<P> The film was shot using the novel's title; eventually, an executive decision was made to rename it Field of Dreams . Robinson did not like the idea saying he loved Shoeless Joe, and that the new title was better suited for one about dreams deferred . Later, Kinsella told Robinson that his originally chosen title for the book had been The Dream Field and that the title Shoeless Joe had been imposed by the publisher . </P> <P> Robinson and the producers did not originally consider Kevin Costner for the part of Ray because they did not think that he would want to follow Bull Durham with another baseball film . He, however, did end up reading the script and became interested in the project, stating that he felt it would be "this generation's It's a Wonderful Life". Since Robinson's directing debut In the Mood had been a commercial failure, Costner also said that he would help him with the production . Amy Madigan, a fan of the book, joined the cast as Ray's wife, Annie . In the book, the writer Ray seeks out is real - life author J.D. Salinger . When Salinger threatened the production with a lawsuit if his name was used, Robinson decided to rewrite the character as reclusive Terence Mann . He wrote with James Earl Jones in mind because he thought it would be fun to see Ray trying to kidnap such a big man . Robinson had originally envisioned Shoeless Joe Jackson as being played by an actor in his 40s, someone who would be older than Costner and who could thereby act as a father surrogate . Ray Liotta did not fit that criterion, but Robinson thought he would be a better fit for the part because he had the "sense of danger" and ambiguity which Robinson wanted in the character . Burt Lancaster had originally turned down the part of Moonlight Graham, but changed his mind after a friend, who was also a baseball fan, told him that he had to work on the film . </P> <P> Filming began on May 25, 1988 . The shooting schedule was built around Costner's availability because he would be leaving in August to film Revenge . Except for some weather delays and other time constraints, production rolled six days a week . The interior scenes were the first ones shot because the cornfield planted by the filmmakers was taking too long to grow . Irrigation had to be used to quickly grow the corn to Costner's height . Primary shot locations were in Dubuque County, Iowa; a farm near Dyersville was used for the Kinsella home; an empty warehouse in Dubuque was used to build various interior sets . Galena, Illinois served as Moonlight Graham's Chisholm, Minnesota . One week was spent on location shots in Boston, most notably Fenway Park . </P> <P> Robinson, despite having a sufficient budget as well as the cast and crew he wanted, constantly felt tense and depressed during filming . He felt that he was under too much pressure to create an outstanding film, and that he was not doing justice to the original novel . Lawrence Gordon convinced him that the end product would be effective . </P>

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