What a lot of people don't know is that Archibald "Moonlight" Graham was a real person. The stats given at the Red Sox game were his actual stats. He really did go back to Chisholm, Mn. and become a doctor. What's even more incredible is the three men in the bar that Terence Mann interviews were really freinds who knew Dr. Graham! And the woman at the newspaper office is reading Dr. Graham's real obituary, which she wrote!
Nice details , thankyou. This movie has focus on the depth of human relations & the beauty of the gift of life. Much more interesting than how to murder somebody.
I went to a wedding a few months after this movie came out and Kevin Costner was invited as a friend of the family. At the the time he was the most popular movie star in the world and he was taking all the attention away from the bride and groom so he congratulated them and spoke briefly to their families and then took off so they could have the spotlight all to themselves. A classy move that I never forgot.
55 years old and I still cry when his dad shows up. Deep inside, I think most men desperately want their father's approval, but a lot of us feel like we never earned it. This film was written for us.
A fact that makes the final scene with Ray meeting his father even more emotional... the actor playing Ray's father (Dwier Brown) filmed his one scene shortly after his own father's funeral. He says that while his emotions were too fresh and painful, it added so much to the scene he decided to soldier through it. And THANK GOD he did - it adds so much power. Dwier Brown is the living example of "no small parts" in a movie - he's in the movie for maybe 5 minutes and it's the defining role of his career.
In 2019 my dad went to The Field of Dreams baseball field. It was the 30 year anniversary of the film. They had a baseball game played there. My dad got to meet the actor Dwier Brown that played John Kinsella. He got his autograph on a baseball for me and one for my brother. I wasn’t able to visit my dad in 2020 because of the pandemic. He got cancer. I visited my dad in January of 2021 when he got released from the hospital. I visited him in August for 10 days. I took an emergency trip in November and said my goodbye to my dad because a few days later he passed away from cancer. In January when I went to visit he gave me the autograph ball and a Field of Dreams shirt. That was my last gift from my father
I'm English, never thrown a Baseball in my life ... the ending makes me weep every time I watch it ! My Dad was taken ill holidaying in New England in 1995, at 60, and had a 6-way Heart by-pass in Boston, Ma. My two sisters and I were helpless in the UK, but despite 3 different extended family members offering to pay for us to fly to join Mum, our mother refused to let us fly out to join her, because she knew how much it would pain us to see this " big man " incapacitated .. He's now 86, and suffering from dementia, but in the Summer of 1998, he, my son, who's devoted to his " Pops " and I, played a round of Golf and went for lunch afterwards ... when I got home, I cried like a baby and my wife just looked at me and said " It's your " Field of Dreams " moment .... you did something you never thought you might be able to do " ... She understood perfectly ...
My father left in 1981 when I was just 8 years old, so the first time I watched this movie in theater I openly wept all through the credits till the Usher finally had to asked me to leave for the next showing. This movie just hits deep in the soul. Loved your reactions, ladies.
Fans for years, have traveled to this place to experience the nostalgia of the early days of baseball. MLB decided to build another field, next to the current one and this past August played a in season game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox. Of course, Kevin Costner was there and the White Sox won 6-4.
Close. The White Sox won 9-8 in the ninth on a walk off homerun from Tim Anderson after being down 8-7 to start the last half inning. The Yankees had started the bottom of the ninth down 7-4 and hit two, two run homeruns with two outs. In all 6 runs were scored at the end of the game. A magical finish to a magical game. Baseball just has something other sports don't. It's like it's also the Gods' favorite game. Magic just happens in baseball.
I am sorry, I looked up the score of the game in Wikipedia and it showed the box score through 8 innings. I didn’t realize you can move the box score over to see the rest. So, yes the White Sox won 9-8. 😀
♥One of my all time favorite Costner movies. "Bull Durham" and "For the Love of the Game" are two other exceptional baseball movies of his, but "Dances With Wolves" is Costner's *must watch* movie. ☺♥
Bull Durham is classic. And Cassie is watching Dances With Wolves next week. I can't wait for that one. Water World is another Costner movie I love, although the critics hated it.
RIP Burt Lancaster (November 2, 1913 - October 20, 1994), aged 80 RIP James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 - September 9, 2024), aged 93 RIP Ray Liotta (December 18, 1954 - May 26, 2022), aged 67 You will be remembered as legends
Great actors. Lancaster especially along with JEJones added such a touch of class and authenticity of older generation actors which gave such an unusual movie instant credibility. James Earl Jones still going at age 91.
'Field of Dreams' is really a film about lost memories of being young and growi -ng with fond moments of enjoying your childhood with family members and pla -ying ball with your dad in happier times. One scene near the end where the writer Terrence Mann tells Ray why baseball is -so woven in the fabric of American con -scienceness and his speech why the ga -me means so much to our history and -why it's so loved is so touching and ins -piring and making it that much more en -dearing to it's audience.A true classic.
@@armanddebella7594 Ironically, JE Jone's wife reads all his scripts first and recommended this to her husband. But she thought his monologue would cut for time constraints. It is an iconic scene.
This movie is so sacred; I bawl my eyes out when Ray says “Hey, Dad?”… every time. MLB built a Field of Dreams next to the original, and will host games there every year from here on out!
My husband used to cry every time he watched this movie. He passed away five years ago. Our son watches this movie often because it reminds him of his dad. I love your reactions to movies. I'm a year late watching your reactions, but I just discovered your channel recently.
My father died in 2019. My father was blinded at about age 6 but it didn't hold him back. He was a huge sports nut, but he never "saw" this film, or many films for that matter. Baseball was easily his favorite sport, and watching this reaction after not having see this film for 30+ years really hit me.
It is hard to explain what this movie means to men. Fathers are so important and to often we don't recognize how important. To hear your father say, "I am proud of you" or "I love you" is so precious to a young man. My father never heard those words from my grandfather so he was adamant that I would know it every moment of my life. When my boys were little I told them over and over to remember this one thing, no matter what Dad loves you. I hope and pray that I have taught them to be strong, firm, full of grace and care for others, to stand for truth and work to be better each day the way my Dad taught me. Still play catch with them as well.
I'm a 38 year old Male and this movie hits me in the feels every single time I watch it. It's hard not to tear up at the end. Best sports related movie ever!
I watched an interview with James Earl Jones and he said that Terrence was just waiting to be recycled, waiting to make a difference and do what he was meant to do..write! Then he could pass on, To whever the field leads to. Truly a magical movie that touches every emotion. A masterpiece of American culture. Thankyou for reminding me.
Heads up Carly, Shoeless Joe's glove looks weird because that's how baseball gloves looked back in 1915. manufacturer of the glove hadn't been refined as yet, and to be authentic to the character they used the glove Shoeless joe would have used. Since he's from the past he never saw modern glove or stadium lights. He even asks Kevin Costner/ Ray about it when they first start playing.
Father's and sons playing catch is a special bonding moment between the two and will always be remembered. Baseball is a great game that many love. I played baseball as a kid too and bonded with my teammates. I was so proud of Cassie when she knew what a southpaw was and that James Earl Jones was the voice of Vader.
Kevin Costner was huge movie star. All the ladies love him. Always a favorite of mine. He has many films from the 80’s, 90’s. This movie is the most magical movie if u love Baseball or played it.
I recommend "For Love of the Game" also starring Kevin Costner. It's an excellent baseball movie but it's also right up your alley because it's a heart wrenching love story between him and Kelly Preston. I think you'd LOVE it.
Major League Baseball made this “Field of Dreams” a reality this season when they held a real MLB baseball game on this Iowa baseball cornfield field between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees and televised it nationwide on Fox Sports. You can find it on TH-cam. And lots of people from all over the country did come to watch it in person.
I’m so excited to see someone reacting to this movie. I love it so much and hopefully maybe a few other reactors discover it too now. I’m gonna take a wild guess that these two are really going to enjoy it.
My favorite movie of all times. I loved everything about it and a tear is in my eye every time I watch it (about 20 times). I'm glad you ladies appreciated it. Any time Carly wants to come to Pittsburgh and watch movies, she is more than welcome. Thanks for your comments.
Kevin Costner made great Baseball movies. And I know nothing about Baseball, but "For the love of the game" (is that the name?) is a fantastic movie about the ups and downs of a professional athlete.
Joe Jackson and the story of the White Sox is true. A great story of redemption. James Earl Jones monologue about baseball was flawless. This was one of Burt Lancaster's last movies before he died. When Ray Liotta says Hey rookie you were good to Burt's character Archie Graham, I get misty eyed. James Horner's soundtrack is superb.
So, this film won several academy awards. And, Mark, played by Timothy Busfield is married to Melissa Gilbert. Tim created a small theater company in our hometown. He might even own a residence here as well because he spends so much time at the theater. He played in two VERY popular TV series, Thirtysomething and Westwing.
Every grown man sheds tears watching this film. It's different for a man, it's hard to explain. PS: Burt Lancaster's scene, by God if it wasn't worth an Oscar nomination
the field is still there and it should be a bucket list destination for everyone it is very cool. Stopped there with my boys years ago and had a catch.
In the last shot, where you see all of the cars on the road, they made it look like they were moving by having them flash their bright lights on and off. The only cars that were moving were the ones close to the field. After filming the farmer plowed the field to plant more corn. A side not here, the field was only green paint, as the sod they had planted needed people to stay off of it for at least three weeks. The director and producer both said, yeah, that's not going to happen, we need to be on the field tomorrow. So, when the sod died, they painted it green to make it look like grass. But it's a very good movie. 😎😎😍😍😁😁😀😀
Around the time this movie came out I was working at a bank. One of my co-workers was affiliated with a local amateur baseball team. Rumor went around that Kevin Costner would be pitching in a game. Well it didn’t happen but Tim Busfield did pitch. The opposing players razed Tim with lines from his movies but he hung in there and pitched well.
The movie is about the choices we make and the road(s) we choose to travel on in life, but sometimes still wonder, what would of happened if we had chosen the other path/road. aka regrets or what could of been.
I cry every time they play catch. Baseball was one of the things that was special in my life, and my father always had time for my game. Playing catch is the best thing I remember about my childhood.
For more Kevin Costner, here are a few all-time classics: 1) The Untouchables (Prohibition days - thrilling drama) 2) Bull Durham (More baseball - comforting chick-flicky sports) 3) Dances With Wolves (Cavalry & Indians - touching drama) Enjoy. :)
FYI Archie Graham hit a ball that was caught & scored a run. That's a Sacrifice Fly. He gets credit for a Plate Appearance officially he still has 0 At Bats.
"The Natural" with Robert Redford is a FANTASIC BASEBALL MOVIE! And love story & more. Also you will fall in love with him, he's unbelievably handsome 😍...oops forgot about my favorite Kevin Costner movie (not about baseball) "The Postman" where after the apocalypse is over and we all have to start again & he becomes the 1st Postman! YOU WILL LOVE ALL THE TWISTS & TURNS!!!!!
Great reaction ladies! That last from when her brother shows up until the end of the movie are so good. Those of us who have seen it 100 times knew what was coming and were just waiting for your reactions. It was just what we all felt and quite a few still do, when watching it. If you want to try a football movie I would suggest "Brian's Song". It is a true story and will pull at your heart strings also.
A couple things about the film you might find particularly interesting: 1) W.P. Kinsella, the author who wrote the novel upon which the movie is based, was a Canadian from Alberta, and he came up with the idea for the story after sharing tales about "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (one of his personal baseball heroes) at a writer's event in Iowa in the early 80's. 2) The movie set -- the house and farmland with the field -- is still a tourist destination in NE Iowa, and in the last several years has become the site of at least one regular season matchup of professional baseball teams from MLB, wearing old-time/throwback uniforms.
OK. It's official. Your husband IS the luckiest man alive! Any girl that will not only include a Rocky reference in her video BUT ALSO reenacct the chicken chase scene ... IS ... the perfect woman!! What a great way to start off the new year!!!
I am so happy you reacted to this! I cry every time I watch this movie, it was me and my brothers favorite movie. We grew up without a dad so it was just me and him. Me and him were on a baseball team together and I remember the nights we spent just throwing the ball back and forth. Sadly my bro passed to cancer three years ago. Wish I could have a catch w him one more time lol the ending always got me but it hits harder now
'Shoeless Joe' is the best nickname ever, sports or otherwise. It's so human, and kind, and hilarious, and strong. Only a truly great ballplayer wears a nickname like that and makes the name itself powerful.
I love this movie. I'am from Germany, so I don't know mutch about Baseball, but this Movie anytime I see it I cry! Anyone need dream and this movie is about one of the biggest dreams ever dreamed. It's like build a soccerfield to see the hole 1954 worldcup winners play again!!
"His field is way cooler, the green grass is so luscious!" They literally painted the dead grass on that field bright green, lol there was a locust outbreak just before they shot the movie and it killed all the grass on the ball field. The field was brown and dead until they painted it!
Fun Fact: The author in the film is based on J.D. Salinger,,, the author of The Cather in the Rye! He was super pissed off that his name was used in the Shoeless Joe book since he is a recluse in real life. So they changed the name and race of the character in the film so that way he wouldn't sue!
Not only did the locals clog up the shoulders of the road with their cars to watch and taunt him while he's building the field, but they set up coolers and folding chairs to make sure they could "go the distance" - and they sure did come once he started building it 😁 I'm shocked that "Hey Dad..." was an overdub, it's maybe the most perfect catharsis I've ever seen in a movie.
Y'all were right at the end when you said this isn't a movie about baseball. As a kid I loved playing catch with my dad. He passed away many years ago but I think of him now when I play catch with my son.
Phenomenal as always, ladies. I absolutely adore this movie, and I get choked up just as much every time I watch it. Costner is a treasure. I would strongly recommend both "The Untouchables" and "Dances with Wolves" for drama and "Waterworld" and " The Postman" for some less serious fantasy/sci fi romps. And "Bull Durham" and "Tin Cup" if you want some other sports flicks.
Hi ladies. This is a P.S. to my initial comment. First thing though, Carly you were kind of right. You being a softball player would remember 10 players on the field, but in baseball it's only 9. Just 3 outfielders in baseball. There is a movie which I don't believe you have watched , the cast of which includes an even younger Kevin Costner. A lot of other people you will recognize too. It's a western called Silverado. Definitely worth a watch. Oh and another baseball movie with a great cast, called A League of Their Own. It's the story of the professional women's league that was formed during the war when baseball almost completely shut down because so many of the guys were in the military. Hope you see this. Enjoy them both!!!
You two are adorable. This movie gets me every time. It's one of my favorites. Right up there for me with It's a Wonderful Life and a few others. Well done on picking up on so many of the nuances and messages.
Love your commitment to the film, and your comment about Costner not freaking out going back in time, but how can you guys not freak out when screen legend Burt f'ing Lancaster appears 🙂
It's lack of meaningful film knowledge and watching films from all decades. They didn't react at all when Lancaster turned around for his phenomenal entrance to the story, just thought 'oh it's some old guy'.
Another great reaction guys! If you would like to see your new crush again then you'll have to check out the Oscar winning "Dances with wolves". It's a bit of an epic with all the emotions you might need. I think you'll love it.
19:05 - not a smoke machine, an insecticide sprayer. That's what people used right up until the late 1960's when spray-cans were invented. But some people still use the sprayer, even in the 80's, because they preferred to mix their own concoctions for weeds and insects.
I loved this reaction. This is my favorite baseball movie. I have those heartfelt feelings every time I watch it and always tear up at the end. Baseball has been part of my life for 55 years and there’s something cathartic about having a catch, especially with your dad. Thanks for sharing.
When "Moonlight" steps across the field and then they realize he cant go back is tough, but "Moonlight" basically lets them know if he had played baseball, he wouldnt have been around to be a doctor and save kids and realizes that was his true calling is so great. Makes me think of George Bailey in Its a wonderful life.
This has been and continues to be my favorite movie of all time. Visiting the field is on my bucket list. I have daughters and would love to take them to the field someday.
If you have not seen “Hoosiers,” you should consider adding it to your sports movie list. When the American Film Institute (AFI) was putting together its “best of the century” lists in 1999, “Hoosiers” was chosen as the best sports film, I believe. I think you (and your sister) would appreciate the characters and the storyline.
That "smoke machine" that James Earl Jones was using on Kevin Costner, was an insecticide dispenser: you filled the can with powdered insecticide, and pump the handle, and it sprays the powder in smoke form. 🙂
I have to point out the fact that this girls daughter called it a "glove" which is the proper nomenclature. Too many people say mitt and I reply "he's playing left field ! Not catcher or first. Its refreshing to hear someone that knows the difference.
At the end that was every single person from the real town coming out to the field. They turned off every light in town to help the headlights stand out.
I soooo enjoy listening to you two! You two together should have a nationally televised weekly show. Thank you for sharing your time with me/ others. I'm looking forward to watching other reviews of yours. Believe me, as an old dude, I am about 4-6 years younger than Kevin Costner.( I saw this movie when it was released in 1989.) You two are great together. Thanks again! Barry
I think the reason for Terrance Mann going into the corn was that so he could see it for himself and write about it, getting the word out to people who would then want to come see it for themselves.
The movie give me tears of joy every time right now I’m watching the Cubs vs Reds game In the last couple of scenes of play catch with my dad we still do no matter how old in one day in one day I will come see the movie set in the field
A beautiful tidbit: what Moonlight Graham accomplished in the night game was called a "sacrifice fly" and statistically does not count as an at bat. After his sacrifice to save Karen the next day his record book would still show 0 AB.
I just love this movie soooo much, it's so unique but has such a beautiful wholesome story. If it doesn't make you smile, laugh and of course cry there's something wrong with you. Awesome reaction ladies! 👍👍 Also it's so cool if you didn't know the actual house and baseball field is still in Iowa, it's now a heritage site and another field was built adjacent to the movie field and just this year in August an actual MLB game was played there. The NY Yankees and the White Sox of course, the players were in old fashion uniforms too. Kevin Costner was there and did a beautiful speech to open the game, and the two teams that played all came out of cornfield at the beginning of the game, it was amazing! ❤️❤️❤️ th-cam.com/video/CsbdlAv3kSw/w-d-xo.html And since you now love Kevin Costner, you need to react to Dances with Wolves!!!!
Wow! Thank you for the link to that game! Just watching them come out onto the field was so surreal. Especially after just watching Cassie's reaction video. A perfect pair! 👍😁
Upon hearing of Ray (Shoeless Joe) Liotta's passing today, I didn't have time to watch this whole movie again. But I did watch your reaction. I just wanted to say, "No, Ray. It was for you."
What a lot of people don't know is that Archibald "Moonlight" Graham was a real person. The stats given at the Red Sox game were his actual stats. He really did go back to Chisholm, Mn. and become a doctor. What's even more incredible is the three men in the bar that Terence Mann interviews were really freinds who knew Dr. Graham! And the woman at the newspaper office is reading Dr. Graham's real obituary, which she wrote!
That's fantastic. Thanks for adding this comment.
Wow that is wild!! Very good info thanks.
This was already my favorite movie, and your info made me love it even more! That is so cool to learn. I didn’t know that at all! :D
Nice details , thankyou. This movie has focus on the depth of human relations & the beauty of the gift of life. Much more interesting than how to murder somebody.
All the ball players here were real ball players
I went to a wedding a few months after this movie came out and Kevin Costner was invited as a friend of the family. At the the time he was the most popular movie star in the world and he was taking all the attention away from the bride and groom so he congratulated them and spoke briefly to their families and then took off so they could have the spotlight all to themselves. A classy move that I never forgot.
Did you see Costner in _Testament_ ?
Nice move on Kevin Costner's part.
55 years old and I still cry when his dad shows up. Deep inside, I think most men desperately want their father's approval, but a lot of us feel like we never earned it. This film was written for us.
Maybe in your words lies more truth than you can ever imagine.
You hit the nail right on the head here with this comment.......I couldnt agree more with you... well said!
All men are in search of their fathers. A man who can’t come to terms with his father is lost.
@CitiZEN CAT take your own advice.
I am 65 and own this film and anytime I think I need a good cry, I watch this. It never gets old...
A fact that makes the final scene with Ray meeting his father even more emotional... the actor playing Ray's father (Dwier Brown) filmed his one scene shortly after his own father's funeral. He says that while his emotions were too fresh and painful, it added so much to the scene he decided to soldier through it. And THANK GOD he did - it adds so much power. Dwier Brown is the living example of "no small parts" in a movie - he's in the movie for maybe 5 minutes and it's the defining role of his career.
In 2019 my dad went to The Field of Dreams baseball field. It was the 30 year anniversary of the film. They had a baseball game played there. My dad got to meet the actor Dwier Brown that played John Kinsella. He got his autograph on a baseball for me and one for my brother. I wasn’t able to visit my dad in 2020 because of the pandemic. He got cancer. I visited my dad in January of 2021 when he got released from the hospital. I visited him in August for 10 days. I took an emergency trip in November and said my goodbye to my dad because a few days later he passed away from cancer. In January when I went to visit he gave me the autograph ball and a Field of Dreams shirt. That was my last gift from my father
I'm English, never thrown a Baseball in my life ... the ending makes me weep every time I watch it !
My Dad was taken ill holidaying in New England in 1995, at 60, and had a 6-way Heart by-pass in Boston, Ma. My two sisters and I were helpless in the UK, but despite 3 different extended family members offering to pay for us to fly to join Mum, our mother refused to let us fly out to join her, because she knew how much it would pain us to see this " big man " incapacitated ..
He's now 86, and suffering from dementia, but in the Summer of 1998, he, my son, who's devoted to his " Pops " and I, played a round of Golf and went for lunch afterwards ... when I got home, I cried like a baby and my wife just looked at me and said " It's your " Field of Dreams " moment .... you did something you never thought you might be able to do " ... She understood perfectly ...
I'm happy you had that game of golf, and that you're with someone who understood the depth of its importance.
@@skylinerunner1695 Trust me, I know how lucky I am to be with that lady, thank you for your kind words !!
@@rawschri Thank you my friend for sharing those touching events in your life
My father left in 1981 when I was just 8 years old, so the first time I watched this movie in theater I openly wept all through the credits till the Usher finally had to asked me to leave for the next showing. This movie just hits deep in the soul. Loved your reactions, ladies.
Shane, goodness sake man, you crushed me. Hope you're doing ok these days
What a dumb usher, he honestly should've let you stay. I feel for you my friend. Sending you a huge hug.
I tear up every time
Fans for years, have traveled to this place to experience the nostalgia of the early days of baseball. MLB decided to build another field, next to the current one and this past August played a in season game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox. Of course, Kevin Costner was there and the White Sox won 6-4.
Close. The White Sox won 9-8 in the ninth on a walk off homerun from Tim Anderson after being down 8-7 to start the last half inning. The Yankees had started the bottom of the ninth down 7-4 and hit two, two run homeruns with two outs. In all 6 runs were scored at the end of the game.
A magical finish to a magical game. Baseball just has something other sports don't. It's like it's also the Gods' favorite game. Magic just happens in baseball.
I am sorry, I looked up the score of the game in Wikipedia and it showed the box score through 8 innings. I didn’t realize you can move the box score over to see the rest. So, yes the White Sox won 9-8. 😀
I love Carly's attitude at the end of the movie: everything worked out 😊
♥One of my all time favorite Costner movies. "Bull Durham" and "For the Love of the Game" are two other exceptional baseball movies of his, but "Dances With Wolves" is Costner's *must watch* movie. ☺♥
Love Bull Durham. And I want his Mustang from ittttt lol
Yeah, For the Love of the Game is possibly my favorite sports movie, definitely baseball.
I liked "Perfect World" as well. I thought it was really good.
Bull Durham is classic. And Cassie is watching Dances With Wolves next week. I can't wait for that one.
Water World is another Costner movie I love, although the critics hated it.
Dances with wolves , definitely !!!
The double punch of emotions with the Doc Graham moment and then the dad reveal is one of the most cry worthy moments in movies. For me, at least.
RIP Burt Lancaster (November 2, 1913 - October 20, 1994), aged 80
RIP James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 - September 9, 2024), aged 93
RIP Ray Liotta (December 18, 1954 - May 26, 2022), aged 67
You will be remembered as legends
Great actors. Lancaster especially along with JEJones added such a touch of class and authenticity of older generation actors which gave such an unusual movie instant credibility. James Earl Jones still going at age 91.
'Field of Dreams' is really a film about lost memories of being young and growi
-ng with fond moments of enjoying your
childhood with family members and pla
-ying ball with your dad in happier times.
One scene near the end where the writer
Terrence Mann tells Ray why baseball is
-so woven in the fabric of American con
-scienceness and his speech why the ga
-me means so much to our history and
-why it's so loved is so touching and ins
-piring and making it that much more en
-dearing to it's audience.A true classic.
@@armanddebella7594 Ironically, JE Jone's wife reads all his scripts first and recommended this to her husband. But she thought his monologue would cut for time constraints. It is an iconic scene.
Great actors…..I was named after Lancaster in ‘53. This was his last film I believe.
and now James earl jones RIP
This movie is so sacred; I bawl my eyes out when Ray says “Hey, Dad?”… every time.
MLB built a Field of Dreams next to the original, and will host games there every year from here on out!
"No Ray, it was you" is what gets me
MLB should be boycotted
"You wanna have a catch?"
@@adamlorenz4748 same, tears every time 😪
@@docsavage8640 Damn right!
When Ray says, “Hey, Dad. You wanna have a catch?” That broke me, lol.
Me to. That was the last thing my dad and did together before he passed away due to colon cancer.
Seems to hit guys different
Every time.
Same. And I don't even like baseball.
The editing in this video is fantastic, you can easily follow the film in this abridged version even if you'd never seen it before.
My husband used to cry every time he watched this movie. He passed away five years ago. Our son watches this movie often because it reminds him of his dad. I love your reactions to movies. I'm a year late watching your reactions, but I just discovered your channel recently.
My father died in 2019. My father was blinded at about age 6 but it didn't hold him back. He was a huge sports nut, but he never "saw" this film, or many films for that matter. Baseball was easily his favorite sport, and watching this reaction after not having see this film for 30+ years really hit me.
It is hard to explain what this movie means to men. Fathers are so important and to often we don't recognize how important. To hear your father say, "I am proud of you" or "I love you" is so precious to a young man. My father never heard those words from my grandfather so he was adamant that I would know it every moment of my life. When my boys were little I told them over and over to remember this one thing, no matter what Dad loves you. I hope and pray that I have taught them to be strong, firm, full of grace and care for others, to stand for truth and work to be better each day the way my Dad taught me. Still play catch with them as well.
I'm a 38 year old Male and this movie hits me in the feels every single time I watch it. It's hard not to tear up at the end. Best sports related movie ever!
I watched an interview with James Earl Jones and he said that Terrence was just waiting to be recycled, waiting to make a difference and do what he was meant to do..write! Then he could pass on, To whever the field leads to. Truly a magical movie that touches every emotion. A masterpiece of American culture. Thankyou for reminding me.
Heads up Carly, Shoeless Joe's glove looks weird because that's how baseball gloves looked back in 1915. manufacturer of the glove hadn't been refined as yet, and to be authentic to the character they used the glove Shoeless joe would have used. Since he's from the past he never saw modern glove or stadium lights.
He even asks Kevin Costner/ Ray about it when they first start playing.
Father's and sons playing catch is a special bonding moment between the two and will always be remembered. Baseball is a great game that many love. I played baseball as a kid too and bonded with my teammates.
I was so proud of Cassie when she knew what a southpaw was and that James Earl Jones was the voice of Vader.
I just love how whimsical and magical this film is. Always gives me that warm fuzzy feeling.
Kevin Costner was huge movie star. All the ladies love him. Always a favorite of mine. He has many films from the 80’s, 90’s. This movie is the most magical movie if u love Baseball or played it.
I recommend "For Love of the Game" also starring Kevin Costner. It's an excellent baseball movie but it's also right up your alley because it's a heart wrenching love story between him and Kelly Preston. I think you'd LOVE it.
Major League Baseball made this “Field of Dreams” a reality this season when they held a real MLB baseball game on this Iowa baseball cornfield field between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees and televised it nationwide on Fox Sports. You can find it on TH-cam. And lots of people from all over the country did come to watch it in person.
MLB should be boycotted
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That was the coolest baseball game I've ever seen. I'm gonna try to go there in summer of 2023 if I can
And it was awesome!!! And I cried like a baby!!!🥰🥰🥰
Really? That is so cool!! I'm gonna look for it now!
I’m so excited to see someone reacting to this movie. I love it so much and hopefully maybe a few other reactors discover it too now. I’m gonna take a wild guess that these two are really going to enjoy it.
This film has such an important meaning for those of us who are sons who would give anything to have one more day to play catch with our fathers. 😢
Amen.
Yes❤️😎
And who look forward to playing catch with our sons.
My favorite movie of all times. I loved everything about it and a tear is in my eye every time I watch it (about 20 times). I'm glad you ladies appreciated it. Any time Carly wants to come to Pittsburgh and watch movies, she is more than welcome. Thanks for your comments.
I wonder if they knew that Moonlight Graham was played by legendary actor Burt Lancaster. 🤔
Kevin Costner made great Baseball movies. And I know nothing about Baseball, but "For the love of the game" (is that the name?) is a fantastic movie about the ups and downs of a professional athlete.
Joe Jackson and the story of the White Sox is true. A great story of redemption. James Earl Jones monologue about baseball was flawless. This was one of Burt Lancaster's last movies before he died. When Ray Liotta says Hey rookie you were good to Burt's character Archie Graham, I get misty eyed. James Horner's soundtrack is superb.
A good movie on this is Eight Men Out.
A good story to know since it also comes up in Godfather II
So, this film won several academy awards. And, Mark, played by Timothy Busfield is married to Melissa Gilbert. Tim created a small theater company in our hometown. He might even own a residence here as well because he spends so much time at the theater. He played in two VERY popular TV series, Thirtysomething and Westwing.
If you want Kevin Costner. MUST WATCH THE UNTOUCHABLES! Amazing movie!!
Every grown man sheds tears watching this film. It's different for a man, it's hard to explain. PS: Burt Lancaster's scene, by God if it wasn't worth an Oscar nomination
You loved this film and you loved "The Last Samurai." It is absolutely guaranteed you will love "Dances With Wolves!"
the field is still there and it should be a bucket list destination for everyone it is very cool. Stopped there with my boys years ago and had a catch.
If you want a Kevin Costner movie that will hit you big in the feels, check out his best film, Dances With Wolves .
Agreed. Open Range is another absolute classic of his.
"The Postman" is also big on feels, and I think the love story is a little stronger, but yes, Dances with Wolves is better :)
Dances with Wolves is coming to Patreon this week, to youtube the next week!
“It’s never fine when a women says fine.” Facts😂😂😂😂
I'll never learn.
A real woman needs to be freaking honest.
In the last shot, where you see all of the cars on the road, they made it look like they were moving by having them flash their bright lights on and off. The only cars that were moving were the ones close to the field. After filming the farmer plowed the field to plant more corn. A side not here, the field was only green paint, as the sod they had planted needed people to stay off of it for at least three weeks. The director and producer both said, yeah, that's not going to happen, we need to be on the field tomorrow. So, when the sod died, they painted it green to make it look like grass. But it's a very good movie. 😎😎😍😍😁😁😀😀
Around the time this movie came out I was working at a bank. One of my co-workers was affiliated with a local amateur baseball team. Rumor went around that Kevin Costner would be pitching in a game. Well it didn’t happen but Tim Busfield did pitch. The opposing players razed Tim with lines from his movies but he hung in there and pitched well.
The movie is about the choices we make and the road(s) we choose to travel on in life, but sometimes still wonder, what would of happened if we had chosen the other path/road. aka regrets or what could of been.
I cry every time they play catch. Baseball was one of the things that was special in my life, and my father always had time for my game. Playing catch is the best thing I remember about my childhood.
For more Kevin Costner, here are a few all-time classics:
1) The Untouchables (Prohibition days - thrilling drama)
2) Bull Durham (More baseball - comforting chick-flicky sports)
3) Dances With Wolves (Cavalry & Indians - touching drama)
Enjoy. :)
And for a Kevin Costner twist movie Mr. Brooks.
Silverado!
Draft Day
Oh How could I forget Tin Cup
No Way Out
"Dances with wolves" starring Kevin Costner. Epic movie.
FYI Archie Graham hit a ball that was caught & scored a run. That's a Sacrifice Fly. He gets credit for a Plate Appearance officially he still has 0 At Bats.
RIP, James Earl Jones.
"The Natural" with Robert Redford is a FANTASIC BASEBALL MOVIE! And love story & more. Also you will fall in love with him, he's unbelievably handsome 😍...oops forgot about my favorite Kevin Costner movie (not about baseball) "The Postman" where after the apocalypse is over and we all have to start again & he becomes the 1st Postman! YOU WILL LOVE ALL THE TWISTS & TURNS!!!!!
This is the only TH-camr that I don’t skip advertisements for 😍😂
Gosh, what a good movie. "Dad? Do you wanna have a catch?" Aaaand I'm crying.
Let’s keep the Costner flicks rolling!!! Next up… Dances With Wolves 🎥
Came here to say the same.
Great reaction ladies! That last from when her brother shows up until the end of the movie are so good. Those of us who have seen it 100 times knew what was coming and were just waiting for your reactions. It was just what we all felt and quite a few still do, when watching it. If you want to try a football movie I would suggest "Brian's Song". It is a true story and will pull at your heart strings also.
A couple of days ago they Had an official major league baseball game at this very field. They hold one game there every year. It’s pretty cool.
Oh you're gonna bawl in this one. :)
P.S. Your parent must be so proud of you two. They did a good job.
A couple things about the film you might find particularly interesting:
1) W.P. Kinsella, the author who wrote the novel upon which the movie is based, was a Canadian from Alberta, and he came up with the idea for the story after sharing tales about "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (one of his personal baseball heroes) at a writer's event in Iowa in the early 80's.
2) The movie set -- the house and farmland with the field -- is still a tourist destination in NE Iowa, and in the last several years has become the site of at least one regular season matchup of professional baseball teams from MLB, wearing old-time/throwback uniforms.
"For The Love Of The Game" is another baseball movie with Kevin Costner. You will love it.
Don't forget Bull Durham another great baseball movie with Kevin Costner.
OK. It's official. Your husband IS the luckiest man alive! Any girl that will not only include a Rocky reference in her video BUT ALSO reenacct the chicken chase scene ... IS ... the perfect woman!! What a great way to start off the new year!!!
The scene where they have the same dream at fenway gives me insane chills every time
I am so happy you reacted to this! I cry every time I watch this movie, it was me and my brothers favorite movie. We grew up without a dad so it was just me and him. Me and him were on a baseball team together and I remember the nights we spent just throwing the ball back and forth. Sadly my bro passed to cancer three years ago. Wish I could have a catch w him one more time lol the ending always got me but it hits harder now
'Shoeless Joe' is the best nickname ever, sports or otherwise. It's so human, and kind, and hilarious, and strong. Only a truly great ballplayer wears a nickname like that and makes the name itself powerful.
Haha I was like; "What is this, Popcorn in the kitchen?!?!" 😁
I love this movie. I'am from Germany, so I don't know mutch about Baseball, but this Movie anytime I see it I cry! Anyone need dream and this movie is about one of the biggest dreams ever dreamed. It's like build a soccerfield to see the hole 1954 worldcup winners play again!!
"His field is way cooler, the green grass is so luscious!"
They literally painted the dead grass on that field bright green, lol there was a locust outbreak just before they shot the movie and it killed all the grass on the ball field. The field was brown and dead until they painted it!
Kevin Costner is now in a series called Yellowstone. It's a great serious about ranches in Texas.
Fun Fact: The author in the film is based on J.D. Salinger,,, the author of The Cather in the Rye! He was super pissed off that his name was used in the Shoeless Joe book since he is a recluse in real life. So they changed the name and race of the character in the film so that way he wouldn't sue!
A Perfect World is a great movie I’d recommend, also starring Kevin Costner.
I've been looking forward to this review for a while. This movie gets better everytime I watch it. Thanks Cassie!
Not only did the locals clog up the shoulders of the road with their cars to watch and taunt him while he's building the field, but they set up coolers and folding chairs to make sure they could "go the distance" - and they sure did come once he started building it 😁
I'm shocked that "Hey Dad..." was an overdub, it's maybe the most perfect catharsis I've ever seen in a movie.
Ladies, Another "sports" movie you would LOVE is "A League of Their Own". It's fantastic!
Y'all were right at the end when you said this isn't a movie about baseball.
As a kid I loved playing catch with my dad. He passed away many years ago but I think of him now when I play catch with my son.
Phenomenal as always, ladies. I absolutely adore this movie, and I get choked up just as much every time I watch it.
Costner is a treasure. I would strongly recommend both "The Untouchables" and "Dances with Wolves" for drama and "Waterworld" and " The Postman" for some less serious fantasy/sci fi romps. And "Bull Durham" and "Tin Cup" if you want some other sports flicks.
Hi ladies. This is a P.S. to my initial comment. First thing though, Carly you were kind of right. You being a softball player would remember 10 players on the field, but in baseball it's only 9. Just 3 outfielders in baseball. There is a movie which I don't believe you have watched , the cast of which includes an even younger Kevin Costner. A lot of other people you will recognize too. It's a western called Silverado. Definitely worth a watch. Oh and another baseball movie with a great cast, called A League of Their Own. It's the story of the professional women's league that was formed during the war when baseball almost completely shut down because so many of the guys were in the military. Hope you see this. Enjoy them both!!!
You two are adorable. This movie gets me every time. It's one of my favorites. Right up there for me with It's a Wonderful Life and a few others. Well done on picking up on so many of the nuances and messages.
Baseball was the glue that put it all together. The constant.
Love your commitment to the film, and your comment about Costner not freaking out going back in time, but how can you guys not freak out when screen legend Burt f'ing Lancaster appears 🙂
It's lack of meaningful film knowledge and watching films from all decades. They didn't react at all when Lancaster turned around for his phenomenal entrance to the story, just thought 'oh it's some old guy'.
Another great reaction guys! If you would like to see your new crush again then you'll have to check out the Oscar winning "Dances with wolves". It's a bit of an epic with all the emotions you might need. I think you'll love it.
Who's peeling onions in here?
I'm not crying! You're crying!
19:05 - not a smoke machine, an insecticide sprayer. That's what people used right up until the late 1960's when spray-cans were invented. But some people still use the sprayer, even in the 80's, because they preferred to mix their own concoctions for weeds and insects.
I loved this reaction. This is my favorite baseball movie. I have those heartfelt feelings every time I watch it and always tear up at the end. Baseball has been part of my life for 55 years and there’s something cathartic about having a catch, especially with your dad. Thanks for sharing.
For me this was about Father's and Son's - I had to call My Dad after the first time I saw this Movie.
When "Moonlight" steps across the field and then they realize he cant go back is tough, but "Moonlight" basically lets them know if he had played baseball, he wouldnt have been around to be a doctor and save kids and realizes that was his true calling is so great. Makes me think of George Bailey in Its a wonderful life.
This has been and continues to be my favorite movie of all time. Visiting the field is on my bucket list. I have daughters and would love to take them to the field someday.
"Doc Graham is dead"
"We got a baseball team he could join"
Too funny...
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were part of the crowd in the Fenway Park scene.
Asking his Dad to have a catch is a gut punch for me. I'd love to have the chance to hang out with my Dad for an afternoon or evening.
If you have not seen “Hoosiers,” you should consider adding it to your sports movie list. When the American Film Institute (AFI) was putting together its “best of the century” lists in 1999, “Hoosiers” was chosen as the best sports film, I believe. I think you (and your sister) would appreciate the characters and the storyline.
That "smoke machine" that James Earl Jones was using on Kevin Costner, was an insecticide dispenser: you filled the can with powdered insecticide, and pump the handle, and it sprays the powder in smoke form.
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I have to point out the fact that this girls daughter called it a "glove" which is the proper nomenclature. Too many people say mitt and I reply "he's playing left field ! Not catcher or first. Its refreshing to hear someone that knows the difference.
At the end that was every single person from the real town coming out to the field. They turned off every light in town to help the headlights stand out.
I soooo enjoy listening to you two! You two together should have a nationally televised weekly show. Thank you for sharing your time with me/ others. I'm looking forward to watching other reviews of yours. Believe me, as an old dude, I am about 4-6 years younger than Kevin Costner.( I saw this movie when it was released in 1989.) You two are great together. Thanks again! Barry
I think the reason for Terrance Mann going into the corn was that so he could see it for himself and write about it, getting the word out to people who would then want to come see it for themselves.
See what exactly? I think the corn field was the entrance into the afterlife so you don't mean that he was reporting on that.
This field and house still exist in east Iowa.
It has been a tourist attraction ever since the movie was made.
The movie give me tears of joy every time right now I’m watching the Cubs vs Reds game In the last couple of scenes of play catch with my dad we still do no matter how old in one day in one day I will come see the movie set in the field
“I’d have played for nothing” - hits home to anybody who grew up playing, even if we didn’t ever make it, baseball was the most fun I had growing up.
Crying my eyes out, and I have seen this movie a couple of dozen times.
A beautiful tidbit: what Moonlight Graham accomplished in the night game was called a "sacrifice fly" and statistically does not count as an at bat. After his sacrifice to save Karen the next day his record book would still show 0 AB.
I've seen this movie many times, and I still cry, each time I watch it.
I just love this movie soooo much, it's so unique but has such a beautiful wholesome story. If it doesn't make you smile, laugh and of course cry there's something wrong with you. Awesome reaction ladies! 👍👍 Also it's so cool if you didn't know the actual house and baseball field is still in Iowa, it's now a heritage site and another field was built adjacent to the movie field and just this year in August an actual MLB game was played there. The NY Yankees and the White Sox of course, the players were in old fashion uniforms too. Kevin Costner was there and did a beautiful speech to open the game, and the two teams that played all came out of cornfield at the beginning of the game, it was amazing! ❤️❤️❤️
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And since you now love Kevin Costner, you need to react to Dances with Wolves!!!!
Wow! Thank you for the link to that game! Just watching them come out onto the field was so surreal. Especially after just watching Cassie's reaction video. A perfect pair! 👍😁
@@CitizenPerkins I know right, that was so cool!
Upon hearing of Ray (Shoeless Joe) Liotta's passing today, I didn't have time to watch this whole movie again. But I did watch your reaction. I just wanted to say, "No, Ray. It was for you."
I love this movie, it kills me everytime I see it, the water works turn on!!! Such a good message!!
If you didnt know, MLB recently started playing a game at this field in Iowa. The first one was absolutely epic. Best decision MLB ever made