One of my favorite things about this movie is that Archie "Moonlight" Graham was a real person who only played one major league game, and then was a doctor for the Chisholm Minnesota schools from 1909-1959. What a legend.
As I get older this movie means more and more to me. I relate more to the Doc Gram character. . I didn't get to follow where my dreams and plans might take me due to health problems and all my fears about failure have come true. I think this shows that your dreams can change and that I can still find something that makes me happy, have a good life, and do good things.
My heart is with you. I am turning 40 this year and my dream, which I've had since I was a child, is to move to New England. I've lived with this dream obsessively. Then this past year, once I had what I thought was enough saved to finally pull the trigger, the economy tanked. COL is so high there, that I wouldn't be able to afford to survive. It's twice as high as where I currently live. I've struggled so much with learning to let go and accept that I missed my chance. I thought I was really doing well, until I watched this reaction. When the Boston/Fenway scene rolled around, I broke down, because the dream is still in there, regardless of how impossible it is, or how much I try to ignore it. I want so much to be happy where I am, but this homesickness is overwhelming. I don't know what to do. Anyway, I just wanted to share, because I feel like I'm heading in the same direction and I sympathize with you.
@@josephhein9497 I feel your pain. I googled places in the north east usa with the lowest cost of living to see what I could find it looks like salaries are higher there too (I obviously have no idea what you do) and I don't know where you were looking at moving specifically but if it were me I would do more research I'm guessing if you are looking at multiple places in the whole NE there is somewhere that will fit for you. A job with a salary and a location that would work. I have been looking locally for a long time without any luck. I know I'm going to have to work on expanding my skillset and area. I've also decided to start taking small tech jobs online for experience. I'm betting there is a place for you in the NE keep looking. ❤
“Watch the ball into your glove” I was taught that by my best friend who grew into my brother. When John threw to Ray, he caught it and not only watched it into his glove, he also cherished that it was thrown by his father. This came out a couple years after I got out of High School and was thrilled to just open up and sobbed at the theater. When spring comes around every year right before baseball season I need to watch this.
Love watching young people react to this movie and see them feel what we all felt when we first watched this on the big screen. Bravo you two for loving this. I still cry every single time. “Dad? You wanna have a catch?” kills me every time. When Ray catches the ball that first time and pauses to stare into his glove absolutely destroys me. So so good.❤
Always a favorite movie and a great reaction... played a lot of catch with my Dad when i was a kid and still take one of his gloves to spring training games for the memories... that end, whew, every... time...
Reading through the comments and also listening to the thoughts on the movie. Shocked the score wasn’t mentioned. Easily one of the best scores ever produced in movie history. That final scene and most scenes are nothing with that score and music. You said it was a spiritual type feeling, that is the music bringing you in to feel that way!
When I first watched this film when I was 17 years old, saw it in the theater, yeah i got choked up, but as I have got older as you said, it hits harder and harder and it will trigger me to tear up like a light switch has been turned on. I love baseball, it has always been my sport, I played, and have followed the sport since i was 10 years old.Life does wear you down, you do lose the magic you felt when younger, a lot of people do become more cynical , I know i have.
The doc is Burt Lancaster, with Charlton Heston, the original Hollywood royalty action movie Stars!! And of course, Terrance Mann, played by James Earl Jones, is the guy in the greatest baseball coming of age movie, The Sandlot!!
Went there during a family reunion in 92. Got to have a catch with my dad on the field. The farmhouse you can see in the background was owned by dads cousin during filming and still in the family
Ray Liotta never watched this movie. His mom was having health issues during the filming. I can't remember how long after the movie was released that his Mom died, but the movie reminded him too much of the pain he was going through during the filming of the movie.
So many things I love about this film. Did you recognize baby Gaby Hoffman? (Now and Then) One of many, James Earl Jones’ wife told him he needs to do the role based on the writer monologue. Watch the special features, they’re great.
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I’ve been married 40 years in October. No couple is perfect and it’s not easy or practical to always be supportive, but you find ways. It’s usually more about tolerance and understanding. Staying married is definitely a choice. Life is hard. Only gets harder when you add a family. Bottom line, commitment to something bigger. Commitment and dedication. It is tough sometimes, but knowing who you are and where you belong makes it a little easier.
The writer/director Phil Alden Robinson was recommended the original book this is based on by a female producer but he wasn't taken with it but he took it home anyway and casually picked it up late at night and read it straight through and thought 'I have to make a film of this' and he did, so even the original story is kinda like believing in your dreams.....Costner has said one of the reasons it resonates is its somehow like this generations 'Its a wonderful life'''
To all you baseball fans out there, I have friends and family from India, trying to get into watching MLB but none of us know what teams to follow and root for? Are there any good rivalries like in cricket? Any player as famous as Dhoni? Who is projected to make it into the World Series?
I'm English, never watched a live game of Baseball in my life ... However, my Dad, born in 1935 lost his father during WW2, on the 26th July 1943 when he was 7 ... he kissed his Dad goodbye that morning and he never came home. He never again kicked a Football, passed a Rugby ball or threw a Cricket ball with him ... I've just turned 60, and I remember the first time I ever saw my Dad cry was watching the end of this film around 1992, when it was on British TV one Christmas, after which he walked out of the room and came back a few minutes later. Dad is 88 now and suffers from dementia, he's still my hero ...
Every guy cries at the end but the scene that gets to me is just before when Doc Graham leaves and Shoeless yells out to him "Hey Rookie, you were good." It's the affirmation that he wanted so badly and never got. I think that rings true for many of us who had dreams that we had to leave behind before we ready.
I saw this movie when it first came out and my eyes water every time he asks if he wants to have a catch. So cool they built the field in Iowa and people visited it every year.
We all like to take pride in doing a good job no matter what we end up doing in life. So to hear someone affirm "you were good" is important to our self esteem. Powerful moment. But I also liked the moment where young Archie finally gets to bat, and he even drove in a run. He goes back to the bench, looks over at Ray, smiles and nods his head. Ray smiles and nods back. This is a great scene because there is no dialogue needed but with just a look you know Doc Graham is thanking Ray for this opportunity to fulfill a life long dream and Ray is saying "you're welcome". Brilliant!
@@moeball740 I thought it more along the lines that Moonlight had some regrets about not fulfilling a dream (to play MLB) and whether or not he was good enough to have made it. Therefore the affirmation that he was good, especially coming from someone like Shoeless Jackson was even more meaningful to Dr Graham.
Burt Lancaster was the perfect choice for that role. Old school iconic actor. Delivered every line perfectly, with just the right amount of magic. As did James Earl Jones of course.
The moment Moonlight Graham crossed the field will always be the perfect representation of when your dreams aren't your calling. Moonlight Graham could've played ball and had a potential career, but the world would be a sadder place if he did. When the girl was in danger, he didn't even hesitate that to me always stays in my heart.
Well put and sorely needed for a place like America, Land of Dreams. Missing one's calling is a deeper problem. This film beautifully depicts the tension between the two.
As a 58 year old that lost his father through a tragedy years ago. This movie hit's me every time. I'm crying again, just watching you watching this. Your tears set me off again. 🥲 *Awesome heart filled reaction.* Kudos to the both of you. 🥰 P.S. I can't believe that this movie didn't win any *Oscars* it was nominated for quite a few, but won NONE. 🤯
I never was a fan of baseball and most sports but me and my dad used to watch this, and now that he passed away the ending hits rather hard for me. Truly one of the best movies even if you aren't really a sports fan.
Same here. My dad used to watch this movie with us all the time. He passed away almost 15 years ago, and I still cry every time I watch this, especially the ending.
The line that gets me is (of course) "Hey, Dad, can we have a catch?" My late Dad was Navy and built the home we grew up in with his own two hands. I carried buckets of as a kid in a Midwestern town. One day, I will get to hug him & my Mom tight again ❤🙏
Great reaction! I am from Iowa. When this film was being made I was student at UNI. Three friends and I were in one of cars in that long line at the end. I had no idea it'd be such a fond memory that I'd be looking back on for the next 30+ years! Thanks for doing this.. it's a great movie!
You must be British. No on in the U.S. calls going to college “Uni.” That is a British term. I’m the U.S. we say college or university. Don’t make up crap.
@hrussell9677 I grew up in Iowa and graduated in 93 and can confirm it's UNI as in University of North Iowa. Don't throw stones in glass houses. It's amazing to have been in that line of cars. What a memory and experience.
Archie got his wish but also confirmed his original choice to become a doctor. When Shoeless Joe tells him, "You were good," that's really what he always wanted to know.
In 2021 Kevin Costner and MLB actually not only recreated the scene of all the players coming out of the cornfield, they actually played a game on the exact field from the movie. They even played the James Horner’s score for them. You 2 should absolutely react to it.
yes and was very very beauty that the game was white sox vs NY (asthe night game with the young doc Graham and what happened at the end of the match wa... good for a movie! i loved it @@mightywizard7475
@@josepho7083 What is wild is that the game absolutely lived up to the Field of Dreams. IT was an absolutely beautiful game and everything that represented the best in baseball.
It's always fun to watch reactions to this film since it's never what is expected. James Earl Jones monologue about baseball is one of the best written and acted moments in film. Since you're into baseball, you need to watch A League of Their Own if you haven't done so already.
It was actually that speech in the book that convinced JEJ to accept the roll. His wife said they'd probably cut that speech because it was so long but encouraged him to take the roll anyway.
Im 35 yrs old a die hard baseball fan and lost my dad to cancer years ago. Everytime i watch this movie i still cry like a baby at the ending. Such an amazing movie.
Someone here may have already mentioned this but the “hey dad, do you wanna have a catch” part was only added after test screenings lamenting that he and dad never acknowledged the relationship to one another. The father of actor Dwier Brown who played Ray’s father had died just a few days before the reshoot and he literally drove to Iowa just after his own father’s funeral. Can you imagine the emotions he went through filming that?
Terence Mann is suppose to be J.D. Salinger. A lot of people misunderstand and think Terence Mann has died, but it is the opposite He is reborn. If a writer doesn't write they die. Publish or Perish. Terence was dead on the inside because he was not writing. Just like the Field brought Shoeless Joe back to life it made Terence want to write again bringing him back to life. If you don't cry at the end you have no soul. I saw this in the theatre in 1989 and that ending hit me so hard I had to leave out the back exit, sobbing. From 1987-90 Kevin Costner made 5 EXCELLENT movies that were all big hits. "The Untouchable", "No Way Out", "Bull Durham", "Field of Dreams", "Dances With Wolves". Bull Durham is the best and most accurate baseball movie. No Way Out is sort of forgotten, it is a brilliant thriller!
Thanks for pointing that out about Terence Mann. The character was "Catcher in the Rye" author, J.D. Salinger, in Ray Kinsella's book, "Shoeless Joe, "on which this movie is based. But they couldn't get the reclusive Salinger to agree to put his name on the screen.
I love this film for the performances of Burt Lancaster and James Earl Jones. These 2 old, high class character actors turn on the charisma and steal every scene they're in.
This is such a special movie. It's melancholy, and heart warming, and fun, and moving. I saw this for the first time at the movie theater I worked at when this was released. It's always been an amazing movie, but has become more so since my father passed 4 years ago. I tend to watch this movie when I miss him. Such a fantastic film, and Costner is incredible in it.
Since you talk about being nostalgic baseball fans, WWII with the players in the service, interested in baseball's past, and you're female, the absolutely perfect movie for you is "A League of Their Own"
Haven't watched this movie in rears but Watching this reaction made me cry all over again. Such a great movie and such a great reaction 👏👏👏 🥲🥲🥲. Y'all should definitely react to A League Of Their Own next🤞🤞🤞.
I never would have thought women would get choked up over this movie. I thought only men were crying like babies at the ending. 🙂 "This movie is about do-overs....". I've been trying to come up with a one-line description for this movie. For DECADES. Vivian's was perfect. Like Doc Graham said "It's like being this close to your dream. And then have it brush pass you like a stranger in a crowd...". Yes, how many of us can relate to that. You ladies have lovely chemistry. Hope to see you two do more reaction videos together. And hopefully, none that make me cry like a baby.... ;-)
After decades of drinking and cancer wearing him down to nothing, my father died at the age of 51. I was 18 years old. I'm 44 now, and it is literally impossible for me not to cry when Ray says "Hey...Dad? You wanna have a catch?" Tears for me every time. What I would give for one more moment....
Beautiful reaction. MLB actually plays baseball games at the Field of Dreams every year for 3 years now. My family and I really want to go there. My dad's passion for baseball really went resonated to my brothers and I. My mom's passion for adventure connects with all of us.
The owners of that farm almost plowed over the film afterwards but Costner & a few others convinced them not too. Within 2 months it was swamped with tourists. It is still there & is the number one tourist attraction in Iowa. Two Major league teams play an exhibition game there every year. You said you might like to go, I've had numerous friend go & loved it. They leave bats, balls, & gloves. out so there is always a game going omong the tourists..
Great reaction! Made me cry as well. My dad had a procedure done this morning to correct a leaky valve in his heart. Everything went fine but he's been through a lot of medical things in the last few years. I remember when he was younger and had so much life in him. He's not super old He's only 67 but the last 10 years or so have been rough. And no matter what he just keeps pushing along and doesn't complain. I wish I could just give him a year of my life to be young again and to see and feel what it's like to be that way once more. Anyway I love you two and for your thoughts after. Love that you get it.
"People will come!" And they still do, to this day. The field is a very popular tourist destination & the MLB play games at an adjoining baseball field every year!
Biw ladies im probably a but older than you. I love that you watched this. In more of a hocjey fan but love baseballbas well. Football the european one as well americans call soccer. Its one of my favorite movies for evwryrhing you said at the end. I lived through thw 60s as a kid the 70s as a teeb x gen. In the 80s n 90s. Have niecies and nephews in the 2ks. Still when you see the movie it reminds one of your choices. Belief and ethics. Im watching my parents get old and maybe die my doggu as well... then consider your life now. How does it relate
Ladies, might I suggest watching "The Sandlot". It's about baseball and coming of age in the 60's. James Earl Jones has a small part in this movie too. I think you will love it. Great reactions. BTW I am 76 years old and still cry every time I see this movie. Bill.
Tear Jerker of a film and beautiful story. Costner loves baseball. Bull Durham and A League of Their Own are two great baseball films. This was Burt Lancaster's last film.
The perfect reaction. And yes, I cried with you. But now it's time to travel back in time. To a time when Americas greatest ball players were called to war, and America, was left without baseball. Then, in 1943. Women like Rosie The Riveter took to the factories, and women like Dottie Henson took the mound in your next reaction movie... "A League Of Their Own"
You guys should react to the Field of dreams MLB baseball game played at the site of the Field of dreams Kevin Costner makes a appearance during the walkout of players
First time I saw this many years ago I remember the phrase "have a catch" was weird. My Dad and I PLAYED CATCH. Then, I remembered the author was Canadian and thought they must say it that way. I always cry watching this one and hope I always do. I loved playing catch with my Dad and I am female. My Dad had to stay in shape for his job so I would hit fly balls for him like Ray does in the film. We did that for years. S great memory.
Field of Dreams was not about baseball, Its about a father and sons relationship. BTW, there actually was an Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham who left baseball to become a doctor, the 3 friends Terence speaks to were actually Archie Grahams friends, the woman that read the Obituary is reading the actual Obituary that she wrote for him.
This has been one of my favorite movies of all time U2 girls reactions were priceless. Some of the best reactions I’ve ever seen you made it so much fun. It looks like you’ve never seen the natural with Robert Redford. If you’d like Field of dreams, you’re gonna like this one very much. It does involve baseball But like Field of dreams it’s really not about baseball. I think you’re going to absolutely love it. Thanks again girls for the big smiles.!
I grew up in Dyersville, Iowa where this wonderful movie was filmed. People can still play games on the actual field. There's now a museum on the site too and there will soon be an amusement park and a complex of multiple diamonds where tournaments will be held.
There's no shame in crying during this movie. I tear up every time he realizes the catcher is his dad. This is the type of movie my dad would have called a 'tear jerker'. It hits you right in the feels.
Congratulations on ruining the end scenes. Why do you have to be so theatrical when showing emotions. Waving arms and tissues around. It's not about you!! It's the film we are watching!! Leave your egos at home!!
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Every human cries at the end of Field of Dreams.
Huh?
I've seen this movie 20 times. I say Adam don't cry at the end you know this part (end happens) 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Hey I am John brown
You phrase it incorrectly. Grown men weep ugly tears at the end of this movie.
I didn’t
One of my favorite things about this movie is that Archie "Moonlight" Graham was a real person who only played one major league game, and then was a doctor for the Chisholm Minnesota schools from 1909-1959. What a legend.
As I get older this movie means more and more to me. I relate more to the Doc Gram character. . I didn't get to follow where my dreams and plans might take me due to health problems and all my fears about failure have come true. I think this shows that your dreams can change and that I can still find something that makes me happy, have a good life, and do good things.
My heart is with you. I am turning 40 this year and my dream, which I've had since I was a child, is to move to New England. I've lived with this dream obsessively. Then this past year, once I had what I thought was enough saved to finally pull the trigger, the economy tanked. COL is so high there, that I wouldn't be able to afford to survive. It's twice as high as where I currently live. I've struggled so much with learning to let go and accept that I missed my chance. I thought I was really doing well, until I watched this reaction. When the Boston/Fenway scene rolled around, I broke down, because the dream is still in there, regardless of how impossible it is, or how much I try to ignore it. I want so much to be happy where I am, but this homesickness is overwhelming. I don't know what to do. Anyway, I just wanted to share, because I feel like I'm heading in the same direction and I sympathize with you.
@@josephhein9497 I feel your pain. I googled places in the north east usa with the lowest cost of living to see what I could find it looks like salaries are higher there too (I obviously have no idea what you do) and I don't know where you were looking at moving specifically but if it were me I would do more research I'm guessing if you are looking at multiple places in the whole NE there is somewhere that will fit for you. A job with a salary and a location that would work. I have been looking locally for a long time without any luck. I know I'm going to have to work on expanding my skillset and area. I've also decided to start taking small tech jobs online for experience. I'm betting there is a place for you in the NE keep looking. ❤
*Graham ...and I agree completely.
“Watch the ball into your glove”
I was taught that by my best friend who grew into my brother.
When John threw to Ray, he caught it and not only watched it into his glove, he also cherished that it was thrown by his father.
This came out a couple years after I got out of High School and was thrilled to just open up and sobbed at the theater.
When spring comes around every year right before baseball season I need to watch this.
"Hey dad, do you want to have a catch?"
Like a knife to the heart every time I hear Kevin Costner ask that.
I also love when he catches the ball and looks at it in his glove for a second, cherishing the moment, a moment he thought would never happen.
Such a amazing reaction video! Thank you Kristen and Vivian. Great job!
Love watching young people react to this movie and see them feel what we all felt when we first watched this on the big screen. Bravo you two for loving this. I still cry every single time. “Dad? You wanna have a catch?” kills me every time. When Ray catches the ball that first time and pauses to stare into his glove absolutely destroys me. So so good.❤
Loved this movie. It really pulls the heartstrings. Another Kevin Costner baseball movie that you should watch is For Love of the Game.
it's impossible to watch this movie without crying
Always a favorite movie and a great reaction... played a lot of catch with my Dad when i was a kid and still take one of his gloves to spring training games for the memories... that end, whew, every... time...
Reading through the comments and also listening to the thoughts on the movie. Shocked the score wasn’t mentioned. Easily one of the best scores ever produced in movie history. That final scene and most scenes are nothing with that score and music. You said it was a spiritual type feeling, that is the music bringing you in to feel that way!
When they started crying because of the rookie you were good line I was think man they are about to be really in for it
Who's peeling onions in here?
I'm not crying! You're crying!
Speaking of Baseball, watch The Sandlot. That movie is so adorable.
The only movie I know of that every man cries his eyes out at the end.
When I first watched this film when I was 17 years old, saw it in the theater, yeah i got choked up, but as I have got older as you said, it hits harder and harder and it will trigger me to tear up like a light switch has been turned on. I love baseball, it has always been my sport, I played, and have followed the sport since i was 10 years old.Life does wear you down, you do lose the magic you felt when younger, a lot of people do become more cynical , I know i have.
The doc is Burt Lancaster, with Charlton Heston, the original Hollywood royalty action movie Stars!! And of course, Terrance Mann, played by James Earl Jones, is the guy in the greatest baseball coming of age movie, The Sandlot!!
A good pairing of you two and a great movie. Thank you.
Went there during a family reunion in 92. Got to have a catch with my dad on the field. The farmhouse you can see in the background was owned by dads cousin during filming and still in the family
At the beginning of the reaction i said im not going to cry damm it i was wrong! Thank you ladies great reactionto a great movie 👍
that last scene gets me every time...
Ray Liotta never watched this movie. His mom was having health issues during the filming. I can't remember how long after the movie was released that his Mom died, but the movie reminded him too much of the pain he was going through during the filming of the movie.
So many things I love about this film. Did you recognize baby Gaby Hoffman? (Now and Then)
One of many, James Earl Jones’ wife told him he needs to do the role based on the writer monologue. Watch the special features, they’re great.
As someone who never played catch with his dad… I get it as an adult now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Any other multiple watchers tear up at the very first 'if you build it, he will come'
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You can go visit the field. it's been maintained to this day.
I’ve been married 40 years in October. No couple is perfect and it’s not easy or practical to always be supportive, but you find ways. It’s usually more about tolerance and understanding. Staying married is definitely a choice. Life is hard. Only gets harder when you add a family.
Bottom line, commitment to something bigger. Commitment and dedication. It is tough sometimes, but knowing who you are and where you belong makes it a little easier.
The writer/director Phil Alden Robinson was recommended the original book this is based on by a female producer but he wasn't taken with it but he took it home anyway and casually picked it up late at night and read it straight through and thought 'I have to make a film of this' and he did, so even the original story is kinda like believing in your dreams.....Costner has said one of the reasons it resonates is its somehow like this generations 'Its a wonderful life'''
A reaction that was 'felt' more than about baseball... about magic.
Good video. Great stories at the end.
Men will literally build a baseball field for ghosts while going into debt instead of going to therapy
My dad is in hospice and probably doesn't have too much longer in this world. I'd do anything to have one more catch with him.
A League of Their Own
10 out of 10 eye candy, WHILE I get to watch my favorite movie at the same time?? Ummm, yes please! 😂😂
Another great movie would be 'A League Of There Own' with Geena Davis and Rosie O'Donnell.
Great reaction guys. 👏😊🥰 ⚾️
The perfect movie
Thanks!
Thank YOU. Very kind of you! Are there any other classics like this you recommend?
To all you baseball fans out there, I have friends and family from India, trying to get into watching MLB but none of us know what teams to follow and root for? Are there any good rivalries like in cricket? Any player as famous as Dhoni? Who is projected to make it into the World Series?
I'm English, never watched a live game of Baseball in my life ... However, my Dad, born in 1935 lost his father during WW2, on the 26th July 1943 when he was 7 ... he kissed his Dad goodbye that morning and he never came home. He never again kicked a Football, passed a Rugby ball or threw a Cricket ball with him ... I've just turned 60, and I remember the first time I ever saw my Dad cry was watching the end of this film around 1992, when it was on British TV one Christmas, after which he walked out of the room and came back a few minutes later. Dad is 88 now and suffers from dementia, he's still my hero ...
Beautiful. Love transcends ALL barriers.
Every guy cries at the end but the scene that gets to me is just before when Doc Graham leaves and Shoeless yells out to him "Hey Rookie, you were good." It's the affirmation that he wanted so badly and never got. I think that rings true for many of us who had dreams that we had to leave behind before we ready.
I saw this movie when it first came out and my eyes water every time he asks if he wants to have a catch. So cool they built the field in Iowa and people visited it every year.
That’s the part where I start to lose it as well.
Gets me every time
We all like to take pride in doing a good job no matter what we end up doing in life. So to hear someone affirm "you were good" is important to our self esteem. Powerful moment.
But I also liked the moment where young Archie finally gets to bat, and he even drove in a run. He goes back to the bench, looks over at Ray, smiles and nods his head. Ray smiles and nods back. This is a great scene because there is no dialogue needed but with just a look you know Doc Graham is thanking Ray for this opportunity to fulfill a life long dream and Ray is saying "you're welcome". Brilliant!
@@moeball740 I thought it more along the lines that Moonlight had some regrets about not fulfilling a dream (to play MLB) and whether or not he was good enough to have made it. Therefore the affirmation that he was good, especially coming from someone like Shoeless Jackson was even more meaningful to Dr Graham.
RIP Ray Liotta. He was so amazing in this film. So was the late great Burt Lancaster. I still cry every single time I watch the ending.
Burt Lancaster was the perfect choice for that role. Old school iconic actor. Delivered every line perfectly, with just the right amount of magic. As did James Earl Jones of course.
The moment Moonlight Graham crossed the field will always be the perfect representation of when your dreams aren't your calling. Moonlight Graham could've played ball and had a potential career, but the world would be a sadder place if he did. When the girl was in danger, he didn't even hesitate that to me always stays in my heart.
If he'd only gotten to be a doctor for 5 minutes...now that would have been a tragedy.
Well put and sorely needed for a place like America, Land of Dreams.
Missing one's calling is a deeper problem.
This film beautifully depicts the tension between the two.
But he did hesitate. He literally paused and looked at ground.
As a 58 year old that lost his father through a tragedy years ago. This movie hit's me every time. I'm crying again, just watching you watching this. Your tears set me off again. 🥲
*Awesome heart filled reaction.* Kudos to the both of you. 🥰
P.S. I can't believe that this movie didn't win any *Oscars* it was nominated for quite a few, but won NONE. 🤯
I totally agree. Interesting reaction from an atheist (if you are one) who doesn't believe in the afterlife! 😊
@Gadget-ez1xr It's about reconnecting with loved ones. Even us atheists have dreams and regrets.
I never was a fan of baseball and most sports but me and my dad used to watch this, and now that he passed away the ending hits rather hard for me. Truly one of the best movies even if you aren't really a sports fan.
Same here. My dad used to watch this movie with us all the time. He passed away almost 15 years ago, and I still cry every time I watch this, especially the ending.
I would give anything to play catch with my dad. He was the best. I lost him in 2014.
The line that gets me is (of course) "Hey, Dad, can we have a catch?" My late Dad was Navy and built the home we grew up in with his own two hands. I carried buckets of as a kid in a Midwestern town.
One day, I will get to hug him & my Mom tight again ❤🙏
Great reaction! I am from Iowa. When this film was being made I was student at UNI. Three friends and I were in one of cars in that long line at the end. I had no idea it'd be such a fond memory that I'd be looking back on for the next 30+ years! Thanks for doing this.. it's a great movie!
You must be British. No on in the U.S. calls going to college “Uni.” That is a British term. I’m the U.S. we say college or university. Don’t make up crap.
@@hrussell9677 I believe he is referring to the University of Northern Iowa (UNI).
@hrussell9677 I grew up in Iowa and graduated in 93 and can confirm it's UNI as in University of North Iowa. Don't throw stones in glass houses. It's amazing to have been in that line of cars. What a memory and experience.
@@hrussell9677 You may proceed to stick your foot in your mouth.
It never ceases to amaze me how I can see this movie so many times and still tear up at the end.
Archie got his wish but also confirmed his original choice to become a doctor. When Shoeless Joe tells him, "You were good," that's really what he always wanted to know.
Yep the validation he wanted.
..... BTW .... Moonlight Graham was a real person.
A Baseball "pun" if you will. Quite fittingly, Monnlight Graham's plate appearance in the game would have been scored a "Sacrifice".
In 2021 Kevin Costner and MLB actually not only recreated the scene of all the players coming out of the cornfield, they actually played a game on the exact field from the movie. They even played the James Horner’s score for them.
You 2 should absolutely react to it.
They did not play on the original field. They made another field right next to it. That field is what the MLB game was played on.
@@josepho7083 right, my bad. But you agree they should react to it right?
I live like 2 miles down the road from there.
yes and was very very beauty that the game was white sox vs NY (asthe night game with the young doc Graham and what happened at the end of the match wa... good for a movie! i loved it @@mightywizard7475
@@josepho7083 What is wild is that the game absolutely lived up to the Field of Dreams. IT was an absolutely beautiful game and everything that represented the best in baseball.
It's always fun to watch reactions to this film since it's never what is expected. James Earl Jones monologue about baseball is one of the best written and acted moments in film. Since you're into baseball, you need to watch A League of Their Own if you haven't done so already.
James Earl Jones could read the label of a soup can and make it great. The man is godlike.
@@Stogie2112 Well said
Yes, A League of There Own is Penny Marshal's (RIP) masterpiece. Based on a true story.
It was actually that speech in the book that convinced JEJ to accept the roll. His wife said they'd probably cut that speech because it was so long but encouraged him to take the roll anyway.
@@jeffreywillis4258 ….It was one his greatest roles ever. 👍👍
Im 35 yrs old a die hard baseball fan and lost my dad to cancer years ago. Everytime i watch this movie i still cry like a baby at the ending. Such an amazing movie.
As a cricketer, I enjoy baseball and baseball movies too!
Someone here may have already mentioned this but the “hey dad, do you wanna have a catch” part was only added after test screenings lamenting that he and dad never acknowledged the relationship to one another. The father of actor Dwier Brown who played Ray’s father had died just a few days before the reshoot and he literally drove to Iowa just after his own father’s funeral. Can you imagine the emotions he went through filming that?
i did not know this. so, we may see a bit of his genuine emotion emerge when he says his last line. possibly. anyway, that’s how i’d be.
Terence Mann is suppose to be J.D. Salinger. A lot of people misunderstand and think Terence Mann has died, but it is the opposite He is reborn. If a writer doesn't write they die. Publish or Perish. Terence was dead on the inside because he was not writing. Just like the Field brought Shoeless Joe back to life it made Terence want to write again bringing him back to life. If you don't cry at the end you have no soul. I saw this in the theatre in 1989 and that ending hit me so hard I had to leave out the back exit, sobbing. From 1987-90 Kevin Costner made 5 EXCELLENT movies that were all big hits. "The Untouchable", "No Way Out", "Bull Durham", "Field of Dreams", "Dances With Wolves". Bull Durham is the best and most accurate baseball movie. No Way Out is sort of forgotten, it is a brilliant thriller!
Thanks for pointing that out about Terence Mann. The character was "Catcher in the Rye" author, J.D. Salinger, in Ray Kinsella's book, "Shoeless Joe, "on which this movie is based. But they couldn't get the reclusive Salinger to agree to put his name on the screen.
I don't know when it was made but I also like "For Love of the Game".
I saw all of those and they were fantastic 😊
I go out on a limb and also add The Postman to that list.
I loved every movie Kevin made, including The Postman, and Water World! 😅
I love this film for the performances of Burt Lancaster and James Earl Jones. These 2 old, high class character actors turn on the charisma and steal every scene they're in.
This is such a special movie. It's melancholy, and heart warming, and fun, and moving. I saw this for the first time at the movie theater I worked at when this was released. It's always been an amazing movie, but has become more so since my father passed 4 years ago. I tend to watch this movie when I miss him. Such a fantastic film, and Costner is incredible in it.
This one gets me ...every...single...time...a big part of that is James Horner's music. But the story is just so magical...I can't resist it..
Burt Lancaster nearly stole this film. He was GREAT.
Since you talk about being nostalgic baseball fans, WWII with the players in the service, interested in baseball's past, and you're female, the absolutely perfect movie for you is "A League of Their Own"
If you enjoyed this baseball movie with Kevin Costner, you’ll likely enjoy “Bull Durham” as well. Different types of movies but good “baseball” movie.
“No Ray, it was you.” Gets me every time.
The magic of the long-distance whisper really gets me, too.
I’ve never really been a baseball fan, but damnit if some of the best sports movies ever made are centered around that great sport.
Haven't watched this movie in rears but Watching this reaction made me cry all over again. Such a great movie and such a great reaction 👏👏👏 🥲🥲🥲. Y'all should definitely react to A League Of Their Own next🤞🤞🤞.
“If you build it, he will come”
I never would have thought women would get choked up over this movie. I thought only men were crying like babies at the ending. 🙂
"This movie is about do-overs....". I've been trying to come up with a one-line description for this movie. For DECADES. Vivian's was perfect. Like Doc Graham said "It's like being this close to your dream. And then have it brush pass you like a stranger in a crowd...". Yes, how many of us can relate to that.
You ladies have lovely chemistry. Hope to see you two do more reaction videos together. And hopefully, none that make me cry like a baby.... ;-)
THE FIELD OF DREAMS IS STILL THERE IN IOWA. I VISIT EVERY YEAR.
Oh no....women watching thos movie. Automatic tears! Oh wait, every man cries as well. ❤❤
After decades of drinking and cancer wearing him down to nothing, my father died at the age of 51. I was 18 years old.
I'm 44 now, and it is literally impossible for me not to cry when Ray says "Hey...Dad? You wanna have a catch?"
Tears for me every time.
What I would give for one more moment....
I’m in my mid 30s and if I’m as cool as Annie when I “grow up” I’ll be happy with my life lol
I was worried for Kristen. If only it had Aerosmith.
I hope this one doesn't break Kristen again...
And Kristen broke again. Not quite Armageddon level, though.
Beautiful reaction. MLB actually plays baseball games at the Field of Dreams every year for 3 years now. My family and I really want to go there. My dad's passion for baseball really went resonated to my brothers and I. My mom's passion for adventure connects with all of us.
Girls watch Ray Liotta again in Goodfellas. It's Incredible True Story.
The field is in Dyersville, Iowa. It's worth the trip.
I am from Iowa. Don't like sports. But love this film.
RIP Ray Liotta. In real life he was friends with Costner, Steven Bauer and Andy Garcia who all played paddle tennis together before they were famous.
Friend of mine used to do heroin with ray liotta before he was famous.
The owners of that farm almost plowed over the film afterwards but Costner & a few others convinced them not too. Within 2 months it was swamped with tourists. It is still there & is the number one tourist attraction in Iowa. Two Major league teams play an exhibition game there every year. You said you might like to go, I've had numerous friend go & loved it. They leave bats, balls, & gloves. out so there is always a game going omong the tourists..
Great reaction! Made me cry as well. My dad had a procedure done this morning to correct a leaky valve in his heart. Everything went fine but he's been through a lot of medical things in the last few years. I remember when he was younger and had so much life in him. He's not super old He's only 67 but the last 10 years or so have been rough. And no matter what he just keeps pushing along and doesn't complain. I wish I could just give him a year of my life to be young again and to see and feel what it's like to be that way once more. Anyway I love you two and for your thoughts after. Love that you get it.
I always cry a little when Rays dad asks if it’s heaven ❤
Costner has said many times that this isn't a baseball movie. It's a reconciliation between family members.
Damnn these scenes from this movie 🥺
This field actually exists in Iowa
Those big babies are crying when his dad comes back. Me too. Every. Time.
32:08 The ending of this movie will fuck your heart in the ass! 🤦🏿♂️😢😢😢😂😂😂
James Earl Jones really delivers as the supporting role.
My father passed 2 months before my 1st child was born, a daughter. This film was emotional when I was a child, it is even more so now.
I’m a 44 year old bloke from the outback in Australia and I still get teary eyed at the end of this stupid movie!!!!!!
Still a classic movie!!!!!
"People will come!" And they still do, to this day. The field is a very popular tourist destination & the MLB play games at an adjoining baseball field every year!
Biw ladies im probably a but older than you. I love that you watched this. In more of a hocjey fan but love baseballbas well. Football the european one as well americans call soccer. Its one of my favorite movies for evwryrhing you said at the end. I lived through thw 60s as a kid the 70s as a teeb x gen. In the 80s n 90s. Have niecies and nephews in the 2ks. Still when you see the movie it reminds one of your choices. Belief and ethics. Im watching my parents get old and maybe die my doggu as well... then consider your life now. How does it relate
Ladies, might I suggest watching "The Sandlot". It's about baseball and coming of age in the 60's. James Earl Jones has a small part in this movie too. I think you will love it. Great reactions. BTW I am 76 years old and still cry every time I see this movie. Bill.
Tear Jerker of a film and beautiful story. Costner loves baseball. Bull Durham and A League of Their Own are two great baseball films. This was Burt Lancaster's last film.
The perfect reaction. And yes, I cried with you. But now it's time to travel back in time. To a time when Americas greatest ball players were called to war, and America, was left without baseball.
Then, in 1943. Women like Rosie The Riveter took to the factories, and women like Dottie Henson took the mound in your next reaction movie...
"A League Of Their Own"
You guys should react to the Field of dreams MLB baseball game played at the site of the Field of dreams Kevin Costner makes a appearance during the walkout of players
First time I saw this many years ago I remember the phrase "have a catch" was weird. My Dad and I PLAYED CATCH. Then, I remembered the author was Canadian and thought they must say it that way. I always cry watching this one and hope I always do. I loved playing catch with my Dad and I am female. My Dad had to stay in shape for his job so I would hit fly balls for him like Ray does in the film. We did that for years. S great memory.
Field of Dreams was not about baseball, Its about a father and sons relationship. BTW, there actually was an Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham who left baseball to become a doctor, the 3 friends Terence speaks to were actually Archie Grahams friends, the woman that read the Obituary is reading the actual Obituary that she wrote for him.
This has been one of my favorite movies of all time U2 girls reactions were priceless. Some of the best reactions I’ve ever seen you made it so much fun. It looks like you’ve never seen the natural with Robert Redford. If you’d like Field of dreams, you’re gonna like this one very much. It does involve baseball But like Field of dreams it’s really not about baseball. I think you’re going to absolutely love it. Thanks again girls for the big smiles.!
I grew up in Dyersville, Iowa where this wonderful movie was filmed. People can still play games on the actual field. There's now a museum on the site too and there will soon be an amusement park and a complex of multiple diamonds where tournaments will be held.
10/10? Don't you mean this movie hit it out of the park? A grand Slam? Batting a 1000?
There's no shame in crying during this movie.
I tear up every time he realizes the catcher is his dad.
This is the type of movie my dad would have called a 'tear jerker'.
It hits you right in the feels.
Congratulations on ruining the end scenes. Why do you have to be so theatrical when showing emotions. Waving arms and tissues around. It's not about you!! It's the film we are watching!! Leave your egos at home!!