FILM · 2018 · USA
I Can Only Imagine
11 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
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- #001
Dennis Quaid's twins appear as extras in the restaurant scene. The person who points to his character during the health incident Quaid's character suffers is his daughter.
- #002
Dennis Quaid's character was a quarterback in high school. Dennis Quaid also played a quarterback, though not his own character here, in Any Given Sunday (1999). If you look closely at Bart's father's photo, it is a picture of Quaid in his black number 19 jersey from Any Given Sunday.
- #003
Before Bart (J. Michael Finley) begins writing the title song "I Can Only Imagine," a guitar case reading "I Can Only Imagine" is visible in the background.
- #004
In the opening scene, set in 1985, young Bart rides his bicycle through town. He passes a movie theater whose marquee lists Jaws 3-D (1983) and The Goonies (1985). Dennis Quaid, who plays Bart's father Arthur, starred as Mike Brody in Jaws 3-D in 1983.
- #005
This was John Michael Finley's first role in a film.
- #006
The premiere date of I Can Only Imagine was 3/16. John 3:16 is one of the most quoted verses in the Bible and is referred to as its most famous verse.
- #007
The film was shot in Oklahoma.
- #008
The hospital scenes were filmed in the nursing laboratory at Oklahoma City Community College.
- #009
Although Memaw is a Christian, the actress who plays her, Cloris Leachman, was an atheist.
- #010
The film was shot in Oklahoma City, particularly at the Civic Center Music Hall.
- #011
The headphones Bart wears at the start of the film were made by Sony but did not exist in 1985. The model he wears went on sale in 1991, when the ear pads were made smaller.
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