Field of Dreams (1989) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!
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- Field of Dreams (1989)
Is this Heaven? No, this is Iowa...
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Something so beautiful about a simple game of catch between a parent and child!
Thank you all for the support!
Always love your reactions. Something to watch is the recap of the game they played *in Iowa* this year between the Yankees and White Sox. They had the old Uniforms and everything. Kevin Costner was there. th-cam.com/video/0hixXndP7t4/w-d-xo.html Is the link to the recap. It was an amazing baseball game and so fitting to that magical field.
Kevin Costner is the master at making grown men cry.
This is the only movie that does the same thing to me every time: "Hey Dad, do you wanna have a catch?" and immediately my eyes well up with tears. It's amazing, and I'll tell myself not to do it and it still happens. Glad you both liked the movie!
You guys review the best movies 😊🙌 Thank you for another great one 💯
Great to see your reactions to this classic! Did you two do Amelie yet? I think it's a feel good movie you'd enjoy
I usually start crying when Archie runs to help the little girl. I briefly recover, and then lose it when Shoeless Joe points to Ray's dad and says, "If you build it, *he* will come."
Yes
Yup.
I don't even watch baseball, but I could watch this movie any time.
Mine is always when Ray's voice cracks when he asks his dad for a catch. That "crack" always pushes me over the edge.
@@cincinnati6595 Yep. I’m usually able to keep it together until then, but when he says that I cry like a baby every time. Every time.
@@cincinnati6595 yes me too, any son who ever played catch with his dad can relate to this.. I cry every time
I loved Burt Lancaster as Moonlight. It was one of his last performances and one of his best.
Watch..Local Heroe..Lancaster is brilliant 👏..
See Rocket Gibraltar...Burt Lancaster amazing interpretation...
one of the best things about this film is watching Lancaster and James Earl Jones. 2 old guys turn on the charisma, and practically steal the movie.
Check out Burt Lancaster in...
The Train (1964)
He did his own stunts.... amazing movie, well worth a watch !
That zoom in is always amazing and beautiful considering that would end up being his last role
That whole "people will come" speech is one of the greatest monologues in movie history, I will hear no dissent. It brings me to tears every time.
I took an acting course in college, and this was the monologue I portrayed for the final.
No dissent here. I'm there with you.
It will be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters.
It's money they have. It's innocence they need.
............great lines...........
Guys! Did you know the story of Moonlight Graham was true? He got to play one inning, but never got to bat. He actually did become a doctor and had used glasses sent to his office so he could fit children with them.
Also, the people who tell Ray and Terrence stories about Doc Graham really knew him.
Most people's favorite moment is when the father comes back. My favorite is when Doc steps off the field to help the little girl.
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Yeah, even just watching this summary review brought me to tears in that moment.
Furthermore, the Terrence Mann character was based on J D Salenger. In the book it actually was Salenger.
I love this movie and never knew this until now
As an Iowan, we love the line, “is this heaven?” “No, it’s Iowa”! …the field is still there, I’ve played ball there several times!
that is so cool! another place to visit on my bucket list!
Yep - been there once before. Was awesome to explore the field and just hang out.
In college we flew into Iowa to play a NCAA playoff game and as I walked off the plane and into the terminal I called out to my coach “Hey Tom, is this heaven?” I was so thankful he got it and replied “No, it’s Iowa.” Then I said “🤔 could’ve sworn it was heaven.” 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Cool 😎!
Major League Baseball plays an actual game on the field of dreams every summer. The 2022 game is currently planned for Aug. 11, 2022 between the Chicago Cubs vs. the Cincinnati Reds!
That's awesome
Well, it's a different baseball field than the one in the movie, but it is in the same field of corn.
Yes, and the first Field of Dreams game (2021) was an EPIC game as well as a wonderful event - well worth a replay. Watch the whole game - it was amazing.
@@tedcole9936 The inaugural game last year got Fox its highest ratings for a MLB game since 2005. It was awesome that Kevin Costner, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox players came out from the cornfield to enter the baseball field.
@@dalefraser9771 Yes, they surveyed the original baseball field, and determined that it was inadequate for a regulation MLB game. I believe the ground was on too much of an incline to allow for a level field of play. That's why they chose to construct a new field on the other side of the cornfield.
At the end of the movie where Ray says "Hey, dad! Wanna have a catch?" ..... The word "dad" was not in the original script. However, after Kevin Costner accidentally used it in a rehearsal, the director saw what an impact it had, so it was left in, for the final version. Or, something along those lines.
I went to a showing of the movie a few years ago and the actor who played Ray's dad was the guest speaker afterward. He said in the original cut of the movie, Ray says, "Hey John," instead of "Hey dad," but it didn't test well so they went back and dubbed in the "dad" line in post-production. The audiences weren't happy that there was no acknowledgement that John knew that Ray was his son, which is why they fixed it.
@@805Bruin That line is one of the most impactful of the whole movie. I’m so glad they went with “dad” instead of “John.” I lost my dad a few years back, and this line gets me every time.
I'm not crying. You're crying.
The entire film is a heartwarming tearjerker, but when Costner says, "Hey Dad, you wanna have a catch?" the floodgates open every time.
Another movie where a father and son connect through supernatural means is Frequency. Super underrated.
Excellent movie for sure!
the Series was also panning out to be great (even staring the original Gordie) but sadly much like any series that is actually good it was cancelled.
Loved the Movie .
Yes, Frequency is good.
@@Mudge0001 I agree with you. That's why I like self contained movies. Less likely to have a cliffhanger or be cancelled.
YES!!!!!
This movie is just one of those movies that holds a place in my heart.
Would another one be Places In The Heart?
👏👏👏👏
This was Burt Lancaster’s (Archie Graham) last time on Movie Film… the last words ever spoken to him as an actor… “you were good” I don’t think this was intentionally done as no one knew this would be his last film. But in hindsight, that scene, brings so much more to me now than ever before. Great movie
"If I'd only been a Doctor for five minutes, THAT would have been a tragedy" - Gets to me every time.
3:33 that's Harvey, starring Jimmy Stewart. One of my favorite movies, and well worth a reaction.
this is one of those rare films that no matter how many times i've seen it, i ALWAYS get goosebumps at certain scenes (the van scene where he turns around and terence blocks him, and when karen says there is a man out in the yard) and i ALWAYS tear up at the end.
This is not the first TH-cam channel to review this gem of a film. Each time, among the many deserved praises, we forget the great, the majestic, the unique Burt Lancaster, a sacred monster of Cinema with a capital ''C''. He plays old ''Moonlight'' Graham in the movie. His performance is all restraint, all smooth but oh so hard-hitting. In total phase with the flow of the film. The speech in his office is hypnotic and endearing to perfection. A great actor. Burt Lancaster, I tip my hat to you, sir. No puns intended. Well, maybe a little...
I rarely shed a tear in a movie, but when Costner says "Hey Dad", i felt the water run down my face in the movie theater.
Best part of the movie!
it's a powerful moment
Well and the fact that for better or worse they handled it like men do. No apologies, no take-backs. Just sharing a few very simple and intimate moments between a father and son.
Thankfully, the line was added in post-production after test audiences were unsatisfied with the original ending, which I believe had Ray saying "Hey John..."
@@TBRSchmitt can you react to tremors 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 movies
You should definitely watch "The Natural" with Robert Redford. Great period baseball movie that's also more about life.
was surprised this didnt make the poll. seriously good sports film
The Natural doesn't come within 1,000 miles of Field of Dreams.......Its an ok movie, but nothing even close to this classic
@@robertwest4596 Not sure where you saw I was claiming it was better, but ok.
@db happiness Field of Dreams is 1. Bull Durham is 2. The Natural is way down the list, a couple pages further back.
The Natural is another movie where the Director's Cut is much more complete and better than the theatrical release.
I am a 59 y o guy from Australia, never seen a baseball game but this is my favourite film. It makes me cry every time. I actually managed to go to the filed of dreams 2 years ago, just after a major league game. Sitting on the bleachers for a couple of hours just watching families play ball. I managed to empty my head and just well, feel good, it truly is a piece of heaven. I also watched the corn which was fully grown, if I saw Shoeless Joe come out of there I would have been off lol. Truly a great game. Please don't ever lose this piece of heaven
“The guy from Rear Window” is James Stewart. You need to see “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Winchester ‘73,” “Anatomy of a Murder” and (in keeping with the baseball theme) “The Stratton Story.”
Brig. Gen. James Stewart, USAF.
I would save "It's a Wonderful Life" for the holiday season.
The scene in the movie, is from Stewart's movie Harvey, a movie about a man that sees a giant rabbit that no one else can see or hear, that's why it's in this movie(FOD)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Vertigo too. Although you can't go far wrong with Jimmy Stewart. One of the best ever.
That original comment made me feel old. I thought everyone knew jimmy stewart...
Always thought it was interesting that the "Voice" is billed as "Himself" in the end credits. While it's never actually revealed who the Voice was, some say its Costner himself. Some say Ed Harris. Or even the director. But it's kinda cool they kept it a secret.
I agree 100%....you said it all. Great movie.
It’s cool because there are very few mysteries in this connected world we live in now
@@michaelblaine6494 There's a ton we don't know about the world even now. Start w/ all the unsolved crimes.
The voice sounds a lot like the director Phil Alden Robinson. Having listened to his audio commentary on the DVD, their similarities are pretty strong.
I would lean towards Costner being the Voice, mainly because it follows the storyline. The voice is in his head because of the guilt he feels presently regarding how he treated his father. Of course, I could be way off here.
This movie hits extremely close to home in my family. My father died a year after it came out and his relationship with his father largely revolved around baseball as my grandfather played professionally. I think it was quite possibly the only thing they talked about to each other which was very sad. Years later my sisters and I had become Ray, trying to sort out the unhealthy relationship we had with our dad which again involved baseball as it often felt like the only thing he cared about. We can’t get through this film with out sobs of tears and reminders of our childhood which shows how good a movie it is to effect us like it does.
Wow. You are the first person I've seen who was impacted by this film as I was. First time I saw it was 1991, when my first marriage was over and I moved out, and my father was in the hospital with terminal cancer. I had a little portable TV in my new apartment (not much else) and saw some kind of baseball movie was on CBS. When Ray asked, "Dad? Want to have a catch?" I swear I collapsed on the floor and sobbed for like 10 minutes. I was able to use both experiences - the divorce and this film - to mend fences with my Dad in the time we had left together.
To this day I can't get through it without shedding tears. Far and away the most significant film I've ever seen, and in its own way a masterpiece. So glad to hear from someone for whom this film had a similar impact.
- _Bull Durham_ (1988, with Kevin Costner & Susan Sarandon)
- _The Natural_ (1984, with Robert Redford)
- _A League Of Their Own_ (1992, with Geena Davis)
Baseball classics for the list. ⚾️
Thinking about it angels in the outfield is super effed up when the kid asks the dad when theyre gonna be a family again he said when the absolute worst team in the league wins the penant he basically said no way in hell
Great suggestions.
All must watch movies!
Cobb
Major League
Soul Of The Game
YES! That is the star of Rear Window. That is the great Jimmy Stewart. The Tom Hanks of his day. Starred in 3 Hitchcock movies, Rear Window, Vertigo, Rope. Also in It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith goes to Washington, The Shop Around the Corner, The Philadelphia Story, The Spirit of St Louis, The man who Shot Liberty Valance and many more.
The movie was Harvey. About Elwood P. Dowd. An adult man whose best friend was a 6 foot tall invisible rabbit.
I lost my father in 2020. This was one of his favorite movies. We use to watch it together all the time. Watching this reaction made me realize I haven't seen this movie since he passed. In the part where Ray called him Dad, I broke down crying. I miss my Dad. Thank you for helping me think of him.
@fortmike34 Same here. I lost my dad to cancer in 2005, just a few months after I turned 18. I didn't cry at the time, unlike everyone else in my family. But when I watched this movie a few years later, and the scene with his dad started, I broke down. I used to play catch with my dad all the time.
Burt Lancaster is one of my favorite postwar actors. I first saw him on tv in The Crimson Pirate when I was around 12 (in the late ‘70s), and he was super sexy there. I finally watched some of his dramatic roles later in my life, and completely fell for his acting skills. His monologue about baseball here is one of my favorite movie moments.
Me too...when he tells Ray about his baseball wish in his home town. That is an Oscar worthy speech right there, and then he says that famous line of getting home before his wife thinks he has a girlfriend. I got the feeling that Doc Graham's wife was a lot like Ray's wife...both supportive and fiery. I wanted more with Burt Lancaster, that scene was so magical that made the "choking" scene all the better. A beautiful, well-written story that happens to be a movie.
Totally agree, apart from the sexy part, lol. Crimson pirate was when he became one of my favourites too. A great actor whose presence in this film only enhanced my enjoyment of it.
Agreed, Lancaster was greatness and Crimson Pirate and Elmer Gantry, Birdman of Alcatraz my fav BL films. legendary.
I'm curious who your favorite pre-war actors are :)
@@CraigKostelecky Good question! Fred Astaire, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, and Spencer Tracy for the guys, and Katharine Hepburn and Garbo for the women.
Possibly the best example of the American desire to just "keep it basic" in regard to baseball. When the MLB did their first "Field of Dreams" game, it was the highest rated baseball game in nearly 20 years. And was considered such a success, that not only did the MLB higher-ups want to keep it an official event, but the players and coaches almost came out in a fully unified voice that THIS is really what baseball "is about". That small-town, in the backyard, passed down for generations, feeling that got all of them interested in the sport all along.
And also the worst example of keeping it basic, it might have to be said. If they'd had permission to use J.D. Salinger, it still would have been problematic. But choosing an African-American to play the role (a brilliant casting choice of James Earl Jones, no doubt) just highlights that in an 80s, nearly 90s film, not a single historical African-American player was used. And consequently, they hyper-sentimental exaltation of baseball over the years by Terrance Mann becomes more than a little cringeworthy.
A beautiful, magical movie that didn’t go overboard. You feel a childlike wonder afterwards. They don’t show too much. Keeps you thinking about what is out there.
That's Burt Lancaster as Moonlight Graham, by the way.
A superb actor, especially Bird Man of Alcatraz.
The Natural is another great baseball movie.
As an emotional experience this is different (better >>! MAYBE MAYBE NOT its subjective)
As a baseball epic hero's mythology from Greek traditions (its pretty much Odyssey mixed with other myths and tales) a tale of trials and tribulations, and finally redemption /victory.
I love both but The Natural is my favorite Baseball movie of all time.
I adore this movie and Amy Madigan is such an underappreciated talent. I love her.
A thousand thumbs up for Amy Madigan. She deserved starring roles. Just a fantastic actress. I guess I'll just have to go rewatch 'Carnivale'.
You guys continually have the most incredibly good reactions online. The quality of the picture, your allowing us to hear the movie, your out-of-the-way superimposition of yourselves with no boxes over the movie, your fun comments...everything about your reactions is without peer. I love watching movies with you. (Though I will say, TBR's too freaking smart for his own good. I'm waiting for him to be surprised, but he's like a walking CliffsNotes, calling everything correctly. My compliments, but it would be nice if TBR were surprised once in a while.) :)
Ive seen a few REactions to the STING and would love he and SAmantha to see that classic with REDFORD and Paul Newman. I think that would be one he wont figure all the twists
@@michaelceraso1977 Yes! I watched a reactor watch "The Sting," who thought he'd figured it out ... he didn't!!! Yes, that would be great for TBR. :)
He is waay too smart for his own good for sure. He doesn't seem to be able to have any suspension of disbelief. He needs to turn off his damn brain, and have some fun. Unfortunately, it feels like a trauma response he's become conditioned to over time. Like as a kid he became accustomed to having to consider every possibility and be on high alert for each one.
If you were to add "Slapshot" (hockey comedy) and "The Natural" (baseball movie) to your voting list for sport movies, I do not think that you would regret it....
Yes. The Natural
Miracle, with Kurt Russel, is really good too!
Rudy too!
Invincible
@@claymccoy Rudy is a must see sports movie. I think if they keep delving further into baseball movies though, Major League is always fun. Basically the Naked Gun of baseball movies :P
I love the part when Ray says, "Ease his pain. It was him" and then Joe says, "No, Ray. It was you."
I feel that the character Terence (James Earl Jones) knew that he was going to die soon, within 6-12 months, maybe from cancer or something. That's why Terence said "there's a reason they chose me". The ball players were saying, "Hey you're cool why not come now and not go through whatever is coming up". After that Terence is really just giving excuses why he SHOULD go rather than why he IS going.
The last shot of the cars going to the field was practical. They went around to 3 neighboring towns and got the residents to take part in the scene
I'm watching this at 2 AM, and now I wanna go hug my dad.
This movie is among my most beloved EVER. A real gem. Great that you‘re watching it .
It was so heartwarming! Thank you for supporting!
@@TBRSchmitt
I think you two would love the movie "Charlie St. Cloud". It also has Ray Lolita and has a similar feel as this movie...more wholesome and uplifting.
I'm a lifelong Iowa resident, a lifelong baseball fan. I lost my dad to cancer when I was 13. I said a lot of shitty things to him when he was dying that I never got to take back, long story short, this movie has been a huge part of my life for as far back as I can remember. And I love to see "outsiders, non Iowans, non baseball fans, whatever" discover this wonderful movie. Dynamite reaction video, TBR Schmitt. Well done.
Same. I said some things to my dad out of anger towards him for the dogmas he was lured into. He turned into a monster from the person I knew. He died a month or so later. Almost 8 years later I am beginning to understand him and what it means to be a flawed but well intended parent. I hope that from somewhere he can see how my perspectives have matured.
That last line of Costner's makes everyone cry. "Hey Dad..." Great movie! My favorite sports movie is Breaking Away. It's about cycling, it's funny & heartwarming. Please consider reacting to it 🙏 Thanks!
REFUND? REFUND?
GREAT movie! Nice to hear someone mention it. It’s a real forgotten gem.
Great movie.
Breaking Away is another great one, one of my family’s favorite when I was growing up, would love to see that reaction! I’ve suggested it on other pages but no one has covered it. Feel good heartwarming film👍❤️
I very much agree. Breaking Away is this great little film that was shot on a shoestring budget and it has so much heart. You loved Field of Dreams so I know you love Breaking Away.
Peppered throughout with heart and soul, Field of Dreams digs deep down into those deepest vaults, where the thickest emotions play and thrive. Speckled about with contagious humor and witty writing Field of Dreams is an experience made memorable by such a loveable cast. With powerful messages of the heart Field of Dreams both affects us deeply and inspires the audience in many uplifting ways. ( :E
Well said
The last scene makes me cry every time. I don’t think there’s a man alive who doesn’t get emotional at the end.
If there is, he's dead inside.
I've watched this movie dozens of times, and 33 years later, it still holds as much magic, wonder and emotion as first watch!! The story, the mystery, the acting, the music is all on point! One of Costner's best. Amy Madigan as his wife is perfect, Ray Liotta (RIP) - couldn't ask for better, and of course James Earl Jones - his voice alone deserves all the accolades. Special mention to Burt Lancaster - small role, but he made the absolute most of it - just the twinkle in his eye was magical!
I was so happy to introduce this movie to my boys, and will do so for my daughter when she's a bit older.
Never fail to well with tears at that ending...every time he says 'dad...'
Top 10 of all time movies for me.
The real story of Shoeless Joe Jackson is extremely tragic. From what I can tell his teammates took advantage of him having the mental capacity of a child and he had no real clue about the cheating. In my opinion MLB needs to overturn his lifetime ban.
"Eight men out" is really good and shows shoeless joe in a good light.
Look at the facts and not fictional accounts...Joe admitted it for one.😊and cristy mathewson pointed out numerous instances where Joe dogged it in the outfield and allowed A few runs he normally wouldn't have.
Cominsky lambasted Joe in the media during WW1 for Joe taking A job at a naval yard instead of signing up to fight...Joe said that was the main reason he joined in throwing the series
if they can let Pete Rose back in they can let Joe back in
@@Elios0000 agreed. In my opinion if Shoeless Joe Jackson isn't allowed in the HOF, Pete Rose shouldn't be and Rose shouldn't be allowed to be in the MLB HoF until Shoeless Joe Jackson is.
Wait, I know that you said lifetime ban but I thought they would have overturned it by now??
You guys should do Major League. One of the funniest and best baseball movies of all time. A classic.
Juuuuust a bit outside
He tried the corner and missed
Yes!
Oh damn that would be great. Saw it so many times as a kid, but haven't thought about it for decades outside of the memes.
Thank you for a great reaction, seeing you smiling and laughing all the way through was heart-warming. By the end of this film I always have a tear in my eye.
My father and I were estranged for many years and then I saw "Field of Dreams" and everything changed. I cry at the end every time.
What did you think about that gorgeous James Horner music at the scene in which Costner plays catch with his dad? I've seen the movie 30 times and I still sob like a baby when I see it.
I want Cinderella Man higher on that list, so good. Love Field of Dreams, such a great movie, always tear up at the end.
Yes! Let’s get to Cinderella Man!
yeah cinderella man is a superb movie.
I love Cinderella Man too! The relationship between Russell Crowe's and Paul Giamatti's characters is so good. Another great sports movie.
I've been waiting so long for them to watch it.
The only way they will react to it is if you join there pay channel and recommend it there.
Every time I see this movie I think of my grandfather. He is the reason I love baseball. I used to watch games with him as a little kid. He loved baseball and he made me love it too. He passed when I was 8, and he left a big void in my life ever since. This movie reminds me how simple the joy of watching a game or having a catch. Some things last forever, even after they are gone. Thanks for this!
You should definitely check out the movie 'Rudy'.
I Second RUDY! RUDY! RUDY! 👏👏
@@BigPete44 damn you! I was gonna leave the same thing but you beat me to it! Lol
@@AregPone LOL I was quick on that one!! 🤣👍
10000000000000% AMAZING FILM!
Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
To me, Terrance Mann did die and went to live with players. It was his time and that’s why he was invited. I believe what they wanted us to infer was that Terrance was getting all of these great stories. He came back while the ghosts and told his stories to Ray and wrote them down and became a great writer, as was Terrance.
TRIVIA - The true people who owned that land kept the ballpark. They sold tickets to see it and people even went there to get married. They made good money.
I always thought that when the brother was introduced to Mann, he couldn't see him and was(again) just being a jerk pretending to shake hands.
I thought he'd come back so he could write about it and get back into writing again, now that his motivation has been renewed.
I think he was allowed to temporarily go to the other side so he could experience it and be inspired to write again.
I went to Dyersville in the winter of 1996 and got to see the original field.
Wasn’t there an actual MLB season game played there a couple of years ago?
im not crying, i got something in both my eyes
You didn't mention it and I'm not sure if you recognized him, but the Doctor was played by the great Burt Lancaster. This was his final movie.
Yeah ThIs was his last cinema performance. He did do a few TV movies after tho.
Good to know Burt stayed busy. I did not know that.
@@THOMMGB he worked till around 1990 / 91 till his stroke. with 3 different tv mini series and a TV movie after field of dreams. The Betrothed, The Phantom of the Opera, Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair, Separate but Equal. He died in 1994
Great story, great acting, great casting, great music and great cinematography. Thank you for reacting to this film. It's nice to "not have to check my brain and my heart in at the box office!"
This is one of my all-time semimetal films. I love how they never explain the magic, they just let it happen. My favorite part of it is how it's really a film about a father and son reuniting, but the movie does such a great job of making you forget about that part in that moment. So when they reveal the father, it has maximum impact.
A few other notes: They really did build a field in the corn to film this. Two different families owned that farmland. After the movie was done, one family kept the field while the other let the corn grow back. They both now keep the field and run and sell merchandise and allow people to play. A couple of years ago, Major League Baseball built another field just a few hundred yards away and the White Sox played the Yankees last season there.
Terrance Mann was originally written to be J.D. Salinger, who wrote Catcher in the Rye, but was more reclusive later in life. So they decided just to completely fictionalize him.
The Moonlight Graham story is 100% real. He really did just play in one inning and never got the chance to hit. He then became a doctor. The obituary they read was his actual obit and some of the people they talked to really knew him. And this is a fun quirk with baseball statistics, but if this counted, he would still not have an official at bat since a sacrifice fly does not count against the batter. So he would have 1 plate appearance, 0 at bats, and 1 RBI.
Lots of good films mentioned below, I'm going to throw out a film that hasn't been mentioned in the comments.... "Pride of the Yankees" 1942 starring Gary Cooper. Basically the Lou Gehrig story. A great film almost forgotten.
Every time Doc crosses the line to help the little girl out it gets me. He chose to help others versus chasing his own dream. It reminds me of how much I miss playing the game.
You wanna see a more sci fi centered movie, where baseball plays a beautiful side role, I'd highly recommend Frequency with Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid...
Whats so awesome is that played a major league game with the white sox and yankees on that very field last summer. It was the most magical baseball game ive ever seen all the way to the very end! Kevin costner was there and did an introduction as well. Just amazing movie and such a wonderful tribute of playing a game there!
12:15 - "I'm melting!"
Wondering if you got that reference. If not there's another movie to watch.
"Dad, do you wanna have a catch?" Anybody who misses their dad loses it right there.
You got to watch RUDY.
You two are making a real contribution to people's lives. Thank you! 😊
Thank you for the kind comment!
Originally, ‘Hey, Dad’ was not in the film. Instead, it was left implied that they were father and son. But then they did audience screenings and some were so incensed that Costner didn't call him Dad. They loved the film but gave it a negative review because that moment of closure was so important and was missing in the original version. So, they had to change it and inserted "Hey DAD, wanna have a catch?". You can see they cut from Kevin saying, ‘Hey’ as he says ‘dad.’ It was dubbed in later and is the most remembered line of the film.
But you don't need the line if he tells his family it's his Dad. This story makes no sense.
@@chand911 In the original ending, he said, "Hey JOHN, wanna have a catch?" leaving the fact that John doesn't know for sure if Ray is his son or just some nice guy that lets the ghosts use the field. By calling him "Dad", it leaves no doubt and closes the circle established in the beginning of the film and with the story Ray told Terrance Mann ("You see? That's the sort of crap people are always trying to lay on me. It's not my fault you wouldn't play catch with your father!"). It was him telling his father, I know who you are and why you are here.
A fantastic reaction to a film that means so much to so many people. :)
My dad passed away in the mid-1980s. I was 9-years-old and the older I get, the more affected I am by father & son movies but this one gets me every single time. As a movie fan, the icing on the cake is the acting masterclass tag team of Burt Lancaster & James Earl Jones.
And others have mentioned it already but I’d like to give my +1 vote for Frequency starring Jim Caviezel & Dennis Quaid. Great performances and it manages to blend several genres into one fantastic film.
Amy Madigan is an underused actress, I feel. She was very good in Streets of Fire as McCoy.
I agree. She was a well-received actor, and greatly utilized, in the 3rd Season of "Fringe" as Olivia Dunham's mom. I was so happy to see her back on the screen (even if it was the "small" screen). Love her speech at the town meeting..."America, I love ya" Anytime I hear about banning things, such as books, I think of this scene. It should be required viewing today, right before the playing of the National Anthem at baseball games. Just a thought.
The perfect wife, beautiful,fiesty,hilarious,loyal and principled
I have never been able to watch this movie without crying! Such a beautifully made and touching movie. ⚾
This is one of those films it’s absolutely priceless seeing you go in totally blind.
This film is a beloved classic and holds a special place in a lot of peoples hearts.
And a great story about fathers and sons.
Going to recommend another great film for you. Another great film about fathers and sons. One of the few. If you never noticed, Hollywood doesn’t exactly make too many positive films about fathers.
“Big Fish” (2003)
This would be a perfect film for you two to react to come Fathers Day.
It’s a story about CLOSURE.
You’ve probably never seen Burt Lancaster in a movie. ( Dr Graham )- don’t you think you think he was a great actor?
The set where they filmed the baseball field was a real farm, and like the end of the movie, became a real-world attraction where people would drive there just to see the field from Field of Dreams.
I don't think it exists any more (?) , but it did for many years.
You guys are so fun to watch a movie with! The world needs more kind-hearted and insightful people like you two. Cheers!
I love this movie. So different. When he plays catch with his dad at the end it always gets to me. I also love it that the Europeans that I work with who've watched this movie had no idea what was going on. Kind of a uniquely American tale. Nice movie pick.
One of the most remarkable things about this movie is its location, and how all modifications done are still in place. The opening with the "if you build it" the camera position is one of the few that shows what they started with. The house and ballfield have been kept as in the movie ever since. I went there last June with random people playing catch on different parts of the field, and taking a lot of photos. One of them took a few of me at home plate and on the pitcher's mound. There are two live streaming web cams I didn't know about. I had a friend knowing I was going there, she called me after I told her I was there, and she was able to see me on the field as it happened, and took a screen capture for me.
A couple months later, the first ever MLB game in the state of Iowa took place there, but about 1/2 mile away in a separate ballpark that would not have any affect on the original one. The light towers for that field were visible from the Field of Dreams. The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees played one game with about 8000 in attendance. The design and size of the ballpark is similar to those used in the film, A League of Their Own. Both teams wore uniforms from the the 1910's. Unlike regular ballparks, the corn line was the edge of the outfield in places so Kevin Costner could enter first from the corn, and ask the crowd, "Is this heaven?" to which they replied, "This is Iowa!" Then both teams and all the managers entered from the outfield cornfield. That cornfield was meticulously planted and maintained by hand to make literally perfect rows with evenly spaces cornstalks. Search youtube to find the entire game including the pregame and postgame, or just the introduction part. Simply search youtube with "Kevin Costner Leads" and they'll all show.
The movie that's on the TV with James Stewart (Yes, the guy from Rear Window) Is Harvey. It's a film about a man who's best friend is a7 foot tall invisible talking rabbit.
It's a real good way to tell if a man is alive or dead inside. If someone doesn't cry at any point in this movie, throw sheet over them. They're dead.
When the Field of Dreams game was going to be played right there in that corn field, I was trying to get the tickets and ready to drive all the way to Iowa from Tennessee. But then covid hit and it was postponed, and my money refunded. When restrictions were lifted a little, I tried getting the tickets but I kept getting refunded over and over again. It was driving me nuts wether or not the game was going to be postponed again. Then life happened, I got busy, and next thing I know I'm scheduled to work the day of the game. I was beyond pissed. If the Titans were pissed about losing the Super Bowl by an inch, I was more pissed than that. So I watched it on TV, rooting for the White Soxs, crying at how beautiful it was, and I was not afraid to say that it was more magical than Disney Land.
Dang right. Sorry you missed out on getting to the game, but I concur that the game was an epic masterpiece... Americans come in two varieties, Yankees fans and .. lets say.. non- Yankees fans.. (This includes Mets fans, and anyone who grew up in an American League town other than New York.) For all the Non-Yankees Fans, that 2021 Field of Dreams game was indeed a dream come true. And it was just a great game regardless. Yankees-White Sox, like in the movie... a great choice for the first Field of Dreams game, but every team should get a turn at this classic venue eventually. Baseball... nothing else like it.
@@tedcole9936 I hear this year it'll be the Cubs and Reds. I'm going to bet money, marbles, or chalk that Bill Murray is going to be there. And you best believe I'm going.
Yeah, that was James ‘Jimmy’ Steward, legendary actor who you saw in Rear Window. When I was a freshman in college (1970), he and Helen Hayes brought the play Harvey to town. He had been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in the film version of Harvey (1950) in which Josephine Hull won for Best Supporting Actress. It is well worth a watch. Growing up, I saw most of his films on tv and am partial to his Westerns.
I get goosebumps every time I watch this film.
I was lucky to meet Phil Alden Robinson-- writer/director of FIELD OF DREAMS. I said "you go to hell, Phil Alden Robinson." He look at me scared and surprised-- "what did I do?"
"Field of Dreams. Every time I come across it on TV, I wind up sitting there for that final scene even though I know you're gonna make me cry like a baby."
We laughed. Love this movie. LOVE.
One of my favorite movies. So glad you watched it and loved it.
More baseball movies...
Bull Durham
A League of Their Own
The Natural
For the life of me I don't understand why there aren't any reactions to Bull Durham. I've looked so many times. It's really confusing because it's always been a popular movie.
Major League too!
Who's peeling onions in here?
I'm not crying! You're crying!
Watched this as a kid when my dad was teaching me to play baseball. I remembered liking it but never really thought of it again, until a few years after he passed, and watched it again. It hit me like a truck I appreciated so much more now that I'm older. Besides the father and son ending, the marriage relationship was wonderful. They're super honest with each other, when one knows what he's feeling is crazy, and she's like yeah it is but I got your back.
Literally my favorite movie. Thank you for reacting to this movie.
40:40 "Hopeful, fulfilling of dreams and positive"
3:30 That would be "It's a Wonderful Life" it features one of 3 above traits that this movie had. Always watch it at Christmas time and was sobbing this year.
"Harvey", not "It's A Wonderful Life". Both Jimmy Stewart films, though.
Some say this is about baseball, but what it's really about is fathers and sons.
The most wholesome version of Valhalla ever.
I never made that connection before! It really is a kind of Valhalla!
One of my favorite movies. As a lover of the game of baseball. I grew up playing it and still watch all 162 games of my team every year. I watch this movie every year.
You should be in my fantasy baseball league.
Please add the original "The Bad News Bears" (1976) to your poll. It's one of the best written movies of all time.
Oooo, good one!
Also add "Mystery Alaska" (1999) It's sort of a hockey movie
One of my all time favorites, watched it probably 50 million times😂 and I still tear up watching it. So happy u both got to watch it🥰🥰
One thing that strikes me abt seeing this in 2022 is the different or lost context this film 8s experinced thru.
It's harder in a way to fully feel the depth of this film, because in '89 everyone Truely felt the Terrance Mann speach abt baseball.
It was still America's Game & touched a deeper, personal, American historical place in everyone, esp every boy and man.
As a kid, names like Ruth, Gering, Walter Johnson, Musial, Kofax, Cobb, Satchel Page, DiMaggio, Williams, Robinson, Gibson, ect were known, as were their placevin baseball.
The historical numbers, old as trees, 60, 61; 54; 42; .401; 2,130;. They were like Washington, Lincoln, part and parcel of the national history and ethos. Woven into it was the "humble", quiet, hard working, patient, detail oriented, 'long view' character of the nation. Seeing a game in person was better than TV.
Today football has supplanted baseball which is faster, requires less patience, less detail, better suited for TV. It's louder, bolder, usually requires more physical strength than patient strategy. Not bad, just different. It reflects more our character today.
Some of the context, like those players is lost, but not returning.
Today you'd have to write it about a football player who got hurt young.
Still in my top 10 movies and movie memories. Thanks for the reminder.
You should try Bull Durham. It's a great comedy baseball movie starring Costner that came out the year before Field of Dreams.
Oh yes, Bull Durham is super good!
The "trick" to the Moonlight Graham story is when he walked away from baseball as a young man, it was a decision made out of emotion and immaturity. When Doc Graham walked away from the game to save Karen, it was a decision made with full knowledge and maturity. He got the closure he needed and could accept eternity with no regrets.
I never thought of it that way. He must have walked away from baseball as a young person for reasons of resentment and anger. He probably felt betrayed but obviously he was really good and could have easily made it in baseball if looked past his own pain at the time. But even if he went back to college for the wrong reasons, he still did so much good for others.
Since this came out it's always been THE movie that it's perfectly acceptable for guys to cry while watching it. Also a super underrated but amazing Baseball movie with Kevin Costner in it is "For Love Of The Game".
My dad passed away in 2011 and Ray playing catch with his dad brought back memories of playing pitch, catch, and hit with my dad when I was a kid.
Dr. Archibald “Moonlight” Graham was a real person.
A real hero.
And if you guys didn't know, they played a Field of Dreams baseball game in MLB last year. It was the first time they did it. They even had Kevin Costner come out to do the opening ceremony. I think it was the same location, but they built a diamond right on a farm and had fans there and all. The White Sox and Yankees played, and it was an amazing game.
It was the same farm from the film. they never took the field down after filming, and instead turned it into a tourist attraction.
I somehow missed that game, but I heard it was awesome. "If you build it, he will come." This was all you heard about when this movie originally debuted. I myself did not see it in the theater and I regret it, but it's one of my all-time favorites.
The great Burt Lancaster playing Doc Graham, he was in so many great movies I watched growing up in the 60s , a real Hollywood legend
38:29 "Hey, Rookie... you were good." is a final tribute to Burt Lancaster's illustrious career from all of us.
Next Costner film? Either Tin Cup, or American Flyers... his first Starring role.
No, it has to be Robinhood Prince of Thieves.
- *RUDY (1993)* 🏈🍀
- *MONEYBALL (2011)* ⚾️
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I've been trying to get more people to see Rudy. Such a great movie.
@MST3Killa Me Too!! Such an awesome movie!! Would be a great reaction!
Y'all have to watch Hoosiers if you haven't already. What a great movie that one is.