Guys, I am 61, I have lost count of how many times I have seen this movie and I cry every time. It starts when Doc saves Karin and there’s no going back.
I was 41 years old when I saw this film. At that point, my dad had already been gone for 18 years. At the end, when they start playing catch, I started sobbing in my seat in the theater, my wife just put her hand on my back. Every man I know who has seen this had a somewhat similar reaction...
100% I've watched it a half dozen times and that ending tears me up every single time. My Dad was diagnosed with cancer the year this came out and passed two years later. I turn into a bawling mess every time I watch it now.
The 1919 World Series was not fixed by the mafia. All sorts of gambling surrounded baseball in those days. But thanks for the profiling. Of those eight players who were banned, probably on two would have been elected to the HOF; Joe Jackson and Eddie Cicotte.
I was 14 when this came out. For a brief time, my dad played catch with me, around 11-12 years old. Then my dad’s lifelong alcoholism took over, and he never wanted to spend time with me anymore. We never had much of a relationship after that, and he finally died a few months ago. This movie has moved me deeply ever since it came out. Thanks for reacting to this film. You guys are great.
I understand you bud. This movie brings out that father son theme heavy and it hits every guy differently. But it hits for sure. I am glad you like our reaction to it.
My dad died a few years after this came out when I was 16. We used to watch baseball all the time, played catch when he was barbecuing, and he coach my teams. I've watched this film countless times and I still cry every time I watch it, I feel it so much.
OK! One, how many guys cried!!! ME! ALso, two, how many guys thought about having another catch with their dad!! ME!! Mine passed when I was 20, What a Great story!!! I am 57 and still brings tear to my eye!!
This is my favorite movie of all time. The ending always makes me cry. Moonlight Graham was a real person. He played one game, then became a doctor. In the book (called "Shoeless Joe"), the character of Terrence Mann is JD Salinger, the notoriously reclusive writer who wrote "Catcher in the Rye".
This was the first movie I ever saw that made my dad and my brother cry to. I was older when I fully appreciated it. It is about that rebellion everyone experiences against a parent (possibly they were close to) and then they wishes they could go back to that innocence from before. Everyone goes through it. But we all would go back, would apologize for that transgression. It could be a parent, mentor, friend, family... but we all wish we could take back the word, the deed, whatever because you lost your innocence.
My dad use to take me to Braves games quite often in the 60's and 70's. He was also my little league coach for two teams. He passed in 1999 and I've always said if I could do one thing, it would be to play catch with my dad again. My hope is that I'll get that chance when I pass.
Archibald Moonlight Graham was a real player who only got to play one game, and never batted in the major leagues. In the movie it said he played in 1922, in real life he played in 1905 with the New York Giants. This might be the most sentimental movie ever made. It's about hope, faith, and redemption. Mixed with magical realism, but even more it's about sons and fathers. When Ray says, "Maybe this is heaven", my heart explodes. But to me thee line in the movie is when Annie tells Ray, "You believed in the magic, AND IT HAPPENED. Isn't that enough?" It's a line mixed with hope, and sadness. It can never be enough, however. For rooted in hope are our dreams, and dreams are FOREVER, even after we're gone............ because they come from our hearts.
Also "The Natural" ... back in the day in the 1930s, the NY Yankees tried to recruit my mother's father (for their farm team) ... he didn't want to leave his family behind in small town Kansas, so he declined. The relatives used to play sand-lot baseball just outside their ethnic cemetery every Memorial Day. A lost world, like Jurassic Park. My mom has gone on to be with her folks, I bet she watches the men play baseball every Memorial Day ;-) This was Burt Lancaster's last movie role (famous actor). I first saw this movie, after my dad passed on, I play catch with him every time I see this, just like when I was a boy.
The movie takes place in the 80s not the 60s. in 1919 the 8 players on the Chicago White Sox took money to throw the world series. The baseball team hired a commissioner, and he banned them from baseball forever. A great movie about this is 8 Men Out. In the movie Joe Jackson appears then his other 7 banned team mates and then other famous players from the early 20th century. Fantastic reaction too. Have to admit I cried too. lol
Oh, when Burt Lancaster as Archie Graham mention's pissing-off the pitcher by winking at him, I put it together that Lancaster played Wyatt Earp in 'Gunfight at the O.K. Corral', so in 'Tombstone', the O.K. Corral gunfight BEGINS with..."DOC" Holliday winking at a Cowboy!
The MLB game you watched last year (August 12th, 2021) was setup near the original 'Field of Dreams' near Dyersville Iowa. It was the first MLB game played in the state of Iowa. The 2022 game will be on August 11th, 2022. You can find several RUclips videos showing highlights of last year's game. Some of the YT videos show the original ball field and the house from the movie located near the new field where the MLB game was played at.
Huh. They made an alternate field for that game? I always assumed they just deepened the outfield and stuff at the tourist stop. Lotta different license plates in that parking lot. I was there in 2015.
They built a regulation MLB field. They are currently in the process of building out infrastructure to host the Field of Dreams game regularly. In the meantime, the game is going to be played this summer at the Oldest surviving Negro Leagues park.
I worked @ a theater showing this when it first came out, and I loved the audience reaction to it. Your reactions are so priceless. BTW: Costner's reaction to almost getting hit by the ball is REAL! R.I.P. Ray Liotta ❤🌹🙏🏽🕯
Just to be clear, the original diamond, built for the film, is still there in Iowa. It’s a tourist attraction now, and you can go visit it. The house is still a house, with part of it a gift shop now.
Originally, the farmer who owns the land plowed under the field as soon as filming wrap and his wife got SO MAD AT HIM lol. They rebuilt it and, as you said, it stands to this day
@@MojiBeauthe fisld was on two pieces of land. The infield stayed, but much of the left field was plowed under. Over the years, there were different solutions until finally the whole property was saved. In a very real sense, this movie came true - people really did drive to the field to play catch.
All of your reactions to seeing Karen fall was so touching. My favorite scene is when they pick up the young Archie Graham. In the previous scene we think Doc had given up on his dream and then…
Was 16. Had a friend that moved to the woods from the hood. Got a motorcycle as a teen and wenr to visit him after years. He was showing me his backyard which was huge compared to my postage stamp. I kept going and he silently followed, so I thought it was still his yard. Next thing, we're in corn taller than us. Trying to find a way out was tough. Sun was dead center time of day. Property owner was an ol salty man. Blew 2 shots over the shaking stalks. We got quiet and separate and finally found our way our when the moon made shine. Bottom line, being lost in a tall corn field is just like life until a light from above helps you .... Well done on this reaction guys!
Omg so glad you all reacted to this. I really love this movie because it s all these supernatural mystical experiences but doesn’t feel the need to over explain. Also, most supportive wife ever, lol.
Everyone always calls Mark the bad guy... if it wasn't for him, the Bank would have foreclosed on the farm earlier and they'd be homeless. He even offered to let them live in their house rent free from now on because his partners just wanted to buy the farmland itself.
@@RKnights Cash in? He wasn't trying to profit, he was trying to keep them from losing it to the bank. He said his partners would offer rain market value. If he was trying to cash in on it, he would have offered them less than market value because he knew they literally had no other choice. He was also watching his sister and brother-in-law go insane (in his eyes). They were seeing people who aren't there and purposely killed their farm essentially. He was probably very concerned and worried. We watched the movie from their viewpoint... image it from his. As for the girl, yeah, that wasn't great, but it's not like he threw he off in a fit of rage. He was just very very upset because again, he was watching his family that he cares about throw away their livelihood willingly and refusing his help...
"Field of Dreams": A tale about Baseball, faith, magic, and Family. One family movie night, we went to the ex-Cinerama theater to see this movie. (It was close to Father's Day, also.) "If you build it he will come," the first hint of magic in the corn field.;) "Is this Heaven? Yes, it's Iowa." 32:00 And so it has come to pass. This baseball field is not only a movie site, but a place for people to work out family problems, play a game, or just soak up the atmosphere. It was built, and they have been coming since 1989.
If you don't cry at the end of this movie you have no soul. The feeling is even stronger if your Father has already passed away. Doc Graham was played by Screen Legend Burt Lancaster in his last film role.
What a great reaction gents!! Glad you all embraced the 'magic' that this movie brings! I've seen this dozens of times - definitely in my top 10 of all time - and it's because of that magic. The writing, the acting, the humour, the emotion, the heart!! I break down in tears every time he calls out 'dad'. I've had/have a great relationship with my dad - afternoons/nights playing catch, hockey, soccer...but seeing this when I was 11 made me appreciate that time with him! They say nothing is more expensive than regret - and this story exemplifies it, and presents the question 'what if you had a second chance?' Ray had the opportunity, embraced it, and was able to mend a wound with his father. I'm sure there are many that would 'go the distance' for that chance! Cheers!
I don't like sports, my Dad loved baseball and the Cubs. Although I worked the filming locally, I never made it to the field until the year my Dad died. It was sepcial, would have loved to see it with him.
"There's no room for Tourists on a job like this." -Tom Hardy 'Inception'. Coincidence that in Bull Durham, Kevin Costner finished his baseball career just like Shoeless Joe, with a team called...the Tourists?
This movie is not about baseball. It's a message of how we should find closure in our relationships. Costner said that this was not a sports movie but allowed it to be promoted as one.
The ironic thing about Archie Graham finally getting a major league At Bat is, he still doesn't have an official AB because a Sac Fly doesn't count against his average. So, in reality he is officially 0-0 with a 0.000 batting average and 1 RBI.
Kevin Costner was a star baseball player at Villa Park High School in Orange County California, then he went to Cal State Fullerton and gave up baseball for acting. He strongly supports Cal State Fullerton baseball and can still be found in the stands during their games.
Yes, right in front of the house. And it is beautiful. Made a special stop at Dyersville on the way to Chicago just to shag some balls in that outfield. It really is kind of magical.
The team I would love to see come out of the cornfield is the 1927 Yankees!! This movie brought back memories of my dad. I teared up when Ray asked his dad to play catch!! I miss my dad! I imagine you guys still have your dads with you. Cherish any time you have with your dads! Even your grandfathers!
This movie was all about Ray being able to have the chance at one more moment with his father which he got. Terrance Mann (James Earl Jones) was already dead and just needed to be at peace. So was Archie. All of them were tied to his father in one way or another. Archie more for his father's attitude about baseball when he was young. With baseball in the background (marking time), Field of Dreams is my all time favorite movie.
Mann wasn't 'already dead' because he was reported missing in the papers in real time for not returning phone calls. So you're going to have to amend that synopsis.
@@MoMoMyPup10 Yes he was reported missing by his father. That's when he died. Otherwise he would not have been invited to go to the Cornfield. If we was alive explain why he never came back from the Cornfield.
@@chipkelly5121 so he dies and Ray doesn't see it or realize it? Did Ray shoot him with his finger? lol And he's the only ghost Mark can see? Sounds like you're just making it up to fit your theory. And Mann didn't come back because the movie ended.
@@chipkelly5121shoeless Joe and moonlight graham died YEARS before… Mann was alive, everyone could still see and talk to him. It makes zero sense to have him be dead all of a sudden
Very enjoyable reaction to a great movie!! Loved watching all of you!! I’m going to check out more on your channel now! Thank you for entertaining me and for such an interesting conversation!!
You guys definitely got the point. What would you give to be able to play catch with, spend time with, or just talk to people you’ve lost along the way? I’ve always loved this movie, but it hits different since my dad passed away a couple years ago. Fantastic movie and reaction!
Those eight players who came out on the field after the intro of Shoeless Joe were the White Sox who threw the 1919 World Series; they were banned for life from ever playing baseball again. The movie "Eight Men Out" tells the story of the 1919 series and the subsequent trial. Another baseball movie that's not shown much nowadays is "Pride of the Yankees," a biographical picture about Lou Gehrig (played by Gary Cooper).
Beautiful to watch you all reacting throughout and to watch a clip from the start of the first MLB Field of Dreams game was wonderful to have you do. Very impressed with you men as men. Subscribed.
Not even a sports fan really and this is one of my favorite movies of all time. It just hits all the right notes. Glad you guys let yourself feel all it evokes. Nothing like watching others experience a true classic :)
Also saw another watcher mention that the men sitting at the bar talking about Moonlight Were actually friends of the real Moonlight and he indeed carried an umbrella :) so cool
I think Tom Hanks said there was no crying in baseball. Well…..I don’t know about that. It’s a great movie. It speaks of the value we have in our institutions. Nostalgia for a time gone by. It’s relateable to most any generation. And look at all the people who were healed in their souls in this movie. Everybody had some form of redemption. Some were given a clean slate and able to move on either in the real world or the other.
Fun facts: Shoeless Joe was a book by WP Kinsella, a Canadian author. Jackson batted LEFT but Ray Liotta couldn't swing it (pun intended) and batted right.
I heard Liotta being irritated with people pointing out that Jackson wasn’t a right handed batter. He said “yeah, and he didn’t come back from the dead, either.”
@@jeffking887 I dont think many people were disappointed with the historical inaccuracy. If they were snarky about it, then they deserved Liotta's response.
Always make sure you end all conversations with loved ones with a good feeling. Sometimes an apology before it's too late. We won't get the chance to make amends like Ray did. Most people have some regrets, if only minor. Even if the other person doesn't think so, we could always find something nice to do for that person. I don't know anyone who didn't cry when Ray played catch with his Dad. Enjoyed your end discussion.
I was very lucky....my dad was my best friend, and we were always super-close. Baseball was the thing we did together most. He died in 2003 at 64 due to cancer, and he never had the chance to see his granddaughter grow up. His passing was the saddest moment of my life. Every time I see this film, it captures how much it meant to me to be able to play ball with my dad, and how much that time we spent together meant. I think of him every day, and what I wouldn't give to be able to have one last catch with him. Enjoy your life and take pleasure in every moment.
It's a brilliant film, but strangely no one mentions the soundtrack to it. The music is fantastic and fits each scene beautifully. It's probably one of the top five soundtracks going, behind Remember the Titans, Young Einstein and The Blues Brothers.
I love it how 4 grown a$$ men cried over a game of catch. I remember crying over this movie work my dad, who did not cry in my dad's grandparents' funeral. He was 70 and told me, mijo people are born. People die. That's what happens. What we can do is teach people to be better. I asked him, how do you want to be buried, he said i am 6"'3'. It would be cheaper just to bury me standing in the back yard. The only time he cried was in church.
Field of Dreams embodies something about baseball that sets it apart from other sports. Football's highest value is winning; basketball's highest value is scoring; but baseball's highest value is PLAYING. That's how a movie like this makes sense for baseball, but wouldn't make sense for anything else. Football or basketball are usually an attempt to escape from something, and even soccer in the countries that obsess on it is mostly just because it has the lowest possible cost. But baseball is played because of what it is, not what it leads to or away from, and not because of anything practical. It's very idealistic.
I don't even care for baseball, but I totally get this movie. And I suspect it is a harder pill to swallow for men than women. A lot of guys can't remember the last time we had a catch with our dads. I'm going to be 40 right away and I would treasure the opportunity to do just that.
I was crying over the end of this movie even before last year. (My Dad, named John, played little league and high school ball, and almost got a desk job with the White Sox back in the 70's. The last game he saw with all his faculties MAY have been the Field of Dreams game before the brain tumor went into full gear. He passed away a year ago on the 27th.)
Ví esta película cuando era un pre adolescente. No me hizo mucho impacto entonces. Hoy la veo a mis más de 40 y no puedo evitar que se me humedezcan los ojos. Y por suerte aún puedo disfrutar la compañía de mi padre, Dios lo bendiga
though sports isn't the sole focus of this movie (not putting it down cause this movie is awesome) but Kevin Costner has some amazing sports movies to check out.... Bull Durham, Tin Cup, For The Love of the Game...i hear Draft Day is good too but never saw it, the others are awesome (he always gave his all for sports movies)
Hey Ray - as a lover of baseball you should have the guys react to another Costner movie "For Love Of The Game." It's another one I've seen several times and still enjoy it. And then there's the true story "The Rookie" with Dennis Quaid playing coach-then-player Jim Morris. Thanks for another great movie and reaction!
15: 15 "That is So awesome." Oh, dude... the AWESOME has only Just BEGUN. Y' all oughtta watch Bull Durham, Kostner's other big hit baseball movie, about an aging minor league catcher. Almost nobody has reacted to it...
My dad died in 1988. I didn’t see this in the theater, thankfully, because I was still pretty raw even a year later. I do remember listen to a Kansas City Royals game on the radio where the announcers, Fred White and Denny Mathews, had just seen the movie and talked about it quite a bit. (Radio announcers need to be able to fill during slow games) They clearly loved the game but the most they said was that it wasn’t really about baseball but it used baseball as a vehicle to tell the story. I rented it and watched it alone and it broke me. The actual field has been a tourist stop for years and I’ve been there. They built a new field to play the MLB game.
Just a correction guys about the field. The original field in the movie, has existed since it was built for the movie. The "field" you talk about recently was a MLB level temporary stadium that can hold 8000 people. Locals and the state are trying to raise 50 Million + to make it at least a minor league or better stadium :)
Gr8 reaction gentlemen! This is one of my all time favorite feel good flicks. "13 GOING ON 30" is another gr8 watch that hits in a similar way. You would love it!
Great reaction! I agree, while you’re watching the movie you’re like ‘what is this about’? Then it all comes together in the end. Suspension of Disbelief.
So there's a bit of a baseball pun in this movie. When young Moonlight Graham gets hjs chance, he flies out but a run scores. This would be scored a Sacrifice.
A Sacrifice Fly to be precise. Good catch. The ironic thing about Archie Graham finally getting a major league At Bat is, he still doesn't have an official AB because a Sac Fly doesn't count against his average. So, in reality he is officially 0-0 with a 0.000 batting average and 1 RBI.
@@curtismartin2866 yeah, he's grateful that he got to fulfill his dream, but not completely. He also wanted to 'dive in head-first into 3rd base'. And he still doesn't have an official AB in the major leagues. Technically, he was already 'in the book' because it was listed as Games Played: 1.
takes a heart of stone not to cry at "hey Dad. Wanna have a catch?"
Guys, I am 61, I have lost count of how many times I have seen this movie and I cry every time. It starts when Doc saves Karin and there’s no going back.
Every time. If you don’t feel this one, check your pulse. 😊✌🏼
I was 41 years old when I saw this film. At that point, my dad had already been gone for 18 years. At the end, when they start playing catch, I started sobbing in my seat in the theater, my wife just put her hand on my back. Every man I know who has seen this had a somewhat similar reaction...
I called my pops right after seeing this and we talked baseball the entire time
100% I've watched it a half dozen times and that ending tears me up every single time. My Dad was diagnosed with cancer the year this came out and passed two years later. I turn into a bawling mess every time I watch it now.
1st time I saw it I was not paying attention the 2nd time I cried like a baby
Greatest baseball movie ever, please say no one ever even attempts a remake...a perfect cast, all these years and it still gets me emotional...bravo
What he said^^^ ⭐️
The 1919 World Series was not fixed by the mafia. All sorts of gambling surrounded baseball in those days. But thanks for the profiling.
Of those eight players who were banned, probably on two would have been elected to the HOF; Joe Jackson and Eddie Cicotte.
Love this film
The Natural Ive watched more than field of dreams, but both guarantee give you the feels
Like the natural more an emotional fable then a baseball movie. I love both
I was 14 when this came out. For a brief time, my dad played catch with me, around 11-12 years old. Then my dad’s lifelong alcoholism took over, and he never wanted to spend time with me anymore. We never had much of a relationship after that, and he finally died a few months ago. This movie has moved me deeply ever since it came out. Thanks for reacting to this film. You guys are great.
I understand you bud. This movie brings out that father son theme heavy and it hits every guy differently. But it hits for sure. I am glad you like our reaction to it.
My dad died a few years after this came out when I was 16. We used to watch baseball all the time, played catch when he was barbecuing, and he coach my teams. I've watched this film countless times and I still cry every time I watch it, I feel it so much.
Watching 4 guys tear up together on one of the best baseball movies ever? Totally worth subscribing to. Great work fellas.
😀 thanks for subbing
OK! One, how many guys cried!!! ME! ALso, two, how many guys thought about having another catch with their dad!! ME!! Mine passed when I was 20, What a Great story!!!
I am 57 and still brings tear to my eye!!
This is my favorite movie of all time. The ending always makes me cry.
Moonlight Graham was a real person. He played one game, then became a doctor.
In the book (called "Shoeless Joe"), the character of Terrence Mann is JD Salinger, the notoriously reclusive writer who wrote "Catcher in the Rye".
This was the first movie I ever saw that made my dad and my brother cry to. I was older when I fully appreciated it. It is about that rebellion everyone experiences against a parent (possibly they were close to) and then they wishes they could go back to that innocence from before. Everyone goes through it. But we all would go back, would apologize for that transgression. It could be a parent, mentor, friend, family... but we all wish we could take back the word, the deed, whatever because you lost your innocence.
Great message in this movie.
My dad use to take me to Braves games quite often in the 60's and 70's. He was also my little league coach for two teams. He passed in 1999 and I've always said if I could do one thing, it would be to play catch with my dad again. My hope is that I'll get that chance when I pass.
My dad is pretty old right now and I am thankful thar I got to play catch with him. I wish I could play catch with him today.
I cried my eyes out at the end of this film. An American classic
Archibald Moonlight Graham was a real player who only got to play one game, and never batted in the major leagues.
In the movie it said he played in 1922, in real life he played in 1905 with the New York Giants.
This might be the most sentimental movie ever made.
It's about hope, faith, and redemption. Mixed with magical realism, but even more it's about sons and fathers.
When Ray says, "Maybe this is heaven", my heart explodes.
But to me thee line in the movie is when Annie tells Ray, "You believed in the magic, AND IT HAPPENED. Isn't that enough?"
It's a line mixed with hope, and sadness.
It can never be enough, however.
For rooted in hope are our dreams,
and dreams are FOREVER,
even after we're gone............ because they come from our hearts.
Also "The Natural" ... back in the day in the 1930s, the NY Yankees tried to recruit my mother's father (for their farm team) ... he didn't want to leave his family behind in small town Kansas, so he declined. The relatives used to play sand-lot baseball just outside their ethnic cemetery every Memorial Day. A lost world, like Jurassic Park. My mom has gone on to be with her folks, I bet she watches the men play baseball every Memorial Day ;-) This was Burt Lancaster's last movie role (famous actor). I first saw this movie, after my dad passed on, I play catch with him every time I see this, just like when I was a boy.
Beautiful movie. Great reaction. Crying at the end of field of dreams is absolutely necessary.
Any movie that can make a quartet of bros cry deserves to be called a classic.
The movie takes place in the 80s not the 60s.
in 1919 the 8 players on the Chicago White Sox took money to throw the world series. The baseball team hired a commissioner, and he banned them from baseball forever. A great movie about this is 8 Men Out. In the movie Joe Jackson appears then his other 7 banned team mates and then other famous players from the early 20th century.
Fantastic reaction too. Have to admit I cried too. lol
I saw Eight Men Out a long time ago and it was a great movie.
Oh, when Burt Lancaster as Archie Graham mention's pissing-off the pitcher by winking at him, I put it together that Lancaster played Wyatt Earp in 'Gunfight at the O.K. Corral', so in 'Tombstone', the O.K. Corral gunfight BEGINS with..."DOC" Holliday winking at a Cowboy!
Great reaction, guys. Yall gotta check out Dances With Wolves. Kevin Costner's best movie.
indeed
First time watcher..
Great Reaction..
Also.. Stand By Me .. Another awesome film..
The MLB game you watched last year (August 12th, 2021) was setup near the original 'Field of Dreams' near Dyersville Iowa. It was the first MLB game played in the state of Iowa. The 2022 game will be on August 11th, 2022. You can find several RUclips videos showing highlights of last year's game. Some of the YT videos show the original ball field and the house from the movie located near the new field where the MLB game was played at.
Huh. They made an alternate field for that game? I always assumed they just deepened the outfield and stuff at the tourist stop. Lotta different license plates in that parking lot. I was there in 2015.
They built a regulation MLB field. They are currently in the process of building out infrastructure to host the Field of Dreams game regularly. In the meantime, the game is going to be played this summer at the Oldest surviving Negro Leagues park.
I worked @ a theater showing this when it first came out, and I loved the audience reaction to it. Your reactions are so priceless. BTW: Costner's reaction to almost getting hit by the ball is REAL! R.I.P. Ray Liotta ❤🌹🙏🏽🕯
Dances with Wolves (1990)--Costner won Best Director. The film received 12 Oscar nominations and received 7. You've got to see it!
"this movie is weird and good at the same time". that perfectly describes it
They changed it for the movie but in the book the author was J.D. Salinger who wrote Catcher in the Rye. He was famously reclusive in later years.
Just to be clear, the original diamond, built for the film, is still there in Iowa. It’s a tourist attraction now, and you can go visit it. The house is still a house, with part of it a gift shop now.
Originally, the farmer who owns the land plowed under the field as soon as filming wrap and his wife got SO MAD AT HIM lol. They rebuilt it and, as you said, it stands to this day
@@MojiBeauthe fisld was on two pieces of land. The infield stayed, but much of the left field was plowed under. Over the years, there were different solutions until finally the whole property was saved. In a very real sense, this movie came true - people really did drive to the field to play catch.
All of your reactions to seeing Karen fall was so touching. My favorite scene is when they pick up the young Archie Graham. In the previous scene we think Doc had given up on his dream and then…
Was 16. Had a friend that moved to the woods from the hood. Got a motorcycle as a teen and wenr to visit him after years. He was showing me his backyard which was huge compared to my postage stamp. I kept going and he silently followed, so I thought it was still his yard. Next thing, we're in corn taller than us. Trying to find a way out was tough. Sun was dead center time of day. Property owner was an ol salty man. Blew 2 shots over the shaking stalks.
We got quiet and separate and finally found our way our when the moon made shine.
Bottom line, being lost in a tall corn field is just like life until a light from above helps you ....
Well done on this reaction guys!
Omg so glad you all reacted to this. I really love this movie because it s all these supernatural mystical experiences but doesn’t feel the need to over explain. Also, most supportive wife ever, lol.
She was an amazing wife.
Everyone always calls Mark the bad guy... if it wasn't for him, the Bank would have foreclosed on the farm earlier and they'd be homeless. He even offered to let them live in their house rent free from now on because his partners just wanted to buy the farmland itself.
true but he was also trying to cash in on his sisters woes. Plus he hurt the girl
@@RKnights Cash in? He wasn't trying to profit, he was trying to keep them from losing it to the bank. He said his partners would offer rain market value. If he was trying to cash in on it, he would have offered them less than market value because he knew they literally had no other choice. He was also watching his sister and brother-in-law go insane (in his eyes). They were seeing people who aren't there and purposely killed their farm essentially. He was probably very concerned and worried. We watched the movie from their viewpoint... image it from his. As for the girl, yeah, that wasn't great, but it's not like he threw he off in a fit of rage. He was just very very upset because again, he was watching his family that he cares about throw away their livelihood willingly and refusing his help...
@@hulkslayer626 💯 correct. He did everything he could to try and help them based on what he knew an nd saw.
"Field of Dreams": A tale about Baseball, faith, magic, and Family. One family movie night, we went to the ex-Cinerama theater to see this movie. (It was close to Father's Day, also.) "If you build it he will come," the first hint of magic in the corn field.;) "Is this Heaven? Yes, it's Iowa." 32:00 And so it has come to pass. This baseball field is not only a movie site, but a place for people to work out family problems, play a game, or just soak up the atmosphere. It was built, and they have been coming since 1989.
If you don't cry at the end of this movie you have no soul. The feeling is even stronger if your Father has already passed away. Doc Graham was played by Screen Legend Burt Lancaster in his last film role.
Hello from Iowa guys ❤ thx 4 the awesome reaction
What a great reaction gents!! Glad you all embraced the 'magic' that this movie brings! I've seen this dozens of times - definitely in my top 10 of all time - and it's because of that magic. The writing, the acting, the humour, the emotion, the heart!! I break down in tears every time he calls out 'dad'. I've had/have a great relationship with my dad - afternoons/nights playing catch, hockey, soccer...but seeing this when I was 11 made me appreciate that time with him! They say nothing is more expensive than regret - and this story exemplifies it, and presents the question 'what if you had a second chance?' Ray had the opportunity, embraced it, and was able to mend a wound with his father. I'm sure there are many that would 'go the distance' for that chance! Cheers!
I don't like sports, my Dad loved baseball and the Cubs. Although I worked the filming locally, I never made it to the field until the year my Dad died. It was sepcial, would have loved to see it with him.
"There's no room for Tourists on a job like this."
-Tom Hardy 'Inception'.
Coincidence that in Bull Durham, Kevin Costner finished his baseball career just like Shoeless Joe, with a team called...the Tourists?
This movie is not about baseball. It's a message of how we should find closure in our relationships. Costner said that this was not a sports movie but allowed it to be promoted as one.
The ironic thing about Archie Graham finally getting a major league At Bat is, he still doesn't have an official AB because a Sac Fly doesn't count against his average. So, in reality he is officially 0-0 with a 0.000 batting average and 1 RBI.
Kevin Costner was a star baseball player at Villa Park High School in Orange County California, then he went to Cal State Fullerton and gave up baseball for acting. He strongly supports Cal State Fullerton baseball and can still be found in the stands during their games.
Yes, right in front of the house. And it is beautiful. Made a special stop at Dyersville on the way to Chicago just to shag some balls in that outfield. It really is kind of magical.
Thats sounds great
The team I would love to see come out of the cornfield is the 1927 Yankees!! This movie brought back memories of my dad. I teared up when Ray asked his dad to play catch!! I miss my dad! I imagine you guys still have your dads with you. Cherish any time you have with your dads! Even your grandfathers!
One of my all time favorites!! Thanks Ray!!
This movie was all about Ray being able to have the chance at one more moment with his father which he got. Terrance Mann (James Earl Jones) was already dead and just needed to be at peace. So was Archie. All of them were tied to his father in one way or another. Archie more for his father's attitude about baseball when he was young. With baseball in the background (marking time), Field of Dreams is my all time favorite movie.
Mann wasn't 'already dead' because he was reported missing in the papers in real time for not returning phone calls. So you're going to have to amend that synopsis.
@@MoMoMyPup10 Yes he was reported missing by his father. That's when he died. Otherwise he would not have been invited to go to the Cornfield. If we was alive explain why he never came back from the Cornfield.
@@chipkelly5121 so he dies and Ray doesn't see it or realize it? Did Ray shoot him with his finger? lol And he's the only ghost Mark can see? Sounds like you're just making it up to fit your theory. And Mann didn't come back because the movie ended.
@@MoMoMyPup10 Did he see Shoeless Joe Jackson die or Archie Graham? No because they were already dead. Why does he have to see him die?
@@chipkelly5121shoeless Joe and moonlight graham died YEARS before… Mann was alive, everyone could still see and talk to him. It makes zero sense to have him be dead all of a sudden
Very enjoyable reaction to a great movie!! Loved watching all of you!! I’m going to check out more on your channel now! Thank you for entertaining me and for such an interesting conversation!!
Awesome! Thanks for spending time with us
You guys definitely got the point. What would you give to be able to play catch with, spend time with, or just talk to people you’ve lost along the way? I’ve always loved this movie, but it hits different since my dad passed away a couple years ago. Fantastic movie and reaction!
I love this movie. So glad to see you guys react to it!
Great reaction
Those eight players who came out on the field after the intro of Shoeless Joe were the White Sox who threw the 1919 World Series; they were banned for life from ever playing baseball again. The movie "Eight Men Out" tells the story of the 1919 series and the subsequent trial. Another baseball movie that's not shown much nowadays is "Pride of the Yankees," a biographical picture about Lou Gehrig (played by Gary Cooper).
Guys this doesn’t take place in the 60’s it takes place in the 80’s when it was made. Lol
Wow! All four of you are such a joy to watch, watch this.
Beautiful to watch you all reacting throughout and to watch a clip from the start of the first MLB Field of Dreams game was wonderful to have you do. Very impressed with you men as men. Subscribed.
The annual Field of Dreams game is coming up in a week.
Not even a sports fan really and this is one of my favorite movies of all time. It just hits all the right notes. Glad you guys let yourself feel all it evokes. Nothing like watching others experience a true classic :)
Also saw another watcher mention that the men sitting at the bar talking about Moonlight Were actually friends of the real Moonlight and he indeed carried an umbrella :) so cool
Everyone needs to see the Field of Dreams baseball field in person. Beautiful place. Dyersville Iowa.
I think Tom Hanks said there was no crying in baseball. Well…..I don’t know about that. It’s a great movie. It speaks of the value we have in our institutions. Nostalgia for a time gone by. It’s relateable to most any generation. And look at all the people who were healed in their souls in this movie. Everybody had some form of redemption. Some were given a clean slate and able to move on either in the real world or the other.
The collective gasp when little Karin fell ❤. Every parents nightmare 😢.
Fun facts: Shoeless Joe was a book by WP Kinsella, a Canadian author. Jackson batted LEFT but Ray Liotta couldn't swing it (pun intended) and batted right.
Shoeless Joe also was a right handed thrower, and Ray Liotta threw lefty.
I heard Liotta being irritated with people pointing out that Jackson wasn’t a right handed batter. He said “yeah, and he didn’t come back from the dead, either.”
@@jeffking887 I dont think many people were disappointed with the historical inaccuracy.
If they were snarky about it, then they deserved Liotta's response.
Always make sure you end all conversations with loved ones with a good feeling. Sometimes an apology before it's too late. We won't get the chance to make amends like Ray did. Most people have some regrets, if only minor. Even if the other person doesn't think so, we could always find something nice to do for that person. I don't know anyone who didn't cry when Ray played catch with his Dad. Enjoyed your end discussion.
Thanks for spending some time with us :-)
I was very lucky....my dad was my best friend, and we were always super-close. Baseball was the thing we did together most. He died in 2003 at 64 due to cancer, and he never had the chance to see his granddaughter grow up. His passing was the saddest moment of my life. Every time I see this film, it captures how much it meant to me to be able to play ball with my dad, and how much that time we spent together meant. I think of him every day, and what I wouldn't give to be able to have one last catch with him. Enjoy your life and take pleasure in every moment.
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It's a brilliant film, but strangely no one mentions the soundtrack to it. The music is fantastic and fits each scene beautifully. It's probably one of the top five soundtracks going, behind Remember the Titans, Young Einstein and The Blues Brothers.
great rection, one of the best on youtube.
Your father is the strongest person you have ever known. To compete with him, and win is life-changing.
I love it how 4 grown a$$ men cried over a game of catch. I remember crying over this movie work my dad, who did not cry in my dad's grandparents' funeral. He was 70 and told me, mijo people are born. People die. That's what happens. What we can do is teach people to be better. I asked him, how do you want to be buried, he said i am 6"'3'. It would be cheaper just to bury me standing in the back yard. The only time he cried was in church.
This is the first time I've ever seen 5 grown men cry over a movie. It was such a gripping movie.
Field of Dreams embodies something about baseball that sets it apart from other sports. Football's highest value is winning; basketball's highest value is scoring; but baseball's highest value is PLAYING. That's how a movie like this makes sense for baseball, but wouldn't make sense for anything else. Football or basketball are usually an attempt to escape from something, and even soccer in the countries that obsess on it is mostly just because it has the lowest possible cost. But baseball is played because of what it is, not what it leads to or away from, and not because of anything practical. It's very idealistic.
Bruh I’m grown, still have my dad in my life frequently, and still go to baseball games with him but f$&@ this movie gets me everytime
wonderful reaction, guys. Thank You!
Thanks for spending some time with us :-)
This movie gets everyone, great reaction gents
One of the best baseball movies ever!!! Women cry at the end of Titanic, Men Cry at the end of Field of Dreams!!!
Yup
Nah i cried at legend of bagger vance.
The baseball field was built on a ley line convergence point. Like the pyramids or ancient temples.
Well done, guys. Baseball is a beautiful game. We see a little magic in it every season.
Don't be ashamed guys. In theater release, every show let out with a stream of weeping dudes.
kevin costner baseball movies, bull durham, field of dreams, and for love of the game, all great flicks!!
I don't even care for baseball, but I totally get this movie. And I suspect it is a harder pill to swallow for men than women. A lot of guys can't remember the last time we had a catch with our dads. I'm going to be 40 right away and I would treasure the opportunity to do just that.
Great movie, great reaction, as a Scot this was the movie that introduced me to Baseball, a sport I still love almost 40 years later.
I love baseball. It almost a religion in my house. This movie was great
I was crying over the end of this movie even before last year. (My Dad, named John, played little league and high school ball, and almost got a desk job with the White Sox back in the 70's. The last game he saw with all his faculties MAY have been the Field of Dreams game before the brain tumor went into full gear. He passed away a year ago on the 27th.)
Ví esta película cuando era un pre adolescente. No me hizo mucho impacto entonces. Hoy la veo a mis más de 40 y no puedo evitar que se me humedezcan los ojos. Y por suerte aún puedo disfrutar la compañía de mi padre, Dios lo bendiga
though sports isn't the sole focus of this movie (not putting it down cause this movie is awesome) but Kevin Costner has some amazing sports movies to check out.... Bull Durham, Tin Cup, For The Love of the Game...i hear Draft Day is good too but never saw it, the others are awesome (he always gave his all for sports movies)
Ive only seen Tin Cup and it was great
This was really good too :-)
I love that you all cried. 💙
As Simon and Garfunkel sang in "The Graduate", "Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you."
Hey Ray - as a lover of baseball you should have the guys react to another Costner movie "For Love Of The Game." It's another one I've seen several times and still enjoy it. And then there's the true story "The Rookie" with Dennis Quaid playing coach-then-player Jim Morris. Thanks for another great movie and reaction!
First time watcher. Great reaction
15: 15 "That is So awesome." Oh, dude... the AWESOME has only Just BEGUN.
Y' all oughtta watch Bull Durham, Kostner's other big hit baseball movie, about an aging minor league catcher. Almost nobody has reacted to it...
Agreed! I can’t believe no one has reacted to “Bull Durham”. Great baseball movie with Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon.
9:31 You have to remember, both of them were hippies. They only just became farmers.
My dad died in 1988. I didn’t see this in the theater, thankfully, because I was still pretty raw even a year later. I do remember listen to a Kansas City Royals game on the radio where the announcers, Fred White and Denny Mathews, had just seen the movie and talked about it quite a bit. (Radio announcers need to be able to fill during slow games) They clearly loved the game but the most they said was that it wasn’t really about baseball but it used baseball as a vehicle to tell the story. I rented it and watched it alone and it broke me. The actual field has been a tourist stop for years and I’ve been there. They built a new field to play the MLB game.
One of my favorite movies!!!
Just a correction guys about the field. The original field in the movie, has existed since it was built for the movie. The "field" you talk about recently was a MLB level temporary stadium that can hold 8000 people. Locals and the state are trying to raise 50 Million + to make it at least a minor league or better stadium :)
Gr8 reaction gentlemen! This is one of my all time favorite feel good flicks.
"13 GOING ON 30" is another gr8 watch that hits in a similar way. You would love it!
I am reall Waiting in anticipation for The Wrath of Khan ! Bring it on Knights !
We plan to watch it next Saturday
Awesome reaction
Like Rocky it isn't about the sport it is about humanity and dreams.
I cry every time 😂
Great job guys. I'm still hoping I see Taking Chance with Kevin Bacon one day!
Awesome movie.
That movie is amazing, though I cried so much.
If Kevin Costner had never made another single movie this would have been a great career. Masterpiece.
Absolutely Brilliant movie!!!
Great reaction ftom you all. It is in my top 10 favorite movies ever.
Great reaction! I agree, while you’re watching the movie you’re like ‘what is this about’? Then it all comes together in the end. Suspension of Disbelief.
It is so weird but if you go to this Field of Dreams it does feel magical being there.
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
Should be one of the top one hundred films ever made.
One of my favorites.
'The Natural' is another great baseball movie.
The Natural is a great movie. I think the guys will enjoy reacting to that one.
So there's a bit of a baseball pun in this movie. When young Moonlight Graham gets hjs chance, he flies out but a run scores. This would be scored a Sacrifice.
A Sacrifice Fly to be precise. Good catch. The ironic thing about Archie Graham finally getting a major league At Bat is, he still doesn't have an official AB because a Sac Fly doesn't count against his average. So, in reality he is officially 0-0 with a 0.000 batting average and 1 RBI.
@@MoMoMyPup10 but he's in the book! And his dream was to bat -he Did achieve that.
@@curtismartin2866 yeah, he's grateful that he got to fulfill his dream, but not completely. He also wanted to 'dive in head-first into 3rd base'. And he still doesn't have an official AB in the major leagues. Technically, he was already 'in the book' because it was listed as Games Played: 1.