Tom Hanks says this is his favorite movie he ever did. He got to spend the summer with his family eating hot dogs, ice cream and playing baseball all day in a small town.
To be fair, it's my hometown and it's got 300,000 people so it's *not* a small town. Though he was very awesome the entire time he was here. Madonna hated it. Haha.
Real league. Real teams. Real history. A touch of Hollywood magic. This was absolute great casting and the older versions were not the actors in makeup.
Yes the film is based on a real league that was created due to the war however the story and characters within the film are fictional. The league ran from 1943-1954.
My friend's mother was a Racine Belle. She absolutely LOVED this movie. She said that, even with "Hollywooding it up" it captured the feeling of the League and camaraderie of all of the players.
My Grandma played for the Jersey Queen during the AAL. For her 70th birthday. She got a signed photo from the real Kit and Dotty. In their Peaches uniforms when they were in the League.
@@Scottie_S My daughter (14) is a baseball/softball fanatic, and every year starting with T-Ball she volunteered me to help when her coach would ask for assistants. Only thing that kept me from going nuts was picturing the horror on people's faces if I pulled a Tom Hanks and just drilled a kid 😲🤣. My kid knew this and she'd start grinning any time a kid was acting up lol.
@@clevelandcbi You've got a got a smart kid there it seems! Also, let's face it; they could be hit in the head with something a lot harder than an oiled baseball glove!!
@@clevelandcbiAbout 8-9 years ago, I was working as a barista at a cafe. Someone had left an 8-track tape on one of the tables I was cleaning off. There was a big table of high school kids, hanging out before class. I held it up & said something like, “Man, I haven’t seen one of these in a long time.” None of them had a clue what it was & I felt old as dirt right then🤣
My brother and I often repeat those lines and then get the giggles for the rest of the day. Classic Jon Lovitz. "Give the wife a little pickle tickle" is my other favorite. Then we invariably move into classic "Fish Called Wanda" lines.
It's a line I repeat to myself all the time. I"m a writer, and whenever I'm stuck and want to give up on what I'm writing, I remind myself, "The hard is what makes it great."
My family went to Cooperstown in 2015 for the Hall of Fame induction, and the AAGPBL had a booth with several of the real ballplayers who appeared at the end of this movie. We got to spend a little time talking with them, and told them getting to meet them was our biggest thrill of the trip.
One of the players was an umpire in my little league back in the 80's. I remember hearing she used to play baseball but didn't think much of it at the time. She's in the background of the reunion scenes because they invited the players to be extras in the movie.
The scene where the Black woman throws the ball to the players is a way to note the fact that the league was segregated. I actually met one of two women who played in the Negro League, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson before she passed away.
The Amazon Prime series “A League of Their Own” has her as a major character and focuses on the segregation of the time. A really good series that differs in tone quite a bit from the film
@@1220joeyjthe Amazon series was awful. The ratings and veiwership for the show were so bad that it was canceled after one season. I think even Amazon's terrible attempt to fan fic Tolkien with Rings of Power did better in the ratings. Amazon has some good shows, Reacher and the new Fallout, as well as some good original movies, but their purposely pushing the Woke agenda with League of Their Own failed. And yes they purposely did push the Wokeness on that show per the shows creator, and the show focused less on the baseball and the All American Girls Professional Baseball League and focused on lesbianism and segregation.
@@nataliestclair6176I have to agree with you, girl. The Amazon series was terrible and as a girl who played fast pitch softball in high school and college and an avid baseball fan, i wanted to see a TV series about the womans baseball league but instead got a show pushing wokeness. Another scene that got me was having the black girl throw as hard or harder than a man. Sorry that is not going to happen. In high school we played against the boys team as a fund raiser event and even through it was slow pitch to make it fair, they killed us becuase even their worse players threw harder, hit harder, and ran faster then our best players could.
Little known fact: The theme song "This Uses To Be My Playground" was recorded in one take, which is what was used in the film. It was Madonna's very first time recording with a full live orchestra. She did so inside an airplane hanger in Long Beach, Califonia. Apparently if you listen carefully with professional grade headphones, you can hear her turning the pages of sheet music that were next to her microphone stand. It's such a melancholic melody and song. Perfect for the movie.
I always get choked up when the credits start and that song comes in. Seeing these amazing women playing baseball, with this somewhat melancholic music just hits me in the feels.
Geena Davis is amazing. She’s obviously a talented actress, but she’s also a genius and member of MENSA, she’s an Olympian, and women’s rights activist. And she’s beautiful to boot. She stays very busy.
MENSA does not make one a genius. I qualify for MENSA, but realize it doesn't mean anything. It's an arbitrary set of tests. And Geena never made the Olympics as Dmuzz pointed out. But she is a very talented actress.
TBR: "I don't think I could be a catcher, just squatting there all day." - Catchers have the shortest careers for that reason. It is HELL on the knees.
@@DSmith264Absolutely. Then you have these asshole clown coaches today telling their players to mow down the catcher. I'm talking little KIDS, and these knuckleheads act like they're coaching game 7 of the World Series. I had my own daughter move to SS and CF for that reason. She's got a cannon but was always the youngest/smallest on her teams. Worked out for the best.
Kyle Shwarber was a catcher for Cubs and now with the Phillies, plays a little 1st base and DH's sometimes because it taxes the body. Very few catchers like Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench and Ivan Rodriguez. The last 30 years, teams carry 2 often 3 catchers on the roster to keep them fresh. Tom Berenger in Major league was very spot on with the knee issues.
There's not much to say about this gem that hasn't already been said, but this is the kind of film that Hollywood has forgotten how to make: a LEGITIMATELY empowering story with layered and endearing characters, a smart and funny script that doesn't feel the need to obnoxiously relay its message and talk down to the audience, and an all-around well made film that EVERYONE can enjoy!
My High School Principal (RIP), 30+ years ago, yes I'm old....she was a member of the league...not casted in the film, but played in the league and has her name mentioned in the HOF. Sadly, I did not know of this until years later when the movie came out and I went to the HOF and saw her name amongst the members. She never spoke of it. I wish I knew though while in HS cause I'm a huge baseball fan.
"Walter Harvey" was a fictional stand-in for Philip Wrigley (who took over Wrigley chewing gum from his father). Phillip also took over as majority owner of Wrigley Field, and was president of the Chicago Cubs. Wrigley was one of the 3 founders and backers of the AAGPBL. The league was mainly centered around Chicago and recruited from Midwestern states (4 teams in Illinois, 2 in Indiana, 4 in Michigan, 3 in Wisconsin, and 1 in Minnesota). The League lasted much longer than depicted. It started in 1943, peaked in 1948, and lasted through 1954. And MLB never really paused, Roosevelt made Major League Baseball an exception from the draft. The real issue was that the costs to run a national league went trough the roof because of gasoline rationing limited team travel. The World War 2 era did get a lot of criticism from women not being “lady like” and assuming roles outside the home. But it was an important turning point in the women’s liberation movement.
Over 500 MLB players enlisted, the majority of the league, pretty much only the over 35 guys were left and sub par talents scraped up from semi-pro teams. Minor leaguers were not exempt, so baseball took quite a hit during war time. Ted Williams and Yogi Berra in particular went above and beyond, but all the stars of the game joined the effort.
@@micheletrainor1601 yes. The Wrigley family was one of the early members of major league baseball. William Wrigley Jr (Philip’s father) acquired the Chicago Whales, which over a number of years and name changes became the Cubs. The stadium was also owned by the team (which was normal back then, but not common today). It eventually was renamed Wrigley Field. It is the second oldest baseball stadium in the United States and is now a protected historical landmark (Fenway with the Boston Red Sox is the oldest).
Penny Marshall is a master of telling warm-feeling true story-based stories. Awakenings is probably her masterpiece, in my opinion. On a side note, it was nice to see her bring in her Happy Days & Laverne & Shirley castmates in. Squizzy was there as a game-caller, and Carmine Ragoo was one of the dancers that Madonna was jiving with.
I posted almost the same thing and then I saw you beat me to it. I did ad that Penny's Brother Garry plays Walter Harvey. Did you know David Lander (Squiggy) went on to become a professional Baseball Scout?
@@laudanum669 No, I wasn’t aware of that, but I loved Lenny and Squiggy and they both always looked like they loved their roles. It takes a very good actor to do that sort of ‘dumb character’ comedy well. Michael went on to do all sorts of great stuff including David St Hubbins, of course, but I really liked him in Better Caul Saul (in fact he was the highlight of the show for me).
24:10 - Almost all the injuries shown on film, including Renee Coleman's severely bruised thigh which remained for over a year, and another actress breaking her nose on camera, are real.
More of a "strawberry" than a bruise; also called a "raspberry," "ground beef," etc. She got that by sliding on the clay infield dirt. Kind of like scrubbing her skin with Comet cleanser. Wouldn't have happened if her uniform had long pants.
@@artbagley1406 A friend of mine made a fortune patenting removable leggings for softball players who often wore shorts. They would put them on just before batting and remove them when not running the bases. He was a long time High School softball coach and treated a lot of sliding excoriations.
I have a closer connection to this movie. I'm from Rockford and used to go by the old stadium every day. And then the city announced they were tearing it down. It was a sad day for sports fans with so much history. But times move on and we have this movie to help remember.
Luckily in my town we still have the field they filmed some of the scenes from here. I love seeing those scenes and I recognize the buildings and the stands. Fun times.
Beyer Stadium was torn down, and the Clock Tower was torn down, but that hideous Symbol sculpture on the Rock River remains. Truly a Rockford experience. I vote we bring back Media Play. It was the best place to shop for movies, music, and games after eating some Beef-A-Roo cheddar fries. 👍
Running over/thru the catcher so they drop the ball used to be a strategy but with all the injuries and the awareness of player safety coming about the last few years it has pretty much become against the rules in the MLB. There is a longer explanation but that is the gist of it. Back when this movie came out, I probably watched it a dozen times, it was just so good. Fun fact: When John Lovitz yells at the cow for mooing "Will you shut up!" was improvised. It makes me chuckle every time.
Whenever I hear Tom Hanks speak period I hear Woody. My child brain was blown when I was told Forrest Gump played Woody and Santa Claus played Buzz lol
I forgot how much I love this movie. Glad y'all liked it! Gina Davis' voice was dubbed over an older actress portraying the elder Dottie. Penny Marshall (director) did not like the artificial look of aging a young actor. Plus the age gap was at least 40 years so there was no way to make it believable. Great casting of older versions of the characters. They provided just enough clues to who the older characters were through the dialogue and personality that you soon realize who they are. We as the audience feel that joy & nostalgia of realizing who someone is after not seeing them for 40+ years.
*"Rogers Hornsby was my manager, and he called me a talking pile of pig shit. And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me play!! And did I cry???"* - One of my ATF lines
Penny Marshall also directed 'Big', which I think they have reacted to, and the guy in this movie who hired Tom Hanks' character is her brother Garry Marshall.
A little bit of trivia...from Wikipedia, "The final week of shooting was during late October 1991 in Cooperstown, New York, where 65 original AAGPBL members appeared in scenes recreating the induction of the league into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988."
5:23 "she got the big hit instead of Madonna." -daniel "that's Madonna?" -sam "I'm pretty sure that's Madonna." -daniel "no it's not." -sam daniel is not the best detective at the Schmitt Detective Agency.
@@Mickey-1994 Actresses portrayed the characters reuniting at the museum, but the real world women the movie was based on were shown in the closing credits.
The league was not just "post WW2". The league started during WW2 (as shown in the movie) in 1943 and kept going until 1954. WW2 for the USA was 1941-1945.
Im pretty sure the VHS copy I had came with a documentary straight after showing the real people and the real lives it was based upon including the sisters Helen & Margaret Candaele and Dorothy Kamenshek to name three important ball-players in American Baseball history 😊⚾🎉
@@athens_1psvr31 They recognized Madonna's name when it popped up in the opening credits and had an inkling of what she looked like. At first, they wrongly assumed she was Lori Petty, but once Madonna's character came on the scene, they recognized her immediately.
28:10 Tragically, a letter or telegram was how the military delivered the news. The reason it was different when Ryan's mom (Saving Private Ryan) was notified that she lost three of her sons was because, if the military knew that soldiers/sons of the same house or family had been killed, the army would send an officer to accompany the letters and deliver the news. Instead of sending just the telegrams, an army officer and chaplain went to inform Mrs. Ryan of her sons. Seeing the telegram or that car come your way is still a really sad and moment of dread.
The older Kit and Dottie were older actresses who resembled them. The voices were dubbed. Penny Marshall required all the Actresses in the movie to be able to play baseball. BTW - that was a real Bruise on the thigh of the Actress. During the Closing Credits you can actually see the real players of the Girls Baseball League.
When you said "new player" in regards to the black lady that threw the ball hard, I broke down a bit. In 1943, there were still segregated leagues. She wouldn't have had a chance to come aboard no matter how good she was at that point in history. The color barrier did once get broken by Moses Fleetwood Walker in 1884, but, it wasn't officially broken until April 15, 1947 when Jackie Robinson did it. She was 4 years too early, and even when Jackie did break the color barrier it took YEARS for minorities to get more involved in the MLB, and the Woman's League was all but gone by the time the men came back from WWII. It lasted until 1954, but wasn't anywhere near popular enough to expand, or be maintained for much longer after 1945.
I adore this movie. One of my favorite alumni from my university played in the real league while she was in college. Before she passed, she donated a lot of memorabilia to our library archives. I would chat with her at every homecoming and even in her late age she was a spitfire!
Oh I loved when this movie came out I was working at the movie theater and it was such a big deal with all the actresses that were in this film. I talked to my grandfather about the women's league when he came back from the war he saw how hard those women played he said they were amazing.
This movie is great. I will say the ending does represent a lot of people from those older generations. My dad is 66 and was born in 57. Obviously this was prior to him but my point being that when my dad graduated high school everyone went their own seperate ways. Zero social media and cell phones etc to connect people. If you didn’t stay in the same area or have some type of address or number you lost touch with all of these people. My dad still to this day is still seeing people from his childhood on Facebook that he hasn’t seen in 40 years. We really don’t realize how much social media/internet has changed our lives
Debra Winger was originally cast as Dottie Hinson, and even trained for three months with the Chicago Cubs as preparation for her role. But when Winger heard that Madonna had also been cast in the film, she decided to leave the production, criticizing director Penny Marshall for making an "Elvis film." Winger still got paid for the film even though she wasn't in it, but when asked in an interview if Madonna's casting was the reason for her leaving the production, Winger said, “I think [her] acting career has spoken for itself.”
That's the story she gave publicly, but there were other things she wanted changed within the movie, that Penny said no to; Penny was replaced on "When Peggy Sue got Married" in 1985 because of Debra, who had been cast as the lead, and wanted changes. Debra complained about Geena Davis's performance as well. She's just bitter.
@@TC-tj6pd I read that Jonathan Demme was originally going to direct Peggy Sue Got Married and had creative differences with Winger and left the project. Penny Marshall replaced Demme, but had creative differences with the writers and left the project, and Winger left the movie out of loyalty to Marshall.
I only watched this movie when it came out because of Madonna, but it became one of my favourite movies for a whole lot of other reasons as you guys have listed. Everytime I rewatch it I get the FEELS 😭🤗🥰 Wonderful performances all round with the bonus of Madonna's song This Used To be my Playground in the credits with footage of the actual league players just gets me misty eyed!
Geena Davis was in Thelma and Louise, Quick Change, Beetlejuice, and Speechles, all worth checking out. The other movies including her "b" movie Earth Girls Are Easy (which was always on cable), not so much. Madonna was also in Visionquest which starred Mathew Modine who was the cop in The Dark Knight Rises. Speaking of Matthew Modine, he starred in an excellent HBO movie called And The Band Played On which chronicles the early days of the AIDS epidemic and should be watched either on your own or for the channel.
I first saw As The Band Played On when I was a teenager and read the book as well. It made me mad that those that was allowed to die because of their orientation very sad. It made me learn as much as I could about the disease and those who died. Ronald Reagan was a bigot he didn’t even want to help work on a vaccine or anything to help those who became ill and die.Such a sad time in history.😢
Tom Hanks early films are hilarious. Bachelor party, Joe vs. The volcano, Splash, Volunteers, The burbs, The money pit, Dragnet. He didn't make a serious movie until the 90s.
Thank you for reacting to this. I needed this! This was my grandmother's favorite movie. She was born in Raccine. This movie always pops up when I need a sign from her. I miss her terribly, she was my best friend. You guys are great! ❤ Another great Tom Hanks movie is The Money Pit. 😊
What a great movie! My personal favorite line is "Can't we do both?" I'm pretty sure the older Dottie and older Kit were played by different people. According to Google Lynn Cartwright played Dottie and Kathleen Butler played older Kit. Also according to IMDb some of the extras at the end were actually members of the original league.
This film is one of my favorites. Most of it was filmed in Southern Indiana. As a kid, I grew up in the city where the Racine Belle’s home stadium was and was an extra during the filming at age 12. I now live where the Peaches home stadium is and go to games there every summer. They have kept most of the signage and the stadium as just as pristine as when the movie was filmed!
The ball drop debate has gone on since the 1992.... some believe Dottie dropped it on purpose, some believe it was truly an accident.... no way to know for sure.
It's deliberately vague. But, I think the stronger argument is that it was an accident. Dottie told Ellen (the pitcher) to throw high fastballs which Kit had a hard time hitting or laying off of. Dottie was playing to win.
If Dottie dropped the ball on purpose, that makes her a liar and Kit a phony. It would be a terrible ending. Dottie wanted to win just as much as Kit did (even if she wouldn't admit it, even to herself). She wouldn't betray her teammates just to give Kit a fake victory out of pity. She's proud of Kit at the end because she legitimately won, fair and square.
one of the best movies ever made. love everything about this movie. one of those movies you can watch a million times and still love it every second of it.
If you watch credits at end, Madonna sings "This Used To Be My Playground"........one of my favorite movie songs........wonderful, warm story..........thanks for sharing.
This is one of my favoite movies....glad yall reacted to this one, brings back a lot of memories. This was one of the few movies that made me tear up, several times, and all were amazing actors. Interesting note, the one that played Betty Spaghetti is the daughter of the film`s producer, 'Penny Marshall', who played Lavern on Lavern N Shirley, which is a classic. But, this was an all-around great movie....and loved the reaction
My great grandmother witnessed many of those telegrams. She desperately prayed that she wouldn't be next because my great grandfather was a sailor at Pearl Harbor, she didnt hear from him at all due to the chaos of everything. He came home in one piece.
This movie was filmed in Chicago at Wrigley Field. It’s one of the only original baseball fields still standing in the US so they needed one for the movie. I recently attended a Madonna concert in Chicago and she talked about living here while learning to play baseball. She then played live for the 1st time the song from this movie “This Used To Be My Playground.” It was amazing!
There are a number of tie ins to the show "Laverne and Shirley" in this movie. First and foremost is that it was directed by Penny "Laverne" Marshall. David L "Squiggy" Lander played the ballpark announcer in the film, and Eddie Mekka who played Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusta on the show was the Army corporal with all the moves on the dance floor in the film.
Let's gooo. I've been waiting for this since the patreon "coming soon" post. I freaking love this movie...I'm so glad y'all loved this movie. Awesome reaction y'all.
Probably the best example of a movie smashing the Bechdel test to little bits. My favorite sports movie and one of my favorite all time movies. I never get tired of watching this and I always cry. Nice seeing with people who had not seen it before. Thanks.
What's crazy is that I enjoy college softball so much more than baseball. The energy, pacing and everything else. It's really blown up in the last so many years. I know they were playing baseball in the movie, but it's so cool to see the evolution over the years.
For the climactic championship game scene, they put out a call for extras to fill Bosse Field, which stood in for Racine Field. I took my son and his best friend. We spent the day cheering and clapping and the boys got Geena Davis' autograph. I've never been able to spot us in the film. Great movie.
They don't charge the catcher anymore for safety issues. But you used to be able to blast the catcher as hard as you wanted to knock the ball losses. If you did that and touched home plate, you were safe.
The guy dancing with Madonna in the Roadhouse was Eddie Mekka who plyed Carmine (the Big Ragoo) on Laverne and Shirley. One of the Game Announcers was played by David Landers who was Squiggy on Laverne and Shirley. Most of Jon Lovitz's funniest lines were adlibs. Director Penny Marshall loved his adlibs so much she kept them in the film.
This is just a classic. I loved watching this with my grandmother. It was one of her favorites. Another movie I watched with her a lot was Fried Green Tomatoes. I hope y’all react to that someday.
Penny Marshall, the director, was married to another director for a while, a guy named Rob Reiner. Her brother was Garry Marshall, who directed _Pretty Woman_ and _Runaway Bride._ He also plays the small role of the League sponsor, Mr. Harvey. Penny Marshall also did a little acting.
Great reaction, guys! I hate how overlooked and underrated this film was at the Oscars. It should have been nominated for Best Movie, Best Director (Penny Marshall), Best Actress (Geena Davis), Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks), Best Original Song (Madonna) etc.
The climatic ball game was shot at Bosse Field, which is currently the 3rd oldest baseball stadium in the United States (Behind Fenway and Wrigley) It still functions as a minor league field to this day.
Dottie dropped the ball on purpose. That smile, as she's looking on with Jimmy, says it all. She wanted her sister to have that feeling. It's legitimately one of the best sports movies out there. My parents took my brothers and I to see it in the theater when we were kids, and it's always stuck with me. Glad you two enjoyed it!
This film means everything to me haha.. I was obsessed with it when I was 8-9 years old but I still love it as an adult.. it's pretty timeless and just an overall really impressive film!
I watched this in the local theatre opening weekend. I was 11 years old. Cannot stress how much this movie energized girls of ALL ages to stand up and be loud and proud and eager to prove our worth.
23:42 - I think the point there was that baseball was still segregated. In the major leagues, Jackie Robinson didn't integrate the game until 1947 (after the war).
Tom Hanks says this is his favorite movie he ever did. He got to spend the summer with his family eating hot dogs, ice cream and playing baseball all day in a small town.
I can't blame him. It sounds like Heaven.
To be fair, it's my hometown and it's got 300,000 people so it's *not* a small town. Though he was very awesome the entire time he was here. Madonna hated it. Haha.
@@daytonapeanut No, it's Iowa
But yes, he credits this film for saving his career. He was *so* burnt out from everything that he didn't know what he was going to do.
@@Dave-hb7lx it was indeed. Also Huntingburgh as well
Real league. Real teams. Real history. A touch of Hollywood magic. This was absolute great casting and the older versions were not the actors in makeup.
Yep; Harvey represents Wrigley etc...
Gina Davis did dub the lines of the older actress which made it so convincing.
Unfortunately not the real names of the players on the teams.
Well the lady that married the plastic surgeon WAS the og actor in makeup - but that was part of the joke, of course
Yes the film is based on a real league that was created due to the war however the story and characters within the film are fictional.
The league ran from 1943-1954.
My friend's mother was a Racine Belle. She absolutely LOVED this movie. She said that, even with "Hollywooding it up" it captured the feeling of the League and camaraderie of all of the players.
That’s so cool! Good for her! ❤️
That is so cool. What a life.
My Grandma played for the Jersey Queen during the AAL. For her 70th birthday. She got a signed photo from the real Kit and Dotty. In their Peaches uniforms when they were in the League.
For whatever reason, Jimmy nailing Stillwell with the glove still gets me laughing every time. 😂😂😂
Then, there's "Stillwell Angel" identifying himself years later in Cooperstown: "You're gonna lose."
The philosophy "Don't treat people like shit, or you'll get hit in the head with a baseball glove" really works. I approve this message!
I feel bad but I laugh hard every time and I've seen this movie a lot
@@Scottie_S My daughter (14) is a baseball/softball fanatic, and every year starting with T-Ball she volunteered me to help when her coach would ask for assistants. Only thing that kept me from going nuts was picturing the horror on people's faces if I pulled a Tom Hanks and just drilled a kid 😲🤣. My kid knew this and she'd start grinning any time a kid was acting up lol.
@@clevelandcbi You've got a got a smart kid there it seems! Also, let's face it; they could be hit in the head with something a lot harder than an oiled baseball glove!!
I've never felt older watching a movie reaction than seeing someone not know what Madonna looks like.
Sorry 😂
To be fair if u saw Madonna today would you recognize Madonna from 1993 ?
My daughter and niece (both 14) asked me what Ace Ventura's beeper was a couple years ago. That one stung. .
@@clevelandcbiAbout 8-9 years ago, I was working as a barista at a cafe. Someone had left an 8-track tape on one of the tables I was cleaning off. There was a big table of high school kids, hanging out before class. I held it up & said something like, “Man, I haven’t seen one of these in a long time.”
None of them had a clue what it was & I felt old as dirt right then🤣
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 🤣🤣🤣
RIP Penny and Garry. Thank you for giving us a handful of timeless films.
😢😢😢 they truly made some of the most memorable TV and films to come out of Hollywood.
Jon Lovitz was so funny in this.
9:22: “See, how it works is…the train moves, not the station.”
9:42: “Hey, cowgirls…see the grass? Don’t eat it.”
"WILL YOU SHUT UP!!!"
Maybe 5 minutes of screen time and stole the show😂😂😂. Jon Lovitz absolutely nailed this role.
Woman: "Sir, you knee..."
Lovitz: "Like it?"
My brother and I often repeat those lines and then get the giggles for the rest of the day. Classic Jon Lovitz. "Give the wife a little pickle tickle" is my other favorite. Then we invariably move into classic "Fish Called Wanda" lines.
Part of me wishes he was in the movie more because he was soooooo funny!!!!
"The hard, is what makes it great". Such a great line and true.
It's a line I repeat to myself all the time. I"m a writer, and whenever I'm stuck and want to give up on what I'm writing, I remind myself, "The hard is what makes it great."
My family went to Cooperstown in 2015 for the Hall of Fame induction, and the AAGPBL had a booth with several of the real ballplayers who appeared at the end of this movie. We got to spend a little time talking with them, and told them getting to meet them was our biggest thrill of the trip.
One of the players was an umpire in my little league back in the 80's. I remember hearing she used to play baseball but didn't think much of it at the time. She's in the background of the reunion scenes because they invited the players to be extras in the movie.
"There's no crying in baseball!"
One of the most memorable movie lines in film history.
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i still use it when a child is crying they immediately stop
@@Hogtownboy1 "Avoid the clap" - Jimmy Dugan
I believe it was ad libbed by Tom.
The scene where the Black woman throws the ball to the players is a way to note the fact that the league was segregated. I actually met one of two women who played in the Negro League, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson before she passed away.
The Amazon Prime series “A League of Their Own” has her as a major character and focuses on the segregation of the time. A really good series that differs in tone quite a bit from the film
@@1220joeyjI'll check it out.
It was OK to be SEGREGATED! SHUDDUP WITH YOUR RACIAL BS
@@1220joeyjthe Amazon series was awful. The ratings and veiwership for the show were so bad that it was canceled after one season. I think even Amazon's terrible attempt to fan fic Tolkien with Rings of Power did better in the ratings.
Amazon has some good shows, Reacher and the new Fallout, as well as some good original movies, but their purposely pushing the Woke agenda with League of Their Own failed. And yes they purposely did push the Wokeness on that show per the shows creator, and the show focused less on the baseball and the All American Girls Professional Baseball League and focused on lesbianism and segregation.
@@nataliestclair6176I have to agree with you, girl. The Amazon series was terrible and as a girl who played fast pitch softball in high school and college and an avid baseball fan, i wanted to see a TV series about the womans baseball league but instead got a show pushing wokeness. Another scene that got me was having the black girl throw as hard or harder than a man. Sorry that is not going to happen.
In high school we played against the boys team as a fund raiser event and even through it was slow pitch to make it fair, they killed us becuase even their worse players threw harder, hit harder, and ran faster then our best players could.
Little known fact:
The theme song "This Uses To Be My Playground" was recorded in one take, which is what was used in the film.
It was Madonna's very first time recording with a full live orchestra. She did so inside an airplane hanger in Long Beach, Califonia.
Apparently if you listen carefully with professional grade headphones, you can hear her turning the pages of sheet music that were next to her microphone stand.
It's such a melancholic melody and song.
Perfect for the movie.
Honestly I think that it's my favorite song she ever recorded.
Madonna was a world wide phenomenon at this point
I always get choked up when the credits start and that song comes in. Seeing these amazing women playing baseball, with this somewhat melancholic music just hits me in the feels.
@@qballextraction😮😢😔 you me both 😥😭
@@Ozai75 it's beautifully bittersweet.
Geena Davis is amazing. She’s obviously a talented actress, but she’s also a genius and member of MENSA, she’s an Olympian, and women’s rights activist. And she’s beautiful to boot. She stays very busy.
She's also my favorite Earth Girl.
Not an Olympian, but admirably close to being one
MENSA does not make one a genius. I qualify for MENSA, but realize it doesn't mean anything. It's an arbitrary set of tests.
And Geena never made the Olympics as Dmuzz pointed out.
But she is a very talented actress.
TBR: "I don't think I could be a catcher, just squatting there all day."
- Catchers have the shortest careers for that reason. It is HELL on the knees.
Not to mention the heavy contact aspect.
another reason Yadi Molina should be in the Hall of Fame
@@DSmith264Absolutely. Then you have these asshole clown coaches today telling their players to mow down the catcher. I'm talking little KIDS, and these knuckleheads act like they're coaching game 7 of the World Series. I had my own daughter move to SS and CF for that reason. She's got a cannon but was always the youngest/smallest on her teams. Worked out for the best.
Kyle Shwarber was a catcher for Cubs and now with the Phillies, plays a little 1st base and DH's sometimes because it taxes the body. Very few catchers like Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench and Ivan Rodriguez. The last 30 years, teams carry 2 often 3 catchers on the roster to keep them fresh. Tom Berenger in Major league was very spot on with the knee issues.
They should give them a little stool to sit on
When Sam cried at the delivery of the killed in combat telegram, my heart broke. You two are so expressive and wonderful.
Scene makes me cry every time.
@@IslesYankeeLady Same. I've seen this movie many, many times, and I'm not ashamed to admit that scene chokes me up Every. Dang. Time.
TBR: "THAT'S MADONNA!"
Me: Not one word.
Must've never seen Point Break
Or Tank Girl, Free Willy...@@AbeVicious
@@shawnsiref9271 In the Army Now
Station Eleven more recently.
@AbeVicious Point Break for sure but nothing else. Her acting style is not my type.
There's not much to say about this gem that hasn't already been said, but this is the kind of film that Hollywood has forgotten how to make: a LEGITIMATELY empowering story with layered and endearing characters, a smart and funny script that doesn't feel the need to obnoxiously relay its message and talk down to the audience, and an all-around well made film that EVERYONE can enjoy!
Facts!
My High School Principal (RIP), 30+ years ago, yes I'm old....she was a member of the league...not casted in the film, but played in the league and has her name mentioned in the HOF. Sadly, I did not know of this until years later when the movie came out and I went to the HOF and saw her name amongst the members. She never spoke of it. I wish I knew though while in HS cause I'm a huge baseball fan.
"Walter Harvey" was a fictional stand-in for Philip Wrigley (who took over Wrigley chewing gum from his father). Phillip also took over as majority owner of Wrigley Field, and was president of the Chicago Cubs. Wrigley was one of the 3 founders and backers of the AAGPBL. The league was mainly centered around Chicago and recruited from Midwestern states (4 teams in Illinois, 2 in Indiana, 4 in Michigan, 3 in Wisconsin, and 1 in Minnesota).
The League lasted much longer than depicted. It started in 1943, peaked in 1948, and lasted through 1954. And MLB never really paused, Roosevelt made Major League Baseball an exception from the draft. The real issue was that the costs to run a national league went trough the roof because of gasoline rationing limited team travel.
The World War 2 era did get a lot of criticism from women not being “lady like” and assuming roles outside the home. But it was an important turning point in the women’s liberation movement.
Over 500 MLB players enlisted, the majority of the league, pretty much only the over 35 guys were left and sub par talents scraped up from semi-pro teams. Minor leaguers were not exempt, so baseball took quite a hit during war time. Ted Williams and Yogi Berra in particular went above and beyond, but all the stars of the game joined the effort.
Damn, nice insight, thanks
Is that where the name of wrigley field comes from ? ( sorry am English 😂)
@@micheletrainor1601 yes. The Wrigley family was one of the early members of major league baseball. William Wrigley Jr (Philip’s father) acquired the Chicago Whales, which over a number of years and name changes became the Cubs. The stadium was also owned by the team (which was normal back then, but not common today). It eventually was renamed Wrigley Field. It is the second oldest baseball stadium in the United States and is now a protected historical landmark (Fenway with the Boston Red Sox is the oldest).
Thank you.
Penny Marshall is a master of telling warm-feeling true story-based stories.
Awakenings is probably her masterpiece, in my opinion.
On a side note, it was nice to see her bring in her Happy Days & Laverne & Shirley castmates in. Squizzy was there as a game-caller, and Carmine Ragoo was one of the dancers that Madonna was jiving with.
I posted almost the same thing and then I saw you beat me to it. I did ad that Penny's Brother Garry plays Walter Harvey. Did you know David Lander (Squiggy) went on to become a professional Baseball Scout?
@@laudanum669
No, I wasn’t aware of that, but I loved Lenny and Squiggy and they both always looked like they loved their roles. It takes a very good actor to do that sort of ‘dumb character’ comedy well.
Michael went on to do all sorts of great stuff including David St Hubbins, of course, but I really liked him in Better Caul Saul (in fact he was the highlight of the show for me).
@@sean---the-other-one Michael also is Witchfinder Sgt. Shadwell in Good Omens.
@@sallyatticum
Good one.
I also loved him and the rest of the cast in Clue (hard to upstage Tim Curry, though).
24:10 - Almost all the injuries shown on film, including Renee Coleman's severely bruised thigh which remained for over a year, and another actress breaking her nose on camera, are real.
More of a "strawberry" than a bruise; also called a "raspberry," "ground beef," etc. She got that by sliding on the clay infield dirt. Kind of like scrubbing her skin with Comet cleanser. Wouldn't have happened if her uniform had long pants.
@@artbagley1406Definitely not a strawberry with that coloring.
That's what they get for realism.
@@artbagley1406 A friend of mine made a fortune patenting removable leggings for softball players who often wore shorts. They would put them on just before batting and remove them when not running the bases. He was a long time High School softball coach and treated a lot of sliding excoriations.
I was an extra the day of that injury. It was 100% real and unplanned. The actress told them to keep rolling after it happened.
Another Geena Davis movie you should check out “Thelma and Louise” It also has Brad Pitt in one of his earliest roles.
Please they need to react to hero! It’s so underrated and so amazing
Also watch Gena in the movie-Beetlejuice!
I have a closer connection to this movie. I'm from Rockford and used to go by the old stadium every day. And then the city announced they were tearing it down. It was a sad day for sports fans with so much history. But times move on and we have this movie to help remember.
Luckily in my town we still have the field they filmed some of the scenes from here. I love seeing those scenes and I recognize the buildings and the stands. Fun times.
Beyer Stadium was torn down, and the Clock Tower was torn down, but that hideous Symbol sculpture on the Rock River remains. Truly a Rockford experience. I vote we bring back Media Play. It was the best place to shop for movies, music, and games after eating some Beef-A-Roo cheddar fries. 👍
So many fields gone or changed. The stupid ass huge billboards at Wrigley, them destroying the Original Yankee Stadium..
That’s sad.
Running over/thru the catcher so they drop the ball used to be a strategy but with all the injuries and the awareness of player safety coming about the last few years it has pretty much become against the rules in the MLB. There is a longer explanation but that is the gist of it. Back when this movie came out, I probably watched it a dozen times, it was just so good. Fun fact: When John Lovitz yells at the cow for mooing "Will you shut up!" was improvised. It makes me chuckle every time.
I don’t know about you guys but every time Tom hanks is yelling I hear a drunk woody from Toy Story 😂😂😂😂
Whenever I hear Tom Hanks speak period I hear Woody. My child brain was blown when I was told Forrest Gump played Woody and Santa Claus played Buzz lol
When he {Jimmie} says to Miss Cuthbert - "Loved you in the Wizard of Oz" I lose my sh!t.
I forgot how much I love this movie. Glad y'all liked it!
Gina Davis' voice was dubbed over an older actress portraying the elder Dottie. Penny Marshall (director) did not like the artificial look of aging a young actor. Plus the age gap was at least 40 years so there was no way to make it believable. Great casting of older versions of the characters. They provided just enough clues to who the older characters were through the dialogue and personality that you soon realize who they are. We as the audience feel that joy & nostalgia of realizing who someone is after not seeing them for 40+ years.
*"Rogers Hornsby was my manager, and he called me a talking pile of pig shit. And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me play!! And did I cry???"*
- One of my ATF lines
The funny thing is that’s probably something Rogers Hornsby would have said too.
"She's crying sir..." That scene cracks me up every time.
I say this in 2024
I thought Verizon or someone else made a mock-up commercial out of this scene?
Use your head that’s that lump 3 feet above your ass! Is my fav
Penny Marshall had a great run in the late '80s-early '90s. You'd also like 1990's _Awakenings_ with DeNiro & Robin Williams. Highly recommended.
Penny Marshall also directed 'Big', which I think they have reacted to, and the guy in this movie who hired Tom Hanks' character is her brother Garry Marshall.
As a director. She had another run in the 70s, as an actress, on Laverne and Shirley.
And the announcer also played Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley.
A little bit of trivia...from Wikipedia, "The final week of shooting was during late October 1991 in Cooperstown, New York, where 65 original AAGPBL members appeared in scenes recreating the induction of the league into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988."
Geena Davis won an Oscar for her performance in "The Accidental Tourist" and was nominated for "Thelma and Louise".
The Accidental Tourist is great!
"Those were good passes." LOL, Daniel no no no noooo. It's baseball, those are throws. Great reaction guys!
5:23 "she got the big hit instead of Madonna." -daniel
"that's Madonna?" -sam
"I'm pretty sure that's Madonna." -daniel
"no it's not." -sam
daniel is not the best detective at the Schmitt Detective Agency.
This is based on a real women's baseball league post WW2. The end of movie shows the actual players from the league portrayed in movie
They were just older actresses.
@@Mickey-1994 Actresses portrayed the characters reuniting at the museum, but the real world women the movie was based on were shown in the closing credits.
The league was not just "post WW2". The league started during WW2 (as shown in the movie) in 1943
and kept going until 1954.
WW2 for the USA was 1941-1945.
Im pretty sure the VHS copy I had came with a documentary straight after showing the real people and the real lives it was based upon including the sisters Helen & Margaret Candaele and Dorothy Kamenshek to name three important ball-players in American Baseball history 😊⚾🎉
I used to run a hardware store, and one of my older female customers had played for one of the teams in the league.
Fun fact: the Racine first baseman was played by Téa Leoni
Oh wow. Long time crush and I had no idea!
Yeah, I noticed that when the movie first came out- she was an under-appreciated 'babe'!
They didn’t recognize Madonna. Do you think they have any idea who that name is?
@@athens_1psvr31 They recognized Madonna's name when it popped up in the opening credits and had an inkling of what she looked like. At first, they wrongly assumed she was Lori Petty, but once Madonna's character came on the scene, they recognized her immediately.
The actress who played Betty is Penny Marshall's daughter and the adopted daughter of Rob Reiner.
It’s kind of amazing how much the actress who played “present day” Dottie really does look like an older Geena Davis!
28:10 Tragically, a letter or telegram was how the military delivered the news.
The reason it was different when Ryan's mom (Saving Private Ryan) was notified that she lost three of her sons was because, if the military knew that soldiers/sons of the same house or family had been killed, the army would send an officer to accompany the letters and deliver the news. Instead of sending just the telegrams, an army officer and chaplain went to inform Mrs. Ryan of her sons.
Seeing the telegram or that car come your way is still a really sad and moment of dread.
How is it done today? I imagine it would be more personal now (especially in peacetime).
Hanks wrote, directed, and starred in THAT THING YOU DO!
I love that movie
Hanks had a fairly small role, but I love that movie.
" I am Spartacus!"😊
I would kill for a reactor to do That Thing You Do. It's literally one of my favorite movies of all time. It's vastly underrated.
@@jkhooverWhoever was in charge of casting hit an absolute home run. Not one wasted line or character. Could not have been done better.
The older Kit and Dottie were older actresses who resembled them. The voices were dubbed. Penny Marshall required all the Actresses in the movie to be able to play baseball. BTW - that was a real Bruise on the thigh of the Actress. During the Closing Credits you can actually see the real players of the Girls Baseball League.
Come on. You KNOW "a little pickle tickle" is the best quote.
"The way it works is, the train moves not the station."
That's the best quote of the movie.
@@jkhoover 🤣
“Hey cow girls. See the grass? Don’t eat it.”
"it would bruise the hell outta me..."
@@tonyclements1147 😅
When you said "new player" in regards to the black lady that threw the ball hard, I broke down a bit. In 1943, there were still segregated leagues. She wouldn't have had a chance to come aboard no matter how good she was at that point in history. The color barrier did once get broken by Moses Fleetwood Walker in 1884, but, it wasn't officially broken until April 15, 1947 when Jackie Robinson did it. She was 4 years too early, and even when Jackie did break the color barrier it took YEARS for minorities to get more involved in the MLB, and the Woman's League was all but gone by the time the men came back from WWII. It lasted until 1954, but wasn't anywhere near popular enough to expand, or be maintained for much longer after 1945.
I adore this movie. One of my favorite alumni from my university played in the real league while she was in college. Before she passed, she donated a lot of memorabilia to our library archives. I would chat with her at every homecoming and even in her late age she was a spitfire!
Oh I loved when this movie came out I was working at the movie theater and it was such a big deal with all the actresses that were in this film. I talked to my grandfather about the women's league when he came back from the war he saw how hard those women played he said they were amazing.
That's Awesome
33:34 - That Racine batter is a young Tea Leoni before she starred with Will Smith in Bad Boys (1995) and became Madam Secretary (2014).
2 other Tom Hanks movies to add to your poll are "Cast Away" and "That Thing You Do"!
That Thing You Do is a nice fun movie.
Gotta review Castaway
Did they do Philadelphia yet. He won his first academy award for that
That Thing You Do is up there as one of my favorite movies!
This movie is great. I will say the ending does represent a lot of people from those older generations. My dad is 66 and was born in 57. Obviously this was prior to him but my point being that when my dad graduated high school everyone went their own seperate ways. Zero social media and cell phones etc to connect people. If you didn’t stay in the same area or have some type of address or number you lost touch with all of these people. My dad still to this day is still seeing people from his childhood on Facebook that he hasn’t seen in 40 years. We really don’t realize how much social media/internet has changed our lives
I walk around the house singing the song Marla was singing to Nelson at the bar lol
Debra Winger was originally cast as Dottie Hinson, and even trained for three months with the Chicago Cubs as preparation for her role. But when Winger heard that Madonna had also been cast in the film, she decided to leave the production, criticizing director Penny Marshall for making an "Elvis film." Winger still got paid for the film even though she wasn't in it, but when asked in an interview if Madonna's casting was the reason for her leaving the production, Winger said, “I think [her] acting career has spoken for itself.”
Didn't know that bit of info. At any rate, Geena Davis was superb as Dottie Hinson, so no harm done as the movie was great and beloved by many.
Geena is Dottie. I can't see anyone else playing her. Debra Winger lost out.
^^^^ Same here. Its like knowing Tom Selleck could have been Indiana Jones. I can't even picture it.
That's the story she gave publicly, but there were other things she wanted changed within the movie, that Penny said no to; Penny was replaced on "When Peggy Sue got Married" in 1985 because of Debra, who had been cast as the lead, and wanted changes. Debra complained about Geena Davis's performance as well. She's just bitter.
@@TC-tj6pd I read that Jonathan Demme was originally going to direct Peggy Sue Got Married and had creative differences with Winger and left the project. Penny Marshall replaced Demme, but had creative differences with the writers and left the project, and Winger left the movie out of loyalty to Marshall.
I only watched this movie when it came out because of Madonna, but it became one of my favourite movies for a whole lot of other reasons as you guys have listed. Everytime I rewatch it I get the FEELS 😭🤗🥰 Wonderful performances all round with the bonus of Madonna's song This Used To be my Playground in the credits with footage of the actual league players just gets me misty eyed!
Geena Davis was in Thelma and Louise, Quick Change, Beetlejuice, and Speechles, all worth checking out. The other movies including her "b" movie Earth Girls Are Easy (which was always on cable), not so much. Madonna was also in Visionquest which starred Mathew Modine who was the cop in The Dark Knight Rises. Speaking of Matthew Modine, he starred in an excellent HBO movie called And The Band Played On which chronicles the early days of the AIDS epidemic and should be watched either on your own or for the channel.
I first saw As The Band Played On when I was a teenager and read the book as well. It made me mad that those that was allowed to die because of their orientation very sad. It made me learn as much as I could about the disease and those who died. Ronald Reagan was a bigot he didn’t even want to help work on a vaccine or anything to help those who became ill and die.Such a sad time in history.😢
Also, most of baseball stadium shots were filmed in Evansville Indiana. You can still watch the Evansville Otters play there today.
Third oldest Baseball park in the US. Only behind Fenway and Wrigley.
The Rockford home stadium was filmed in Huntingburg, In , at League Stadium.
Honestly, my favorite sports movie of all time…great humor, emotional and nostalgia of old baseball…love it
Tom Hanks early films are hilarious.
Bachelor party,
Joe vs. The volcano,
Splash,
Volunteers,
The burbs,
The money pit,
Dragnet.
He didn't make a serious movie until the 90s.
I would love to see Tom do some more wacky ones before he retires.
"Joe vs the Volcano" is one of my favorites.
@@LordVolkovor even voice a Daffy Duck full feature film 🎉😂😊
This is one of the movies I always stop to watch. It makes you laugh and cry.
“This Madonna person can dance” had me dying all day 😂😂😂
Thank you for reacting to this. I needed this! This was my grandmother's favorite movie. She was born in Raccine. This movie always pops up when I need a sign from her. I miss her terribly, she was my best friend. You guys are great! ❤
Another great Tom Hanks movie is The Money Pit. 😊
The AAGPBL existed from 1943 to 1954. The Peaches won 4 championships.
The woman who couldn’t read is one of John Cusaks sisters!!!
I never knew that but now that you say it I can definitely see it!
Ann Cusack. She's been in a lot of things. She currently plays Annie's mom on The Boys.
What a great movie! My personal favorite line is "Can't we do both?" I'm pretty sure the older Dottie and older Kit were played by different people. According to Google Lynn Cartwright played Dottie and Kathleen Butler played older Kit. Also according to IMDb some of the extras at the end were actually members of the original league.
Reportedly there were 65 there of the 600 who were members of the league.
The kid in the car ("Can't we do both?") is Garry Marshall's son, Scott.
This film is one of my favorites. Most of it was filmed in Southern Indiana. As a kid, I grew up in the city where the Racine Belle’s home stadium was and was an extra during the filming at age 12. I now live where the Peaches home stadium is and go to games there every summer. They have kept most of the signage and the stadium as just as pristine as when the movie was filmed!
The ball drop debate has gone on since the 1992.... some believe Dottie dropped it on purpose, some believe it was truly an accident.... no way to know for sure.
It's deliberately vague. But, I think the stronger argument is that it was an accident. Dottie told Ellen (the pitcher) to throw high fastballs which Kit had a hard time hitting or laying off of.
Dottie was playing to win.
If Dottie dropped the ball on purpose, that makes her a liar and Kit a phony. It would be a terrible ending.
Dottie wanted to win just as much as Kit did (even if she wouldn't admit it, even to herself). She wouldn't betray her teammates just to give Kit a fake victory out of pity. She's proud of Kit at the end because she legitimately won, fair and square.
@@bryanclark3151Agree.
@@zammmerjammerYou are totally on the mark.
I can't tell you how many times I've made this point to family and friends.
Dottie's too much of a savage to purposely drop that ball. 😂
one of the best movies ever made. love everything about this movie. one of those movies you can watch a million times and still love it every second of it.
Great movie and tribute to an amazing generation of people both at home and abroad that sacrificed so much. Definitely one of my faves from childhood.
If you watch credits at end, Madonna sings "This Used To Be My Playground"........one of my favorite movie songs........wonderful, warm story..........thanks for sharing.
One of my favorite movies of all time.
It's crazy how well done it is
@@AlphariusDominatus hell ya
Same! It’s timeless!
@@philthemovieguy81 So timeless
My all-time favorite sports movie. And one of my favorite movies, period.
Love Geena Davis. (The Accidental Tourist, and Thelma and Louise are two of my favorites, as well as The Fly).
Geena Davis is a great actress.
Thank you for the reminder of The Accidental Tourist! One for the revisit list 😉
This is one of my favoite movies....glad yall reacted to this one, brings back a lot of memories. This was one of the few movies that made me tear up, several times, and all were amazing actors. Interesting note, the one that played Betty Spaghetti is the daughter of the film`s producer, 'Penny Marshall', who played Lavern on Lavern N Shirley, which is a classic. But, this was an all-around great movie....and loved the reaction
31:18 that was real! no cgi.
i like to tap the timestamp about 5 times in a row for maximum effect.
My great grandmother witnessed many of those telegrams. She desperately prayed that she wouldn't be next because my great grandfather was a sailor at Pearl Harbor, she didnt hear from him at all due to the chaos of everything. He came home in one piece.
I'm not even gonna lie. This is my favorite sports film of all time.
This movie was filmed in Chicago at Wrigley Field. It’s one of the only original baseball fields still standing in the US so they needed one for the movie.
I recently attended a Madonna concert in Chicago and she talked about living here while learning to play baseball. She then played live for the 1st time the song from this movie “This Used To Be My Playground.” It was amazing!
Love that the Terminal is getting some love! One of my favorite Tom Hanks & Spielberg movies! Very underrated
There are a number of tie ins to the show "Laverne and Shirley" in this movie. First and foremost is that it was directed by Penny "Laverne" Marshall. David L "Squiggy" Lander played the ballpark announcer in the film, and Eddie Mekka who played Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusta on the show was the Army corporal with all the moves on the dance floor in the film.
The peachs where real too i love this movie watching Tom control his anger is hilarious hes pissed at the one girl but he holds back
😂😂😂 Tom Hanks just Cracks me UP.."WHOS LOUUU!?"...SOO QUOTABLE
Let's gooo. I've been waiting for this since the patreon "coming soon" post. I freaking love this movie...I'm so glad y'all loved this movie. Awesome reaction y'all.
Probably the best example of a movie smashing the Bechdel test to little bits. My favorite sports movie and one of my favorite all time movies. I never get tired of watching this and I always cry. Nice seeing with people who had not seen it before. Thanks.
What's crazy is that I enjoy college softball so much more than baseball. The energy, pacing and everything else. It's really blown up in the last so many years. I know they were playing baseball in the movie, but it's so cool to see the evolution over the years.
For the climactic championship game scene, they put out a call for extras to fill Bosse Field, which stood in for Racine Field. I took my son and his best friend. We spent the day cheering and clapping and the boys got Geena Davis' autograph. I've never been able to spot us in the film. Great movie.
They don't charge the catcher anymore for safety issues. But you used to be able to blast the catcher as hard as you wanted to knock the ball losses. If you did that and touched home plate, you were safe.
If the catcher was over the base.
Madonna had some big music hits from movies she was in " This Used To Be My Playround " - chart topping also 🎵🎵🎵
The Fish that saved Pittsburgh, The Bad News Bears and Breaking Away are fantastic sports movies that you should definitely watch.
Please watch the Tom Hanks movie "The Money Pit".
One of the funniest movies ever made I swear to God 😂😂😂 That movie had me in stitches even as a kid hahaha
The Burbs
@@traho811 They watched “The Burbs” five months ago.
The guy dancing with Madonna in the Roadhouse was Eddie Mekka who plyed Carmine (the Big Ragoo) on Laverne and Shirley. One of the Game Announcers was played by David Landers who was Squiggy on Laverne and Shirley. Most of Jon Lovitz's funniest lines were adlibs. Director Penny Marshall loved his adlibs so much she kept them in the film.
This is just a classic. I loved watching this with my grandmother. It was one of her favorites. Another movie I watched with her a lot was Fried Green Tomatoes. I hope y’all react to that someday.
Oh yes, Fried Green Tomatoes needs to be reviewed.
YES. Fried Green Tomatoes and Driving Miss Daisy.
24:10 Fun fact: That was a real bruise that remained there for about a year.
Saw this in the theater, and probably once every couple of years since. Great film.
Penny Marshall, the director, was married to another director for a while, a guy named Rob Reiner. Her brother was Garry Marshall, who directed _Pretty Woman_ and _Runaway Bride._ He also plays the small role of the League sponsor, Mr. Harvey. Penny Marshall also did a little acting.
Madonna did Evita in 1996 for which she won a Golden Globe award, plus she was in Dick Tracey before this film. 😊
Great reaction, guys! I hate how overlooked and underrated this film was at the Oscars. It should have been nominated for Best Movie, Best Director (Penny Marshall), Best Actress (Geena Davis), Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks), Best Original Song (Madonna) etc.
Oh I’m excited!!!!
I think you’re going to really love it!!!
I’m a 40 year old man. I loved this as a kid and I love it still.
The climatic ball game was shot at Bosse Field, which is currently the 3rd oldest baseball stadium in the United States (Behind Fenway and Wrigley) It still functions as a minor league field to this day.
This might be my favorite sports movie of all time. The story is so simple but so well done. Masterfully done all round.
Dottie dropped the ball on purpose. That smile, as she's looking on with Jimmy, says it all. She wanted her sister to have that feeling. It's legitimately one of the best sports movies out there. My parents took my brothers and I to see it in the theater when we were kids, and it's always stuck with me. Glad you two enjoyed it!
This film means everything to me haha.. I was obsessed with it when I was 8-9 years old but I still love it as an adult.. it's pretty timeless and just an overall really impressive film!
Dottie and Bobhave a heartfelt reunion.
Next scene.
Jimmy: WHY AM I THE ONLY PERSON ON THIS BUS!?
I watched this in the local theatre opening weekend. I was 11 years old. Cannot stress how much this movie energized girls of ALL ages to stand up and be loud and proud and eager to prove our worth.
23:42 - I think the point there was that baseball was still segregated. In the major leagues, Jackie Robinson didn't integrate the game until 1947 (after the war).
This was a great historical movie. I also loved that the players were the real league players.