 According to supplementary material on the DVD edition of this film,  shortly before shooting began, the actor who played Ray Kinsellas  father, Dwier Brown (qv), was notified that his father  unfortunately pass away. Immediately after the funeral, he traveled  directly from the funeral to filming in Iowa for the scene. He  stated that although the emotion was too fresh and painful, it had  an effect on how he eventually played his scene with  Kevin Costner (qv).