I ABSOLUTELY LOVED A League of Their Own (1992)! | *First Time Watching* Movie Reaction & Commentary
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My first time watching A League of Their Own (1992). I absolutely loved this movie! I'm not sure why I connected with it so strongly, but I laughed, cried, and was rooting for those crazy sisters the whole time! I hope you enjoyed my A League of Their Own movie reaction & commentary
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I really enjoyed this one, the comedy and the heart was there in unexpected ways. What is your favorite part of A League of Their Own?
The acting was fun to watch.
I still tear up whenever I hear Madonna's song. There is such a melancholy nostalgic emotion to it.
My favorite part is always when Kit waves to the crowd at the end. Utter fulfillment of her dreams. Seeing that much joy and Dottie looking on sharing in her sister's joy equals tears every time. I had such the biggest crush on the Kit character after seeing this in the movie theater opening night. My issue with the movie's story is that Marla and Nelson should have just got married in the off-season. Jimmy even says Marla is their best hitter. No way the Peaches would have lost the series with Marla in the line up. Movie has got to movie, i guess. Peaches were just so op even after losing two key players, Marla & Kit. The trade and allowance of the wedding was probably to balance the teams that were gonna be in the finals. Otherwise it wouldn't have been not as exciting to just have the Peaches crush whoever they faced in the finals. If you were gonna trade a catcher or a pitcher to an inferior team the pitcher would be the best choice. Kit should have been proud of herself for being more valuable to the other team. When you trade players like that you go with what you need and the overall better fit. Dottie says, "I told them to trade me..." Sure but Lowenstein probably talked to the other coach and he was like, "Dottie? No we have a good catcher. What we really need is a Pitcher and Kit will make us a better team. So... give us Kit." It would have been easy if a deleted scene or writer added a conversation from the coach to Kit. Acting like a better father to her than her own. "Kit, you know why you are on this team?" -Cuz, Dottie told Lowenstein to trade me." "That is how it started but I chose you. You are what this team needs. We don't need Dottie. We need you. With you we are gonna win!" *Kit looks up at the coach and sees the genuine truth of his words and she hugs him with the love that a daughter might have for her proud father.*
Well, that is how I think of it in my head-cannon, anyways. Thank for the reaction! I love this movie too!
I'm not sure I can pick a favorite scene. It's one of those rare movies where I like every scene. The movie never drags for me. But I do love the montage scenes. And also Jimmy's line when Dottie is planning to leave: "If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great."
I love warching the ladies play as the credits role. If i remember correctly i believe those are the real players from the first girls league
Masterpiece. Perfect cast. The old women playing at the end are real members of the baseball league
When I first saw this movie I was inspired to research the actual Girl's Professional Baseball League, and what I found out convinced me that these women deserve to be more than a footnote in the Baseball Hall of Fame. They deserve to be recognized as equals to the male players.
Of special note for me are Jean Faut and Sophie Kurys.
Faut was a pitcher, and she did something no other professional pitcher in history has ever done: pitched two perfect games. In addition, she pitched two one-hitters, meaning she nearly pitched FOUR perfect games. No male pitcher has ever come close to that record.
Kurt's, on the other hand, was a shortstop, and her claim to fame was stealing bases. During her eight years as a professional baseball player, she stole more bases than any males player in history... but because professional baseball doesn't count the GPBL as "real" professional baseball, her record never counted.
And - if you will please excuse my language - that is a fucking crime.
You know, a lot of people rag on Kit, but I've always thought, "This is our daughter Dottie. This is our other daughter, Dottie's sister" was such a raw take on the damaging effects of favoritism. Kit isn't a very good person don't get me wrong, but she's definitely like that because of treatment growing up, in that I have no doubt.
Well said!
I always interpreted that as being in Kit's head, and how she felt people thought. Not that that's how she was actually introduced.
@@jkhoover She said, "have you ever heard how dad introduces us?" So it's definitely not in her head and no one has picked up on it. And you still see some of that favoritism, the way her mom yelled at Kit because she raised her voice a bit.
I don't think it's about Kit being a bad person. This was a time where the only expectation for a woman was to get married and have a family. Kit feels trapped in her small town, in the shadow of an older and already married sister. She just wants more than is expected of her. Then she finally gets to a place where she has the potential for more and feels overshadowed by her sister again. I think a part of Dottie wanted more too. She acts like she's only doing it for Kit but she came back in the end not for Kit but for herself because she did truly love it.
Good point.
But Dottie struck me as a very encouraging sister. And I thought she deserved to be treated better by Kitt.
She wasn't even that sore Kitt beat her in the World Series.
Had Dottie scored the winning run, that would have been the "Supervillain Moment" when Doctor Kitty began plotting her revenge on baseball fans nationwide.
As someone with a very vivacious older sister, I soooo understand Kit! It took me going to a completely different college four hours away from my sister to feel like I was emerging from her shadow. Even then, I needed to hear a friend there tell me, after she said “you’re so outgoing” and my knee jerk response was “you should meet my sister,” that “well, I will probably never meet her, so why compare yourself to her, you do that all of the time!” That was advice I have never forgotten.
Wow yes! It is really easy to fall I to the comparison trap in a number of ways- and it’s incredible when we finally break free. I’m glad you had that moment, Kathy!
A great male version of this
can be found in the 1980
Oscar winner "Ordinary People"--
a young man atruggles with guilt
& neglect following the accidental
death of his older brother,
who was their mother's favorite.
The actress who plays Betty Spaghetti is the daughter of Penny Marshall. Rob Reiner adopted her when he was married to Penny Marshall, and she took his name, as Tracy Reiner.
She's also Billy Crystal's younger girlfriend in "When Harry Met Sally" who, when asked "where were you when Kennedy was assassinated asked "Ted Kennedy was shot?"
Madonna is ICONIC in this movie....especially coning out of the confession booth. Lol
One of my favorite movies. One of my favorite scenes is when they made it to championship there was a scene where a black lady threw the ball over dottie's head and to the outfielder behind her who then wagged her hand bc it was thrown so hard it hurt. This scene had almost no dialogue but spoke volumes.
I love Madonna in this. She's great. I feel like the sense of humor she has that no one ever really gets shines here
I don't think it took Madonna very long to learn the bar dancing choreography. 🙂
Love her song over the end credits/scenes.
I had the same thought about Madonna!
She’s a trained dancer. It probably wasn’t ‘easy’ but it was easier for her than it would be for any one of us. Lol
I had the exact same thought, too. Lol. Didn't take much for Madonna to nail that scene
She did do some of the dancing, but a lot of the "long shots" were using a dance double. Look up the interviews with Penny Marshall about that.
I love this movie so much! Did anyone else comment that the ‘old’ ladies playing baseball at the end were real members of the AAGBL? If not, now you know! I thought that was awesome they did that instead of just hiring actresses.
No one has, but I suspected and am glad to hear it!
The older women were the real ladies' team, The photos at the end-credit were the real photos of the real team who played themselves as old ladies in the movie! :) It was the true story, I don't think they changed very much.
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Not really. The old ladies that spoke were all well established actresses. the ones in the background with no lines were the real players.
@@jcarlovitch A friend dragged me to see that film He must have lied to me about that because that is how he got me to go. I wanted to see Boomerang Eddie Murphy. I'm gonna go pee on his grave now! I've been repeating that crap for years to get people to see this wretched film! He must have got a good laugh over that. David... If you can hear me. God will get you for that! He bet me dinner I'd like it too. cost me $300.00. At least there was some truth to it.
@@rockubtzer
Maybe he was misinformed,
like many people might be.
There are listings in the end credits
for the women who play the older
versions of the characters, though.
Was David known to be a habitual liar,
or did he just not know?
@@laustcawz2089He was misinformed alright had me to dinner at his mom's house. She's Italian, taught me to say in perfect Italian your coffee is delish... what I actually told her is it tasted like sh*t. She wasn't amused. I'm still gonna pee on the grave! I loved the movie but He wanted to see Madonna in a sports film. I wanted to see Grace Jones in Boomerang. Watch the 1992 movie Boomerang and tell me who has a more memorable role, Madonna or Grace?
It was so amazing how they were able to find an older actress who looked so much like you would expect Geena to look at that age! Older Dottie was played by Lynn Cartwright.
I may be wrong, but I believe that the "old women" playing baseball at the end of the film were actual members of the women's professional baseball league back in the day.
You are correct
Yes you are correct.
This may be a light hearted film, but it’s damn near flawless!
And Geena Davis was one of the biggest movie stars of this time.
I think this is the film in which she was the most beautiful and glamorous.
Even though she’s running around in the dirt.
Another classic Geena Davis film for you to check out,
“The Fly” (1986)
Imo, the remake of "The Fly" sucks.
The 1958 original is a classic
A great but forgotten film from 1992
that also stars Davis, along with
Andy Garcia & Dustin Hoffman, is "Hero".
Thelma and Louise
My favorite movie ever!
Being the younger sibling to a golden child 🙈 I totally get Kit. I know a lot of people hate her character, which I’ll admit she is a bit whiny, but she’s always trying to prove herself worthy and be seen for something other than “that other daughter”. It always breaks me when Kit says “when you’re here, I’m not here” and then at the end when she questions why Dottie would miss her. She doesn’t feel like anyone would really care about her, even her sister who’s shown her she does care. It really messes with your head.
"There's no crying in baseball!"
I love Lori Petty. It is a shame she did a number of bad movies (not this one) and fell off the map. Tank Girl (1995) was her at her best, even if the rest of the movie was a disaster.
Fun Fact: Geena Davis really does catch a pop up behind her back. It was supposed to be done by a stunt double, but the double was having trouble. So Davis gave it a go and, well, you've seen the result.
Sweet Karma Fact: After they bring out the Peaches for their first game, and announce all of them, they run out on the field. In the background, you can see Rosie O'Donnell trip over a wire and fall down.
Historical Fact: The film portrays the league as initially unpopular and unprofitable, until demeaning gimmicks are used to attract male audiences. In reality, the league was popular and profitable from the start, largely because it played in towns in the upper Midwest that had no way of watching a live baseball game. Eventually, the league grew into a ten-team two-division league. The advent of televised baseball games in the early fifties, however, would lead to the demise in the popularity of the league. The storyline was inspired by the career of baseball legend Dottie Collins. During World War II, Collins played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and pitched seventeen shutouts during her six-year career.
Are you sure it's not because she now looks like congressman Jordan's grandfather?
Ernest Bigot ...Funny. You should send that into Reader's Digest.
I agree, Tank Girl was Lori Petty in all her glory. I liked Lori in Point Break and Orange Is The New Black too. Unfortunately by Tank Girl she was heavy into hard drugs and she didn't get better for a while.
Wow some unnecessary shots at Lori Petty there.
Well, she was on Star Trek, and that's really something.
I'm surprised you had a negative reaction to John Lovitz. He's always been one of my favorite parts of the movie. Yes he was rude, but he was honest. Scouts have to be honest. He was also funny as hell, IMO.
I would have absolutely hated that guy, if I didn't love John Lovitz so much.
@Vlasko60- Oh please, women make comments about men’s looks all the time and nobody shits on them for it. I’m saying this as a woman. I heard it all before in the Women’s locker rooms. They would literally judgment on their looks and their penis size, and then laugh about it.
This movie makes you feel like you’re actually there watching the game and the photos at the end look like they really from that time and error a baseball
Interesting note: The older Dotti Hensen is a different actress than the younger version.
There is a very fine line between feisty and stubborn. Welcome to the Big Band Era.
Madonna was incredible in this. Dottie dropped the ball on purpose. No doubt in my mind.
Fun facts: 1) Megan Cavanagh, who played Marla, did all her own hitting and 2) Betty Spaghetti was played by Tracy Reiner, daughter of Penny Marshall and adopted by Rob Reiner when he and Marshall were married.
Fun Fact for you:
The actress who plays Betty Spaghetti is the daugjter of this movie's director, Penny Marshall
The obnoxious scout John Lovitz was a brilliant cameo in this fantastic movie.
If you go back and look at the ending credits, "older Dottie" was not Gena Davis aged to look older. They found someone who looked like an older Dottie. Same as for the "older Kit", it wasn't Lori Petty.
I love how you get them!! I always love how sensitive you are. You get it!! This movie is based of a true story and how they put it together, is brilliant!! That's why you are one of my favorite reactors!! Stay safe sweetheart!
Those old ladies are the real players!
"hey cow girls 🐄 you see the grass, don't eat it" is the greatest line
I watched this one because I've heard that Geena Davis is in it. I saw her first time in the adventure, pirates style film "Cutthroat Island" (1995) and was flabbergasted a lot by her performance and her presence.
funny that Madonna plays just a side character. wasn't bad though.
This movie is a masterpiece
The amazing thing is they found older actresses to play the younger that looked exactly like them.
A good Geena Davis movie is Earth Girls Are Easy. Also has Jeff Goldblum, Damon Wayans and Jim Carrey.
For anyone who has ever played baseball"a league of their own" is a movie that's historical!!
Really enjoyed your reaction to this movie. It’s one of my favorites. I’ll watch this anytime it’s on cable. The girl whose husband died is Penny Marshall’s daughter.
"A League of Their Own": When Baseball called, the women responded, creating a memorable league, great games, and memories to last a lifetime. Favorite part of the movie? This one: th-cam.com/video/shecU7C-xRE/w-d-xo.html A reminder that not everybody went to school, some had to "help out the family," instead.
Great movie! I'll also add the song that plays as the credits began to roll?!?!? Tears...the tears will (without question) stream from my eyeballs.
If you watch 'The Boys' The one who couldn't read to find her name on the roster 'Shirley Baker' is 'Star Light's' mom (actress Ann Cusack (the older sister of Joan & John Cusack (in case you're ever on a Game Show)
The end of the movie was the REAL players - not the fictional characters. It was a nice tribute to the ones who really inspired this film.
The Scout with Brendan Fraser is good too.
This is one of my top three movies of all time. I can only imagine how much more I would love it if I were a woman.
Unrelated to this particular movie, but I think you should consider reacting to the 2000 Australian film “The Dish”. It’s one of my favorite films of all time and I think it’d also be the type of movie you’d really enjoy. I’d also like to see it get a bit more recognition - I don’t know that it had a particularly big release outside of Australia, but it’s a hidden gem in my opinion.
Show, don't just tell: th-cam.com/video/8dyGpXcQl-g/w-d-xo.html
A little-known song about this event: th-cam.com/video/rzwkC0xbwRQ/w-d-xo.html
The big question is did Dottie intentionally throw that last play?
Its truly up to interpretation. Even some of the cast and crew don't agree.
My instinct is no, but to each his own.
I dont like sports movies. But this one is one big exception. Even if Im not US citizen. This move is very touching. It gives me feel how it was at WW2 era in countries where wasnt war raging. I think, that it is severly underrated movie. Sound score bring to me a lot of emotions and actors made a huge piece of good work. I dont expect that I would cry at the end of this movie, but I do. Thank you for your review Chris, and once again - you confirmed to me, that you have the right taste in movies as I have. Thank you again!
The "Older Ladies" playing baseball at the end of the film are actual players from the real A.A.G.P.B.L.
Amazing! I suspected that was the case, I think that’s why it was emotional for me and so engaging at the end.
This is one of my favorite movie soundtracks, both the swing era songs and the score itself.
The swing music was a blast!
I cry so many times every time I watch this. I don't get baseball, not American, but the movie is beautiful.
I’m not a sports guy, but I did grow up playing baseball. Glad to know the story translates even if you’re not familiar with baseball!
I love how much you loved this film!
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Wonderful choice for a summer film. Baseball is America's pastime. I love this movie and how it is based on the real life player's and team's from the 1940s. Also the older women playing the game during the credits were the real life former players. I loved all the chemistry the women have in this movie especially Gina Davis and Lori Petty and Madonna and Rosie O' Donell. Plus the end song This Use To Be My Playground that Madonna sang fits this film perfectly.
I'm very empathetic towards all the reasons Kit was the way she was but I still can't stand her 😂😂🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️ Lori Petty was AMAZINGGG. I've been in love with this since I was 6 and even when I was younger I was emotional with this. Such a good movie. I havent started the series yet but I hope its just as great
I think an underlying theme in this movie is the men, they are portrayed as rude, crass and disrespectful but as it turns out they were wanting the best for the woman the whole time. Many of the were hardon themselves for not doing more.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time.
This is such a great movie. Well written and great acting. The fact that this is based on a true group of players make it special. My hometown had a team in the league. I know my grandfather use to watch the games, their practice field was close to his house. I think my dad use to go to some as well.
I love it that you love it! Great movie full of stars not acting like stars! Yea!❤🇺🇸❤
I know in this day and age this movie is funny and 'out there' and outrageous. However, when watching this movie, you have to think and remind yourself, this movie took place in the early 40s. About 80s if not not 75 years ago. Things were SO DIFFERNT back then. Things were insane different in the mid 90s! Point is, Decades change....
How could you not mention Madonna and Rosie by their name? Good reaction, though. Love this movie! (Because Tom, Gina, Rosie and MADONNA....come on)
This movie is based on a true story. They are really in the baseball Hall of Fame the female baseball league.
I saw "A League of Their Own" and it reminded me of how things were in the 1940s. While it may seem wrong by today's standards, it was accurate for that era.
The Marla actor was the only player to make reprise her role in the TV show the next year. Lovitz and Marshall also appeared in their roles.
That version of the TV show didn't last.
Betty Spaghetti is Penny Marshall daughter. The old women in the end scences are the real woman baseball players from the true story.
"I hate when they get attached to me!"
Love your reactions man 😄👍
Thanks!
I find the credits to be equal to the movie in holding my attention. So well done 👍
Absolutely! I couldn’t look away.
You need the watch the reunion again between the sisters at the end of the movie........ Who showed up alone and who showed up with grandchildren...... Do you think Dottie made the right choice still? Maybe Dottie had children, maybe she did not, its left up to the viewer.
Aw, come on Chris. The recruiter, Jon Lovitz has some of the best lines of the movie. And remember he makes sure his wife gets a pickle tickle when he goes home so she is not forgotten.
The pickle line was quite hilarious! 😅 the rest, I know many agree with you, but not my kind of humor it seems.
I've now seen two movies where Tom Hanks pees, A League of Their Own, and Green Mile.
Wait for Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, and Castaway.
Everyone in these reactions always seems to hate John Lovitz's character. He's hilarious. I crack up at his zings every time I watch this movie.
One of my all time favouright movies laughter tears in has it all. Great to see madonna not being the main role.
It is obvious that the woman at the beginning and end of the film is the older version of the central character. But to insure consistency Geena Davis did provide the voice for the older character.
I always liked the contrasting dynamic between Jimmy and Dottie's husband. Jimmy was an injured aging ball player willing to go to war and Dottie's husband was pinned down by a sniper yet he got shot in the foot??
Very good reaction. Glad you liked the movie!
Amazing masterpiece very classic A League of Their Own directed by Penny Marshall starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, Bill Pullman, David Strathairn and music score by Hans Zimmer. The line "There's no Crying in Baseball" was ranked number 54 in the list of the American Film Institute (AFI) 100 Years....100 Movie Quotes and the music video of the film is the song This Used to be my Playground single by Madonna. Thank you Chris great reaction awesome👍👍👍👍👍👍
Those are the actual ball players depicted in the movie playng ball in the old timers game at the end. I accidentally found myself at the funeral of one of them a few years back (my sister asked my to accompany her) and I heard a lot of stories about the league and this movie at the reception.
The one I remember most is that Madonna was originally cast to play her but she was so upset by the idea, Madonna was recast as someone else. And it really drove it home, to me anyway, that Hollywood was guilty once again of rewriting history in this movie. To justify their own screwed up beliefs, they always want to make it seem as though the people who were brought up before the '60s (these women included) had the same low concept of sexual morality they have (and have been trying to convert the public to for decades). Other than that though, I loved the movie too.
I think Dottie loved the game but it wasn't her life and dreams like it was Kit's.
Kit needed to stay in her lane Dottie was the Truth and kit couldn't handle it every family plays the favoritism game I'm pretty sure kit could've been great at something else p.s. Tom Hanks was the best part about the movie
For a third Tom Hanks peeing movie you need to watch Apollo 13 😂
haha the trifecta of tom hanks peeing is complete th-cam.com/video/nyHwt8DRN1w/w-d-xo.html
one on my fav madonna movie
You look like you could be Dottie and Kit's brother.
Please, please!! React to Society of the snow. A huge hit in netflix and around the world. It is a true story. Thank you. Greetings from Argentina.
Love!!!
6:34- they are doing the right thing. In those times, woman's reputation and behavior could seriously and negatively affect her options in life. Being known as a lady, knowing how to sit elegantly and now to drink tea without slurping will never be a hindrance in life; it will only help.
Suggestion for reaction: "Kingdom" 2007 - Jamie Foxx, action thriller!
Great reaction video! I loved this movie growing up. I just hated the ending. I was the opposite of you. I didn’t want Kit to win so the end was a big let down for me.
I hated that Dottie was made to feel bad and treated like crap by Kit just because she was talented. To me it felt sad to see such a strong and talented woman trying to figure out how to be a married woman and do what was expected of her back then and having ambition. I liked that she came back for herself and the team but Kit winning after all her bratty, selfish nonsense was a let down.
I think it bugs me so much because it’s a fake movie emulating what is happening in modern day. These days it’s all about everyone’s feelings and cutting down those who do well and succeed just to make sure the less talented, less driven and less ambitious don’t feel bad. It’s gross and wrong! The answer should be to do more, try harder, practice whatever it is, put in 100% of your blood sweat and tears and you will succeed. Not to try to diminish others just to make yourself look or feel better.
Thanks for sharing! I think I was rooting for her more because of how she was treated before joining the league, always being second fiddle, introduced as Dottie’s sisters and such. She obviously should have handled things better, but those kinds of experiences can stay with ya.
A female lead movie done by a female director and it is awesome because it has no agenda politics in the movie.
Honestly, I thought there was something wrong with me, cause whenever anyone talked about this movie they hate on Kit so bad. And though there are things she could have done better, I could understand her feelings on things.
There’s definitely that conflict for me because she obviously acted way out of line, but like I felt for her too!
Great movie. Never watch it on network TV. They edit 9utvall the jokes .
I’m not sure if you’ve seen 1995’s Apollo 13 but Tom Hanks’ real life character great American astronaut and command of the crew of Apollo mission 13, Captain James Lovell, where he takes a wiz floating inside space craft using a special pee collecting hose.
I loved that one! I have a reaction to it as well.
"There's no crying in Baseball!"
One of the greatest lines in film history.
Indeed!
In the new Amazon Show "A League of their own" they put in that Line....its a great Hommage and a great TV Show!!!!
When Ted Williams died, the rumor was that he had his body, or maybe just his head, frozen. So, of course, the joke was, “There’s no cryogenics in baseball!!”
I would say the "Honey, can you read?" scene is poignant.
@@CasualNerdReactions thanks for your ever entertaining reactions, your laugh is infectious.
Penny Marshall is one of if not the most underrated directors of the 80's and 90's
More of today female directors should be like Penny.
My friend's mother was a Racine Belle. She LOVED this movie. Even though they "Hollywooded it up" they did capture the spirit of the league and the women who played.
Great choice - IMO very underrated - the late Penny Marshall had the gift for comedy and heart and it shows in plenty here with this true life account and great star turns (and yes Lori Petty should be a bigger star; she's excellent here). FYI: the older versions of the characters are older actresses and not the stars in old-age make-up; amazing they found them to look and act like their counterparts. Nice job Chris.
I've loved this movie since the first time I watched. Madonna is terrific as the comic relief as May. My take has always been that Dottie dropped the ball intentionally, there was a big hit at the plate earlier in the movie and she held onto it. She saw how much Kit wanted the win and gave it to her, some things are bigger than sports. Dottie got that. I know you didn't like him but I thought Jon Lovitz as the scout was hilarious.
I sincerely believe “Can’t we do both?” is one of the best lines ever committed to film.
The woman that can’t read and how they execute that scene, moves me more than anything else in the movie, and that says alot because the rest of the movie is great.
Definitely hit me pretty hard at such an unexpected point of the movie. I actually think that moment pulled me in and made me enjoy the rest far more.
“You’re gonna lose, You’re gonna lose.”
(Baseball glove hits kid in head.)
“HA!!!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This movie is awesome.
Then later, at the reunion:
"Hi, Dottie. Remember?
'You're gonna lo--ose.""
(Shocked look on Dottie's face)
The casting of the older versions
of the characters was pretty uncanny.
The announcer at the tournament
was played by David L. Lander
aka Squiggy from "Laverne & Shirley",
which starred the film's
director, Penny Marshall.
Another great baseball movie came out
in 1993--"Rookie Of The Year".
@@laustcawz2089
Loved they brought Stillwell back for the reunion.
Wouldn't have been the same without him.
@@robbob5302 There's a hint his mother was an object of domestic violence, so when he says "it was her favorite time" is a bit of a tear jerker.
Quite a few of the actresses got injured while filming the baseball scenes, with the film doing nothing to hide it since it was of course perfectly believable. And yes, that includes the giant bruise on Renee Coleman's thigh, which didn't go away for over a year.
Oh yikes. That’s a shame.
You should watch (1991) Thelma & Louise. Stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon. Got the Oscar for best original screenplay. Brad Pitt's first movie.
Not Pitt's first movie,
but certainly his breakthrough.
Is there a better nickname in all of sports than "all the way May". What a performance by Madonna
Everyone was so good in this. It’s weird that he never once commented on any of the acting.
@@graphiquejack yeah Madonna was surprisingly good in this. I wonder why she didn't do more acting. And Gina Davis is just a flat out star. She's better looking than Sandra bullock and a better actress than Angelina Jolie.
If you haven't already seen it, Bend It Like Beckham is another great female sports movie that I think you'd really like!
I just saw an article that Debra Winger was going to play Dottie but backed out when they cast Madonna. As great a actress as Winger was, I think Geena Davis was perfect for this role.
The rest of the cast says they really learned to respect Madonna by her work ethic. They said that she did two work-out routines while filming this where they were all only given one she came in with her own and she did this while also planning a tour and her next album. And she didn't give any grief.
Shame on Debra Winger for judging a woman before seeing her act. Geena Davis was a better actor for the role anyway.