346) 7 years ago

I thought a lot about this. Youll notice that Ray also says "ease his pain" and "go the distance." Ray says to Joe "it was you." Then "no Ray it was you."

I think the "you" actually refers to Ray, because it was Ray that clearly harbored some pretty intense guilt about walking out on his dad as a teenager, do it was Ray who's pain is being eased by the entire journey. "Go the distance" may be addressed to Terrence Mann, i.e. he never finished his writing work, instead choosing to quit. "If you build it he will come," clearly refers to the father.

But here's the real twist. If you go back and watch the DVD carefully when Ray and

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