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.
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.
With the line, "Hey, Dad, you wanna have a catch?" Kevin Costner originally didn't say "Dad". Test audiences were disappointed in the lack of acknowledgment of father and son, and the word "Dad" was looped in during post-production. That really made a difference. Just by adding that "Dad" this movie caused such a stronger emotional reaction and catharsis.
The line hit me hard just seeing it in this review. Im the same age as kevin kosner is in the movie and my dad will only be with us for a few more weeks as of late 2021. I had to go do yard work for a half hour or 45 minutes just to chill out. :) What a good movie. Thank god for ADR.
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.
This movie wasn't about baseball, it's about fathers and sons and so many things left unsaid. Nice to see that you two saw that as well. I'm from Iowa. About 20 years ago, I met a girl from South Africa. The only thing she knew about Iowa was from Field of Dreams. She came to the U.S. for the first time in 2003 and she talked about how much she loved this movie. She thought all movies were made in Hollywood. Later that day we went for a little drive and the look on her face was priceless when I pulled into the driveway of the farm house and field from that movie. It still stands today. That was a magical day. Three years later we got married.
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.
There was a player named Oscar Tavares that had half an amazing season and then died shortly after it. People used that line in honor of Oscar, and now it hits even harder.
Here's what I think is an example of great filmmaking: after Archie actually gets to bat and even drives in a run, he goes and sits on the bench with this big smile on his face, knowing he has finally achieved his dream. Then he turns and looks at Ray, who looks back at Archie. Archie nods his head and Ray smiles back at him. Not a word of dialogue in the scene and yet you can tell it was really Doc Graham saying "thank you" to Ray and the " you're welcome" response coming back. That's an amazing thing right there. Field of Dreams, indeed!
Absolutely Gary...the charisma hits home as soon as he appears on screen. My personal favourite - among the many great films he was in - would be 'The Birdman of Alcatraz' (1962), based on the true story of Robert Stroud.
@@judyvalencia3257 they are young girls bless em, it was a great film choice and a great reaction. I'm really glad they enjoyed it. Just a sign of the ages as generations come certain greats are less remembered. I loved him in a film called Tough Guys from the 80s with Kirk Douglas🤣
The part where he’s spouting Shoeless Joe facts to his daughter while putting supplies in the back of his truck was filmed at my dad’s lumber yard in Farley, Iowa. I watched them film it through the back office door. It was super cool to watch them set up and film and take over Main Street for a whole day. The school gym is where I played junior high volleyball. It’s pretty wild to recognize so many people and places in a big movie. Interestingly, I’ve never been to the Field of Dreams though. I sure wish I could play catch with my Daddy again.
I'm from just a bit north of Dyersville, and I still love that they actually filmed in Iowa, and not just some random corn field. Gave the film such authenticity.
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.
I am 73 years old. This is my favorite movie of all time & I have seen a lot. In 1957, my Dad, a Police Officer, took my brother & I to Ebbits Field in Brooklyn, in 1957, to watch his Baseball heroes, the last year they played there, before they moved to Los Angeles. My Dad was a Man of few words, but as great a role model as any young Man could want. Baseball was our connection & was till he passed. I cried throughout watching this movie, as an adult & when Ray asked John, ''hey Dad, wanna have a catch''? I feel apart sitting in the theater. I think I scared my date. When I explained myself, she threw her arms about me & cried with me. I was no less emotional, watching your sweet reaction, then I was some 34 years ago, sitting in that dark theater. Thank you for being so respectful of the ''National Pastime'' of my youth & that of many Men & Women of my generation. I subscribed to your channel & have watched a number of your reactions. Thank you, again, for reacting to some of the classics. God bless.
I feel like it's impossible to have a favorite baseball movie. On the comedy side of things, there's a strong tie between Major League and Bull Durham, but on the dramatic side, it's The Natural all day long. Most epic sports ending of all time!
Something fun this year is Major League Baseball decided to do a recreation of this game. Yankees played the White Sox in 1919 style uniforms, and played in the same small park that was used in this movie. The game was a huge success, ended on a walkoff, and was the most watched MLB game in 16 years. Most people want them to continue the Field of Dreams game
@@dalefraser9771 If people check my video-link, above, there's an overhead shot that shows the original movie ballfield on the other side of the corn maze.
@@dalefraser9771 was about to say that. The original field is like a heritage site now, it can't be changed. But you can rent out the house and stay in it, which seems really cool.
Every man needs a woman like Annie to guide him through life. She's strong, feisty, and also so supportive too. I love her character in this absolutely beautiful movie.
@@fixfalcon2628 Why? Good women don't exist? Maybe you don't look hard enough...they do. Often times they're the ones who were used and abused by people.
@@jordanwolfson8378 They certainly exist - appears we had two of them review the film. The disappointment, and perhaps justified cynicism, is the fleeting presence of high value women through much of the western world.
@@fixfalcon2628 Good god, bitter much? There are plenty of women like Annie out there. They just don't usually also look like Victoria's Secret models. And if you'll notice, he treats her like an equal partner in the marriage, and not just free live-in maid service.
One of my favorite bits of trivia about this movie is that, the old men in the bar telling James Earl Jones about Moonlight Graham, those were apparently real people, telling real stories about the actual Archie Graham (who was 100% a real person).
@@docsavage8640 The ending shot, with all the cars coming to the field, that was a real shot, no special effects needed. They got a town to drive together at night and filmed from a helicopter.
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
“Ease his pain” was for Ray. He needed his pain of not apologizing to his father to be resolved. That’s why when Ray said “it was you,” “Shoeless” Joe said, “no Ray, it was you.” The whole film was about releasing Ray from his pain and regret.
The pain that needs easing is not Ray's, it is his father's. "If you build it, he will come", "ease his pain", and "go the distance" were all "instructions" for Ray to do for his father. If he builds the field his dad will come and play, he needs to ease his dad's pain caused by their fight, and he needs to go the distance and reconnect/make amends with his dad. When Shoeless Joe says "it was you" he's saying "the voice wasn't my voice, it was yours." The voice IS Ray.
"If you build it he will come" - if you devote to work (the field), He (God and his spirits) will come to make dreams come true "Ease His Pain" - Show your father (by helping Terrance and Dr. Graham, and also apologizing for the mistakes of your youth) your virtue "Go The Distance" - Remain true to your vision despite the temptation/fear of money, so that you can truly set an example of fearless kindness for your wife and daughter The voice was Phil Alden Robinson
Yes....this was a chance for Ray to ease his pain....but to do it, he had to have faith, and follow his dream. Ray took a chance, and was true to himself, and his pain was eased.
Kim basinger, Glenn close, Robert duval, Michael Madson. Wilfred Brimley , the dad from a Christmas story Gavin something. This is one of the best movies ever! Period.
For the longest time, I couldn't watch this movie again, knowing how it ended. My father and I were estranged for decades. Divorce and remarriage will do that. He also came from a sports family, where both his parents, he and his three brothers, all were stellar athletes (collegiate scholarships, record setting, regional Hall of Fame, scouted by pros, all opting to avoid professional sports as a living). I grew up surrounded and actively involved with sports, so to not have a close relationship with a sports father was not easy. I couldn't watch that ending scene. Good news is that he and I reunited, and are close to this day.
I’m glad to hear that you’ve patched things up with your father. I had a loving relationship with my dad who gave me a passion for the game of baseball. I lost him in 2017 and my life has a massive void. Do yourself a favor and spend as much quality time with him (and your mother) as possible. Don’t waste another second. God bless.
Second only to "Brian's Song". Third place then reverts back to the normal "Slap Shot" where if we try to show our emotions, we get a hockey stick across the jaw for it.
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. 😀
When this movie came out it was noted how the men in the audience, by and large, would be in tears at the end. So many identified with the theme of redemption. I remember, at a family gathering a couple of years later, asking my dad to come out and toss the ball around, which to my surprise he agreed. We threw the baseball back and forth for a while and I was remembering the movie...looking back, playing catch with my dad was a wonderful memory.
♥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.
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.
I have trouble calling Field of Dreams a baseball movie... it's something else. Bull Durham, now that's a baseball movie and except for maybe Hoosiers the best sports movie ever.
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 ...
This will probably be suggested a lot, but you both should react to “A League of Their Own,” if you haven’t already. It’s a fun, funny, touching film about two sisters who play in the women’s professional baseball league in the 1940s (a real but short-lived league based in the midwest during WW2). Tom Hanks plays their manager.
“Get outta here, I’m not gonna show you my gun!” is such a brilliant line and always makes me smile. The “I’m going to beat you with a crowbar until you go away!” response is also brilliant.
I remember when this movie came out there was an article in Time Magazine, or USA Today, I can't remember exactly. It mentioned a phenomenon that occurred at the end of this movie in theaters all over the country. Men were staying in their seats as the credits rolled. Many of them were weeping. Many of them were men that had bad relationships with their fathers and the ending hit home with them.
The end of this movie gets me every time. Like the protagonist, my dad died young, before we could resolve our issues. Sucks. And I don't see an Iowa baseball field in my future to help resolve them.
Hey. I'm a 48 year old movie fan living in solitude (temporarily) in a small coastal village in South Africa. I've spent my life watching movies and have probably forgotten more than most will ever know about them. I studied and continue to study cinema; built and left a career in making films and commercials. I now write, always seeking inspiration. I have just spent the better part of two days watching your channel and have two things I want to say here in the comments. Firstly, thank you... This form of entertainment is magnificent in allowing people like me to relive "the first time," and it works. It really does. I have spent the last two days in thrills, spills, shock, tears and laughter with you (guys) as I did each time watching these magical expressions of cinema-art for the first time - some on the big screen when released, some on the small screen when necessary. Thank you again and please keep going! Delve as deep as you can... there are oceans of genre and global film culture that I am excited for you to swim in... Secondly, and this is a testament to the success of your sharing of authentic self with the world... It is deeply inspiring to experience your natural expressions of love of the little ones, no matter what form they appear as on the canvas. This part of you has been apparent in every single response to a scene that a child has appeared in, whether Braveheart, Die Hard, Field of Dreams, Aliens, Unforgiven, etc, et al. As a childless man who was abused and hurt as a child by people who couldn't and didn't know any better, I thank you for your loving example. From an exceptionally early age, I sought solace and safety in the escape cinema offered... starting and building a relationship with the art and artists that continues today. To some of us (at the very least, to me) a movie is not "just a movie" and a child not simply a child.
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!
"Is this heaven?" "No, it's Iowa." We Iowans are proud of this line. I live just 2 hours from Dyersville, where this movie was made and the field still stands as a big tourist attraction, to this day.
I remember seeing on the news in the summer of '89 that one of the two farmers who owned the land wanted to turn it back into a cornfield. He seemed to be an honest, hardworking, well intensioned guy, but I'm glad to find out he didn't get his way.
Alright, I’ve just discovered this channel. Why is watching someone else discover movies you love so enjoyable? Who knows. It’s time you broaden your horizons. I’ll list 12 GREAT movies you need to see. CLASSICS: 1. To Kill A Mockingbird 2. Roman Holiday 3. To Sir With Love 4. Harvey OFFBEAT: 5. Mumford 6. Late For Dinner 7. Sound of my Voice 8. Kissing Jessica Stein JUST GREAT: 9. Almost Famous 10. Wind River 11. Life As A House 12. Beautiful Girls Ok, so many more. I’ll stop for now. Please consider these 12 - they’re great.
Nice to know at least one other person saw and appreciated Kissing Jessica Stein! Handmade by its lead and funded by dentists and doctors and other assorted benefactors, it remains an absolute gem.
For me it's when he looks over and see's Annie and Karen on the porch swing laughing... "Maybe this is Heaven". Of course the catch scene gets me as well.
Thanks for this! The actual Field of Dreams is still there, located on the same farm in Dyersville, Iowa where the movie was filmed. It's a big tourist attraction for people from all over the world. I remember going there as a kid, running the bases and walking into the corn. They also occasionally have all-star games, and collegiate and high school tournaments there. Such a classic movie!
This is probably my favorite movie ever. As a born and raised Iowa farm girl it was such a joy to see a movie portray Iowa as a beautiful place. The sunset shots of the field are spectacular. Interestingly, this was shot in 1988 during one of the most horrific droughts in decades! The movie crew had to figure out how to not only grow corn but keep it alive and looking green and healthy during the worst conditions possible. And it was blazing hot that summer so it must have been miserable shooting. I love everything about the movie and it stills makes me cry EVERY time. “Hey Dad, wanna have a catch?” always gets me! The score is also so beautiful. The field still exists and is iconic to see. I’ve been there twice. I had a huge crush on Kevin Costner in those days - the peak of his career. I highly recommend Dances with Wolves and Bull Durham as well!!
Iowa IS a beautiful place, I consider myself (as a New Yorker born and raised) very lucky to have seen it. Everyone was kind and welcoming. Wide open spaces...and lots of corn!
I always took the Moonlight Graham character to demonstrate that your biggest wish isn't necessarily the same as your life's purpose. Archie Graham became a doctor and built a life that he truly loved and as he said "if I'd only gotten to be a doctor for 10 minutes, THAT would've been a tragedy." One of my favorite Burt Lancaster roles. Getting to play with his idols for a while is a reward for living a full and vigorous life. In the end though, he just really wants to go home to Alicia.💖
I'd never thought of it in those terms but you're absolutelly right. It's a hard lesson I've had to relearn many times. Thanks for your insightful comment.
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.
"Dances With Wolves" may not be a perfect movie, but it's one of my favorites - excellent and definitely EPIC, with amazing cinematography and a solid, heartfelt story. Costner not only starred in it, but also directed and produced.
Apparently the original title for the film was going to be “Shoeless" (after the book which was called Shoeless Joe” but test audiences didn’t like it because they said it sounded like a movie about a bum or hobo. In the end Universal decided to go with the title Field of Dreams, so the director called W.P. Kinsella, the author of the book, to tell him the "bad" news, but apparently he didn't care, saying that "Shoeless Joe" was the title the publishing company gave the book. Kinsella's original title was "Dream Field".
This was my Pop's favorite movie. I remember seeing this in the theater with him and he was wiping tears away at the end. And like 'Ray' I wish I had been a better son, I wish I had understood this movie and meaning at the time we watched it together. I was a bit of a clueless teenager. My father passed February 23, 2021. I am glad I found your channel, it's very good. I think watching this has helped me begin to process and deal with this loss. Thank you and keep it up.
Sorry for your loss. Just keep those memories with you and any other special ones with your dad, and you will always carry him! It's not goodbye, it's I will see you later
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.
I love this film so much, it’s how I discovered baseball here in Scotland, it’s such an amazing message that is still appropriate now, love you guys and love your reactions!
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 love this movie so much. It's not even the full movie and just a reaction, but you included every little heart string pull, and I'm sitting here sobbing.
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 RU-vid. And lots of people from all over the country did come to watch it in person.
"Dad - you wanta have a catch?" Breaks me up more than "My friends, you bow to no one." When my dad got old enough that we repaired our relationship, he had emphysema. Even a simple catch for a few minutes might have taken all the breath he had. So I didn't ask.. But I wish I had.
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.
Well done on the video editing. I hope others appreciate the work you put into it. You had both of you in one bubble, then switch to two circles and still show unbroken uncensored movie scenes. :) keep up the good work, love the reactions
Costner was the Brad Pitt or Chris Evans of his time. The world fell in love with him. He made so many great movies. This one still makes me cry. Dances With Wolves is my favorite.
Wasn't he like a more fun version of Harrison Ford? I was thinking Brad was a 90's star too. Right? But yeah Pitt is getting pretty old now. Now we got the Pratt. I could complain how I haven't seen as many great movies recently but I'm probably just not looking or watching enough to keep current. I know he starred in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. That one was fun.
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.
Me too, lifelong baseball fan, lifelong Iowa resident, lost my dad to cancer when I was 13. This movie has been a huge part of my life as far back as I can remember. Maybe someday, we'll both get to play catch with our dads again...
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.
Here’s to loving fathers who taught their sons about the glorious game of baseball and are no longer with us. Miss and love you Dad!! Cassie, thank you and your sister for reviewing this film. Cried like a baby. Your channel is a gift to us.
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
That was one of the best edited reactions on all of RU-vid. Well well done. A true pleasure watching your reaction, and yes I am one of those men that cries at this movie.
Great reaction! Kevin Costner has made at least 7 movies about sports. 3 of which were about baseball (Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, For the Love of the Game). You really need to see Bull Durham where he plays a minor league baseball player. It's also a romantic comedy. He also made 1 movie about golf (Tin Cup), 1 about cycling, (American Flyers) 1 about football (Draft Day) and 1 about cross country running (McFarland). He's been in lots of good movies. This is probably my favorite.
I showed "Tin Cup" to my college roommates who had never seen it. One of them was from the Ukraine. Afterwards, they immediately wanted to watch it again. :)
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.
Another favorite of mine. My favorite story about this movie goes like this: After director Phil Alden Robinson screened the movie for the studio they loved it, but they didn't want to call it Shoeless Joe. So Robinson had to go back to author Kinsella to explain that the studio wanted to call it Field of Dreams. Kinsella started to laugh. He explained that he never wanted to call it Shoeless Joe, the publisher forced him to. He wanted to call the book Dream Field. I don't care if it's true, I love that story. Other good sports movies are The Natural, Rudy and Eight Men Out (which is the actual story of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox).
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.
Just catching up on some of the videos I missed over the holidays and this had me completely transfixed the whole way through. Of course that's partly because it's Field of Dreams (and it's so long since I saw it, I was as surprised as you that it doesn't *end* with building the baseball field) but it's also because you both are so warm (and funny!) and Cassie I'm always so impressed when you remember things you learned from previous movies (eg 'southpaw' or "he's Darth Vader!") I feel so relaxed after watching this, honestly one of the most heartwarming, relaxing videos ever. Thank you both and happy new year :)
This movie is so iconic MLB went back to the farm with the baseball field that is real, and built an adjacent major league field for a in season game between the White Sox and the Yankees. Kevin Costner was there coming from the corn into the field to give the first pitch. There was actually no back wall just cornstalks with the movies theme playing in the background.
And the way that game was not only played but how it ended. The walk off home run in the bottom of the 9th while trailing to win the game. Absolute poetry and shows that even after all this time, the corn fields of Iowa is still “Heaven”
They were supposed to play in 2020 but it got moved to this year. The Cubs and Reds are playing in 2022. I hope they make this a regular thing and have Athletics and Detroit soon so that the greatest ball player of all time, Ty Cobb, can finally show up. Also, Kenesaw Mountain Landis was a potato.
Burt Lancaster is one of my all time favorite actors. He was actually my first Classic Hollywood movie crush-I saw The Crimson Pirate when I was around 12 years old on Sunday afternoon tv in the ‘70s. He was such a hunk in that film! Tight leggings, bare chest, gymnastic moves, charisma just pouring out of him, yeah, he was so fine. Then to find out how amazing his acting ability was just put the cherry on top!
Yes! I also found out he used to be in the circus, and he kept a scaled down version of the training all his life, and was in good shape right into old age. I'm not sure what part he played in the circus, but I "think" it was the trapeze.
@@Parlour100 According to what I've read, Burt WAS in a trapeze act; he was the guy who catches the other people- he made a movie decades ago called 'THE TRAIN'- he played a member of the French resistance during the WWII German occupation- he does some very physical stunts in it, in addition to being a pretty darn good movie...
One of Burt Lancaster's final roles was an incredible charmer called "Local Hero", in which he plays a rather eccentric oil tycoon. Although he is in a supporting role, Lancaster absolutely creates the biggest smiles in his scenes. I do not believe I have seen a better movie in terms of character development and a special warm quirkiness. A great movie to check out when all you want to do is sit on the couch (or bed) and chill.
Baseball movies worth watching: “The Natural” with Robert Redford, “Damn Yankees” a classic musical from the 50s, and “Sandlot” a nostalgic nod to any boy that pulled their neighborhood friends together for impromptu ballgames at any dusty piece of empty dirt.
This is one movie where grown men well up with tears in the end if you've played sports with your dad. No matter how many times I've seen it, and its been dozens, it gets me every time. So its kind of ironic that these girls don't get as emotional about the end and all the magical parts of this movie as men do. They were trying to figure out the farm thing and missing the magic and dreams of the ending happening. And that music....perfect.
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.
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.
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. 😎😎😍😍😁😁😀😀
Field of Dreams is one of those movies that is fantastically sprinkled with a wide array of sweetness, heart and genuine passion around Baseball. And though not necessarily a movie about baseball, the field itself is perhaps the finest platform which allows all these memorable characters another shot at both redemption and unfulfilled dreams. A movie lavishly swollen with heart and soul! Another great reaction ladies! You are both so wonderful! I do have to recommend 2 movies with Kevin Costner, "Dances With Wolves" and "Wyatt Earp" ( :E
Well put. I saw this movie when it came out when I was 11, but not until recently have I asked myself what the move is really about. What's the message? As corny as it may be, I think the message is that baseball heals. Baseball is something a lot of people have in common that we connect with each other with, especially fathers and sons.
Such an amazing movie. I was in high school when it was released and I've loved it ever since. Also love your reactions Cassie and Carly. keep up the good work 👍😊
