He was great in this! We saw the beach in Hawaii where they filmed From Here to Eternity, and that was pretty cool. Even though I've never seen the movie, that scene is pretty iconic.
Remember, don't analyze magic. Lol you can't make it scientific. if you seen "batteries not included", very good movie btw, and there was a tag line that probably paraphrase after all these years, the fastest way to end a miracle is to ask it why it's there. So enjoy the magic for being magic. They're playing in the field. Good enough. Lol
Suuuuch good advice. And you know, looking back, yes. In the moment, we weren't sure what was going on- if this was a dream, if it was a prank, etc. I'd definitely see it differently watching again ;)
@@DavidvsFilmI do recommend you watch it again. I think you were a little caught off guard by the movie, maybe expecting one thing and getting another.
@@DavidvsFilmthe movie will be 100% more enjoyable the next time you watch it. I dont think you surrendered yourself to the movie. Not knowing that young Archie Graham was Dr. Archibald “Moonlight” Graham the first time around really took away from those scenes where he get to face a Major league pitcher in batters box and ends up sacrificing his dream to save Ray’s daughter Dont take this wrong way but i was almost offended how unaffected you both seemed by the movie😂. Please watch again
Everyone says they tear up over the "want to have a catch" scene. Not me. I lose it every time when Doc steps off the field, knowing he can't go back. I have seen this movie countless times and from multiple reactors (sorry, I cheated on y'all, but you're still the best) and it still gets me.
All the ball players existed, including Archie "Moonlight/Doc" Graham. The people talking about him in the bar? They're not actors, they're just people telling their stories of Doc Graham.
I wish this one were true. I see it on every one of these reaction videos. The guys in the bar were all actors, and they were born in various places, and the stories they were relating were straight out of the book that this movie was based on. Now I don't know if the guy who wrote the book maybe got actually stories from real people when he was researching... I certainly hope that's true, but in the movie, it was 100% scripted.
Lotsa people tear up or cry when he asks his dad if he wants a catch but for me - well I lost it at the sweeping shot of all the cars. What overcame me was a deep feeling of sorrow that there were so many people out there, lost and feeling to connect to something. It definitely was not the message of the movie but that there are so many people so lost was and remains, especially to this day, the meaning.
In answer to your question, YES the field still exists in Iowa, plus Major League Baseball has built a new, regulation field about a 1/4 mile away. They play a regular season game there each year, with rotating teams, and even special uniforms for the game. All the current player really want to participate in one of these games. The wife was played by Amy Madigan. I do have this movie on Blu-Ray, but only recently. A lot of your guesses were pretty close, except for the ending, which gets me every time.
THANK YOU so much for the info, Bob!! Greatly appreciate it. Yeah, one major one that I felt like a fool for not catching was that Archie was Moonlight as a young man. Even though we're hearing voices and seeing ghosts, and did a timehop to '72, for some reason we hadn't fully entered the "anything is possible" mindset yet and were thinking Archie was just a current-time kid. Derp.
The actor that played the young Moonlight, Frank Whaley, was killed off early in the movie "Pulp Fiction", after Mr. Samuel L. Jackson recites a line from the Bible. His character, "Bret", had the "Big Brain" when he knew about the Metric System. Hey, it was the 1990's.
@@bobschenkel7921 Oh yeah?? I have seen bits from Pulp Fiction, but I need to watch the whole movie. I remember Royale with cheese and of course the dance scene.
And the reporter and guys at the bar interact with him. He was alive and is given the opportunity to finally write again, about something he truly loved, baseball. This was his pain eased. His bitterness was gone.
There is a movie called "Eight Men Out" that is about the 1919 World Series White Sox and the scandal. Actress who played is Amy Madigan, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1985 for "Twice In A Lifetime" and has won a Golden Globe for her role as Iris Crowe on "Carnivale."
I don’t think I know Twice in a Lifetime.. there are a lot of movies I haven’t seen, but I usually at least know them by name. Thanks! And yeah, also thanks on the Eight Men Out suggestion. I like true story films and docs.
@@DavidvsFilm Eight Men Out is so good, and has a GREAT cast. (John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, John Mahoney, Christopher Lloyd, DB Sweeney - who plays Shoeless Joe in that movie - and then guys like Michael Rooker, and a bunch of other "that guy" actors.)
@@ABoomerReacts You too!! ♥️ Yeah actually I was surprised it didn’t hit me more. I definitely enjoyed the movie, and I’ve watched stuff way less heartstring-tugging than this that got to me, so I don’t know. I’ll keep onions handy next time as a backup 🤣😉
Good thinkin'. If you guys haven't seen Terms of Endearment, that's a good one. Multiple Oscar winner - Best pic, director, writer, actress and supporting actor.
Bert Lancaster did a phenomenal job on his role of Moonlight Graham. This was his final role before he died. Terrance Mann didn't die - he went into the corn field to see what was there and come back and write a story about it.
Hi Ann Marie!! Yeah that's another Costner baseball movie I never saw. But it's one of those that I still clearly remember seeing the VHS box over and over as I roamed the aisles of Blockbuster Video lol
I completely agree about Bull Durham. And while there are other great elements, it actually revolves around baseball. A lot of real elements of playing in the minor leagues are portrayed. And while I also absolutely love Field of Dreams, I don’t consider it to actually be _about_ baseball.
10:47 The lines "Is this heaven?" "It's Iowa" were everywhere when this movie came out. If memes were a thing then, it would've been a meme. Great reaction, guys!
Ray did say "bitchin" at 20:36...it is just slang from the 1950s...could be used to describe something really cool OR really uncool, so it's got a great dual purpose. LOL
It’s so weird to me that so many people think that Terry going into the corn means that he is going to die or is dead already. I have always seen his crossing over as akin to that guy in Greek mythology who goes to Hades to retrieve his true love. He isn’t dead, but on a mission. Terry will return with the story that he has to write.
This movie is an adaptation of the novel, Shoeless Joe, by Canadian author William P Kinsella. Here's the summary from his Wikipedia bio: "William Patrick "W. P." Kinsella OC OBC [Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia] (May 25, 1935 - September 16, 2016) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989. His work often concerned baseball, First Nations people, and Canadian culture."
This was one of those movies that built so much of my childhood. I watched it with my dad (whos fathers family is from Iowa). He lost his dad at a young age like Ray did and I think this movie just hit home for my dad. This is a real place though! I would love to visit someday soon (hopefully with my dad). They have actually started playing a few major league games there for fun. I also have to say, I love, LOVE the music! James Horner, who was another huge part of my childhood (he did movies like Braveheart, Titanic, Jumaji, A Beautiful Mind, Casper, etc), brings so much emotion to his music and it has stayed with me even into adulthood. There is a certain magic to it for me. The ending of the movie always gets me and I start crying as soon as Ray asks his dad to play catch and the music swells ❤
Such an amazing comment!! Thank you so much :) Yeah, I can DEFINITELY imagine this having big effects on you probably even today. I really appreciate you sharing your memories of this movie and your family with us ♥️
See, there’s a little confusion here because someone else suggested it was Terrance whose pain was eased because he could write again, etc. I thought it was Ray too though.
@markmccreadie6212 when Ray & his wife, towards the end, say it was him (the father) Shoeless says NO RAY...IT WAS YOU What does ease his pain mean in Field of Dreams? Ray then realizes the field whispering “ease his pain” referred to his guilt over his torn relationship with his father.
@@rozequinn1519 I also believe it was the father’s pain _caused_ by the things Ray said and did. That is why Ray can “ease his pain,” and why Joe said it was “you, Ray.” By having a catch with his dad and a discussion with his dad, instead of flinging the comment about “never being able to respect someone who’s hero was a criminal.” Imho
@Ernwaldo it clearly states in the movie.... Shoeless Joe: NO RAY, IT WAS "YOU" I understand his father was hurt by what Ray said to him. But his father is gone...Ray is the one still living with the "pain" of not taking back what he said because his father died before he could. Ray is/was the one hurting.
Happy Movie Sunday, David & Marc! 😊 RIP always to Ray Liotta(Shoeless Joe Jackson)!!! I already know that I'm going to love this reaction. This is easily one of my favorite Kevin Costner films. I knew you guys were going to react to this movie at some point, and made sure to have a few tissues on hand for the ending. A few more Kevin Costner movies that I very highly recommend: The Untouchables, The Bodyguard, Draft Day, Wyatt Earp, Bull Durham, JFK, Hidden Figures, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Dances with Wolves. For Ray Liotta I very highly recommend: Goodfellas, Unlawful Entry, and Wild Hogs. Looking forward to the next reaction. 😊
Happy Sunday, Randee!!! Yeah, this was a great movie! This falls in that category that I've lately been calling a "legally blind reaction" because we knew some things about it, but had never actually sat down to watch the movie as a whole. Others like Wyatt Earp and Bull Durham I know a little like the Old West and (again) baseball, but not much else at all. All good suggestions though!! Oh and especially Unlawful Entry! To this day I still remember "pyramid" lol
Hey Brian! Thanks. Yeah, we've gotten some criticism for not crying at the end of this movie, as if that meant we didn't enjoy it. We actually thought this was an excellent film and enjoyed it immensely. And we've both cried in movies before (Hacksaw Ridge hit me pretty hard just the other day, and we were both done for at the end of Steel Magnolias), but this one was more of a wholesome sweet ending. Brian's Song's reputation definitely precedes it, btw, but I've never actually watched it. Thanks for the recommendation!
I scrolled through a few comments and didn’t see this one little fun fact, so I thought I’d share. That very last scene where the camera is pulling away from the farm and you see all the headlights from the cars coming to see the field… Except for the cars that were in the “driveway“, all of the rest of the cars were stationary. They were all listening to a local radio station and were told to flash their lights when the camera was filming. That way it looks like they were moving through trees and things. I always thought that was kind of cool. 💙💙💙
I did not see them at all!!! Isn’t that something though?? I caught their names on IMDb when I was doing the cast list for the description, and I thought it was a mistake lol. That’s also how I found out that Ed Harris was the voice.
@@DavidvsFilm I don't think they're actually in any of the shots, but I remember them talking about it and they basically just wanted any excuse to be able to go hang out at Fenway so they jumped at the opportunity.
On one of the Featurettes in the Special Edition DVD that I have of this movie, the actor that played Kevin Costner's dad (Dwier Brown) talked in a interview about how his dad passed away just prior to filming that last "wanna have a catch?" scene. So, when you watch his character's reply, you can sense the emotion on another level because it's for a very real reason and comes from a very real place. 😢😢😢 This movie makes me cry every time. Such a great film and one of my favorites!
Oh really?? That’s so sad, and I’m sure that was a tough scene for him to play, even if the recent loss of his dad gave him something to draw from. I can’t even imagine having to do that. Thanks so much- you always have the best info ♥️
@DavidvsFilm You can see footage of him (Dwier) playing catch with Kevin Costner prior and/or between takes. They're not saying anything to each other...just throwing the ball back-and-forth. ❤️ If you are game to watch good baseball movies, I recommend another Kevin Costner movie "For Love of the Game" as well as a movie based on a true story, "The Rookie (which stars Dennis Quaid)."
To your question is this field a real place. Yes!!! And major league baseball actually built a regulatuon sized baseball field just next to the movie one. And each year a regulation game is actually played their now, it's pretty special, its heaven!❤️ Heres a clip of the first game played there in 2021 I believe. ruclips.net/video/jbmZ1Oz_nTg/видео.htmlsi=i7-Ejfdr_TnvN6wQ
Thank you so much for this info! And definitely thank you for sharing that clip- that was almost more emotional to me than the movie, actually! (I'm a sucker for sweeping music and voiceovers 😉)
@@DavidvsFilm No problem, it was pretty cool, I watched the game on TV when it aired, it was amazing and very surreal. It's really cool that the original field, the house etc is still there and it's quiet an attraction with an actual corn maze, so amazing and one little movie 30 + years ago did this! ❤️
I am glad you liked it. If you haven't seen any Kevin Costner's movies, you MUST see Bull Durham, which is also a baseball movie, but it is probably R rated. You also should see The Untouchables. Incredible movie about getting Al Capone.
Thank you so much! Most of our Kevin Costner viewing has been limited to Yellowstone, which we love him in. Great recommendations with BD and Untouchables. Thanks again-
I am waiting to play catch with my Dad ;-) This is a Boomer movie like Forrest Gump. House and field are still there. You gotta have some faith ;-) I am waiting to play catch with my Dad ;-)
One of my all time favorite films and in my top 10 'watch it anytime it's on' feel good movies. I would have dearly loved to visit the real field, which was an attraction for a while back in the day, but I never got to. There's lots of other great Costner films, you should check some of them out too!
Thanks!! Yeah, it definitely looks like it would be a fun place to go. I remember when I was a kid I used to hate the actual "being on the road" part of road trips, but now I think I would really enjoy driving to a place like that and spending the day there.
Im 41 now and cry everytime watching this, Costner is one of my favorite actors, in my opinion not 1 bad film, people can argue about Waterworld but I dont think its a bad movie, maybe his worst. He just puts out so many amazing films so its easy to call that one "bad" Sorry for your loss of your dog, 20 years is a long life for a dog that's amazing glad you had that much time, even though we're never ready to say goodbye, my 2 dogs are my world, almost love them more than my husband haha Love the reaction its ok you guys didn't cry I still adore you both anyway ❤
Hi Lauren!! Aww thank you so much. That’s definitely how we felt about our little one. And you’re completely right- previously we thought, “She’s had a good long life, we’ll be ready when it’s time..” UHH NO. ;) Yeah, I thought this movie was great! You’ve seen our other reactions, so you know some movies really get to us (Steel Magnolias- good God), but this one I think hit us more as sweet and touching. Very well done though, and definitely a feel-good movie. I totally forgot about Waterworld, btw!!
This has been one of my favorite movies since I first saw it as a kid, but it definitely hits different as an adult. Both in terms of the father/son dynamic with my own dad (who was and remains a great father, so it's not like Ray and John, but looking back I've begun to appreciate how much he did for me and my brother), and also as a father now myself. I never cried at this movie when I was younger, but you better believe it gets me every single time now as an adult.
It’s interesting that you write that about appreciating how much your Dad did for you and your brother (I also have one brother), because I’ve experienced that myself more and more as I get older too. With both my parents, actually, but my Dad and I butted heads more, so I definitely get what you’re saying.
That’s incredibly cool! And I’m impressed that it doesn’t cost anything- that’s very refreshing to hear nowadays. Thanks so much for sharing this, Bob.
When Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Basketball team began blowing up stadium records and lines were winding around blocks, fans were quoting this movie: “is this heaven? No. it’s Iowa.”
Watch Dances With Wolves. 1990 directed by and acted by Kevin Costner. Won 7 academy awards and 3 golden globes. Government put it away for accurate portrayal of real events. It’s a masterpiece
Thanks Michael! Yeah, Dances’ reputation precedes it, even though I (David) have still never seen it. I don’t think Marc has either but I’ll ask. Great recommendation! Thank you
@@DavidvsFilm it’s one of the greatest films of all time in my opinion. In 2007, Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
When I was a kid, we watched the movie "Damn Yankees". One of the song sung in the movie was "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO". My husband was from Cincinnati, a baseball town. He knew all about that history. This was one of his favorite movies. He passed away six years ago, and every year on the anniversary of his death, our youngest son watches "Field of Dreams". The farm turned baseball field is still a place where tourists can go there.
Stella! What an amazing comment, thank you so much for sharing. Just from your brief anecdote I can tell you guys had a lot of love and a lot of fun :) I’ve seen several musicals, but in all this time I’ve never actually caught Damn Yankees. It’s really heartwarming to know that the field remains and that people can still visit. Thank you again so much for your comment, my friend ♥️
This was Burt Lancaster's last film, so the line where Shoeless Joe Jackson goes "Hey rookie! You were good." was actually the filmmakers's way of honouring him. (I mean, I don't know that they knew it was his last film, but he was getting older, so...) Also, that's usually when I start sobbing like big girl I am. lol The thing that's been... mystifying the fandom since this film first aired: when did Terrence Mann actually die?
Yeah honestly I didn’t even think of Terrance as dying until Marc said something. I just thought he was going in the cornfield to see what was in there. But I’m TOTALLY lost (as you likely saw) on WHAT’S in there. I would totally watch a sequel called Field of Dreams 2: Into the Cornfield so that I could see. I don’t think I’ve seen any other Burt Lancaster films except this one now, but I’m familiar with him as an actor. Kind of like Kirk Douglas- I know him, but I never saw Spartacus or any of his other works. Wait- that’s a lie.. I saw Greedy, but none of his heyday stuff. Thanks again as usual for the trivia!
@@DavidvsFilm Yeah, I did notice you poor guys trying to understand what was happening... this isn't a movie where rational sense is going to come into play much. I enjoyed the reaction, as always, though. Just kinda wished I could reach through the screen and tell you guys to relax and let it all wash over you. I haven't read the book the movie is based on, but apparently the Terrence Mann character was a movie creation because it was JD Salinger in the book and, of course, JD Salinger is a real person who might really sue the movie-makers for using his image/identity. Fun fact that I read somewhere and am not even sure is true: apparently, James Earl Jones is not that big a fan of baseball at all, yet he has this amazing speech about the glory of baseball. lol
Haha I hear ya. And I could totally see that about James Earl Jones, btw. If he can sell himself as a Sith Lord called Darth Vader, he can easily pretend to be into baseball. ⚾️
Hahahaha OMG don't even get me started. Marc has a birthday coming up this week, and we were just talking last night about how "old" the cast of Friends looked to us when we watched it in real time, and they TURNED 30 during the show (at least their characters did anyway).
@@DavidvsFilm RIGHT? What is time. What is anything??? But great reaction, loved the quips from you guys, and Marc fluttering his lashes at that one part made me chuckle. Happy early birthday to Marc!!!
I hate to assume that you guys are gay and didn't grow up playing baseball, but shouldn't you have daddy issues???? Well, I'm a huge sports loving gay man with daddy issues(not anymore) and I cry like a baby when he asks to have a catch. We all have different experiences growing up but I had a lovely but distant old fashioned dad who really never got me and just treated me as my brother's little brother - never just me.Oh, to have a catch with my dad....just me.
THANK YOU for this info!! This is the kind of trivia I really love to read. I’m be sure to share this with Marc too because he was really invested in the financial side of the movie.
You didn't cry lol...I was 21 when it was released and I cried. I am 56 now and I still cry. Watch his other baseball movie Bull Durham and his Oscar winning movie Dances With Wolves.
This movie was made in Dyersville Iowa . My sister lived there then and had a chance to be one of the cars at the end. She messed out cause her son was sick. Ertl toys used to be based there.
Ohhhh yes I have :) Saw it pre-channel though. I don’t think I saw the sequel though, and I believe there’s a new movie coming out, right? Like the beginning of it?
The reason why you have heard “if you build it THEY will come” is because you have heard it refenced outside of the movie. For example. Usually its something like a city built a new arena or stadium and it sold out its first game or whatever and theyll write or say “Well, If you build it THEY will come” or even opening up a bar or a concert hall or anything that as a business or event youre hoping to attract people to. Obviously the movie being the inspiration for the phrase but they’re just form fitting it to what they are alluding to when saying it. Also was kinda freaky when you knew Burt Lancaster was gonna say “Nobody has called me that name in years” PS does he always hold the cup the entire movie? This is my first time seeing your channel. Wish you well sir
When I played baseball and soccer in high school alot of the schools had fields in or next to cornfields so we had plenty of "Field of Dreams" referencea. Funny enough, the one field that they actually titled field of dreams was NOT near a corn field. "Unless the town if playing a prank..."OMG that would be the greatest prank lol. I appreciate that the wife isn't against this, most movies would have so much tension here. "Because he mas-..." Marc looked a little too guilty in that close up jk jk😂 "Staring at airplanes..." the bane of my little league days 😅 Where are all those cars parking? He's going to need to clear alot more land haha.
Hahahahaha about the mas- comment. I need to go rewatch that part lol. It's funny that you mention about the clearing more land for parking because that does seem to me like it would be a tough decision for farmers who want to possibly expand into offerings like cornfield mazes, tractor rides, pumpkin catapults, etc. Just like in this movie, it's a risk to cut off potential profits from your crops to roll the dice on turning your property into an entertainment venue, but the payoffs could be huge too (just like in this movie). I wonder how they assess that potential?
@@DavidvsFilm I mean it's Jeremy Clarkson trying to operate farm equipment and use tools that are more complicated than a hammer 😆. It's great, his usual Clarksoness and surprisingly very educational about farming.
@@CharlieGroh Haha yeah, we’re watching ‘Horizon’ right now, and it’s really making me want to front load Dances with Wolves. That’s been on my list for years. Thanks, Charlie!
The last scene with the cars coming to the field, the production company put out a call to neighboring towns and got about 1,500 people to bring their cars and park them with their lights on, and flickering the high beams on and off to make it look like the cars were moving
Get out of here, really?? That's a really great behind the scenes detail. You've been a friend of the channel for a while, so you KNOW how much I love trivia like this! Thank you my friend :)
The choice of field of dreams and gran torino is like chocolate or a bowl of the wrong ends of asparagus. I’m not a big modern eastwood fan, mostly as a filmmaker. He did direct an interesting Kevin Costner movie Perfect World which is one of the few times Costner plays bad guy. Few people these days remember Costner played some savage roles in his day. He’s a beast in Revenge.
When you called Costner a ‘risk-taker’ for picking up a hitchhiker it reminds me of my Dad’s childhood. In the late 40’s my 10 yr ild father and his 13yr old sister were allowed to hitchhike from Staten Island to Nashville for a music festival. Twas normal then. Though also, it was ‘normal’ for my Dad to be the main financial support of his household, starting at 8 yrs old when his father disappeared. BTW - Frank Whaley plays the hitchhiker and I’m a huge fan. Stars in 90’s John Hughes written/produced Career Opportunities. Also costars in mega-movies like The Doors, Born On The Fourth Of July. You may have seen him in School Of Rock. I may have left a message just like this on that video. His first writing/directorial debut is autobiographical about his childhood and it’s pretty depressing/heartwrenching/shocking especially considering the truthfulness. He has another one about a suburban guy that does open mic comedy as a very unfunny means of therapy. He’s really interesting. Career Oppurtunities would be a decent reaction.
Hahaha that analogy. One of Eastwood’s that I liked a lot was Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. But I’m also from the South, so maybe I’m biased. I never saw Revenge, but I can picture the movie cover. I’ll tell you what I do remember is being in the theater for some other movie, and the trailer for Message in a Bottle came on. When Kevin Costner appeared on screen, women in the audience literally screamed, and it scared the sh*t out of me. They were all about the Costner.
this is the definition of a feel-good movie! ps. if the majority of your exposure to kevin costner is yellowstone, you should definitely check out robin hood prince of thieves
Haha yeah pretty much Yellowstone, The Bodyguard, and now this. I remember getting a lot of recommendations for Prince of Thieves after the Men in Tights reaction also. Even though I never saw the movie, I remember the Bryan Adams song from it played on repeat it seemed like everywhere I went lol.
@@DavidvsFilm yeah men in tights ripped on that film a lot, if you watch it you’ll definitely get a lot of the references. it’s kind of a mess in a few ways - it was one of costner’s first follow-ups to dances with wolves and he thought he was the shit and hardly bothered to do an english accent, and alan rickman is hysterically evil in it, but it came out the summer i turned 14 so i saw it at least four times in the theater and it holds a dear place in my heart. check it out if you can!
Oh I forgot Alan Rickman was in it!! Ok yeah I need to watch. I don’t remember hearing about Open Range, but I think very highly of both Duvall and the (sadly) late Michael Gambon.
kevin costners films are great. my favorite sports game of his is For Love of the Game. and while he has a lot of great work, my absolute favorite is The Guardian. i HIGHLY recommend both.
Hey Addie, thanks! It's funny you bring up The Guardian because even though I never got around to seeing that movie, it was actually filmed in my hometown of Bossier City, Louisiana. There's an Air Force base there that they used, as well as some other spots around town. I did see For Love of the Game, but hand to God I can't remember anything about it now EXCEPT for one part. I remember that the lady in it is on the phone with Kevin Costner, and she asks him to pick up her daughter or something, and he asks "What's her name?" She replies, "'Freedom'. Just kidding. Scared ya didn't I? It's Heather." And for whatever reason, I just thought that was the funniest line. Anyway, thanks again for the recommendations!
Since 2021 theres been 2 field of dreams games and theyve had issues making it happen ever since . The reds 2 cubs 4 game was nothing too special especially compared to the first field of dreams game between the new york yankees 8 chicago white sox 9 that was a back and forth banger ending with a white sox homerun into the corn field
Thanks! I think that's really cool that they've kept it up after all these years. I mean, makes sense because I'm sure it still brings in a good amount of cashola, but I'm sure it's more about the spirit as well :) Kinda cool because it's kinda like what Terrance spoke about in his speech.
Did you watch all the way to the end? I’m pretty sure I (David) mentioned Burt Lancaster by name, but if I didn’t, sorry about that. I may have ultimately edited it out. Marc doesn’t know him, but he’s not as into movies, older celebs, etc.
You just totally unlocked that memory for me! I had heard in the past that they were married, but I’d forgotten until you mentioned it just now. And I saw in the IMDb cast list afterwards that he was The Voice, so that little vocal cameo also makes more sense now. Thank you, Laura!!
32:15 He didn't need to do the Heimlich. The piece of hot dog was at the top of her throat. He just needed to knock it loose and encourage her to cough it up.
That sounds really great! Glad you were able to do that. One of my hopes for the channel one day would be to watch films like these, then do an accompanying video where we tour the filming locations. Thanks so much for the comment!
This is Burt Lancaster's last film aka Doc before he passed away. So RIP to Burt and Ray.
He was great in this! We saw the beach in Hawaii where they filmed From Here to Eternity, and that was pretty cool. Even though I've never seen the movie, that scene is pretty iconic.
Its his last feature film he did a tv movie before dying.
@@DavidvsFilmIt's a very good movie.
Burt Lancaster epitomizes a true movie star. Every second on screen is magic.
You are so right. I haven’t seen him in a lot of films, but he just has that presence that lets you know he’s a legend.
Remember, don't analyze magic. Lol you can't make it scientific. if you seen "batteries not included", very good movie btw, and there was a tag line that probably paraphrase after all these years, the fastest way to end a miracle is to ask it why it's there. So enjoy the magic for being magic. They're playing in the field. Good enough. Lol
Suuuuch good advice. And you know, looking back, yes. In the moment, we weren't sure what was going on- if this was a dream, if it was a prank, etc. I'd definitely see it differently watching again ;)
@@DavidvsFilmI do recommend you watch it again. I think you were a little caught off guard by the movie, maybe expecting one thing and getting another.
@@pscar1 I think that’s a great idea, actually. :) We definitely enjoyed it as-is, but it’ll be even better, I think, on a second watch.
@@DavidvsFilmthe movie will be 100% more enjoyable the next time you watch it. I dont think you surrendered yourself to the movie. Not knowing that young Archie Graham was Dr. Archibald “Moonlight” Graham the first time around really took away from those scenes where he get to face a Major league pitcher in batters box and ends up sacrificing his dream to save Ray’s daughter
Dont take this wrong way but i was almost offended how unaffected you both seemed by the movie😂. Please watch again
Everyone says they tear up over the "want to have a catch" scene. Not me. I lose it every time when Doc steps off the field, knowing he can't go back. I have seen this movie countless times and from multiple reactors (sorry, I cheated on y'all, but you're still the best) and it still gets me.
Awww! Yeah, I could totally see that :'-( And lol, cheated with other reactors.- I have suspected this all along...
@@DavidvsFilm Was it the "popcorn in bed" that gave me away? Or maybe I left the "Force Of Light" on? 😉
@@donjackson5522 Hahaha. Well played, my friend, well played.
All the ball players existed, including Archie "Moonlight/Doc" Graham. The people talking about him in the bar? They're not actors, they're just people telling their stories of Doc Graham.
Whaaaat??? Ok that’s cool! I mean they did seem like real people not actors, but I didn’t know that. Awesome- thank you!
I believe that obituary they read was Graham’s actual obituary.
I just found out from a work friend that his grandfather was actually delivered by Doc Graham.
I wish this one were true. I see it on every one of these reaction videos. The guys in the bar were all actors, and they were born in various places, and the stories they were relating were straight out of the book that this movie was based on. Now I don't know if the guy who wrote the book maybe got actually stories from real people when he was researching... I certainly hope that's true, but in the movie, it was 100% scripted.
@@dannykent6190 Ah damn. I like a good story, but thanks for setting the record straight if they aren’t the real folks.
Lotsa people tear up or cry when he asks his dad if he wants a catch but for me - well I lost it at the sweeping shot of all the cars. What overcame me was a deep feeling of sorrow that there were so many people out there, lost and feeling to connect to something. It definitely was not the message of the movie but that there are so many people so lost was and remains, especially to this day, the meaning.
That’s such a profound way to think about it! And you’re so right. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about it :)
In answer to your question, YES the field still exists in Iowa, plus Major League Baseball has built a new, regulation field about a 1/4 mile away. They play a regular season game there each year, with rotating teams, and even special uniforms for the game. All the current player really want to participate in one of these games. The wife was played by Amy Madigan. I do have this movie on Blu-Ray, but only recently. A lot of your guesses were pretty close, except for the ending, which gets me every time.
THANK YOU so much for the info, Bob!! Greatly appreciate it. Yeah, one major one that I felt like a fool for not catching was that Archie was Moonlight as a young man. Even though we're hearing voices and seeing ghosts, and did a timehop to '72, for some reason we hadn't fully entered the "anything is possible" mindset yet and were thinking Archie was just a current-time kid. Derp.
The actor that played the young Moonlight, Frank Whaley, was killed off early in the movie "Pulp Fiction", after Mr. Samuel L. Jackson recites a line from the Bible. His character, "Bret", had the "Big Brain" when he knew about the Metric System. Hey, it was the 1990's.
It's located in Dyersville, Iowa. Beautiful location and well worth the trip.
@@bobschenkel7921 Oh yeah?? I have seen bits from Pulp Fiction, but I need to watch the whole movie. I remember Royale with cheese and of course the dance scene.
I live in Dyersville only a few miles from the field 🥰
If Terrence was dead they wouldn't be talking about him coming back and writing again.
Very true, great point :)
And the reporter and guys at the bar interact with him. He was alive and is given the opportunity to finally write again, about something he truly loved, baseball. This was his pain eased. His bitterness was gone.
There is a movie called "Eight Men Out" that is about the 1919 World Series White Sox and the scandal. Actress who played is Amy Madigan, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1985 for "Twice In A Lifetime" and has won a Golden Globe for her role as Iris Crowe on "Carnivale."
I don’t think I know Twice in a Lifetime.. there are a lot of movies I haven’t seen, but I usually at least know them by name. Thanks! And yeah, also thanks on the Eight Men Out suggestion. I like true story films and docs.
@@DavidvsFilm Eight Men Out is so good, and has a GREAT cast. (John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, John Mahoney, Christopher Lloyd, DB Sweeney - who plays Shoeless Joe in that movie - and then guys like Michael Rooker, and a bunch of other "that guy" actors.)
Most people are bawling at "Dad, you wanna have a catch?" It wasn't even a blip on your radar.
Well, I mean, to be fair it's Ray's own father, and he's not even crying, so...
@@DavidvsFilm Haha. I love you.
@@ABoomerReacts You too!! ♥️ Yeah actually I was surprised it didn’t hit me more. I definitely enjoyed the movie, and I’ve watched stuff way less heartstring-tugging than this that got to me, so I don’t know. I’ll keep onions handy next time as a backup 🤣😉
Good thinkin'. If you guys haven't seen Terms of Endearment, that's a good one. Multiple Oscar winner - Best pic, director, writer, actress and supporting actor.
Yeah, surprised me too
Bert Lancaster did a phenomenal job on his role of Moonlight Graham. This was his final role before he died. Terrance Mann didn't die - he went into the corn field to see what was there and come back and write a story about it.
Dances with Wolves_AWESOME!!
Bull Durham is my favorite Kevin Costner baseball movie. Its about a minor league team and its such a fun movie❤⚾️
Hi Ann Marie!! Yeah that's another Costner baseball movie I never saw. But it's one of those that I still clearly remember seeing the VHS box over and over as I roamed the aisles of Blockbuster Video lol
I completely agree about Bull Durham. And while there are other great elements, it actually revolves around baseball. A lot of real elements of playing in the minor leagues are portrayed. And while I also absolutely love Field of Dreams, I don’t consider it to actually be _about_ baseball.
10:47 The lines "Is this heaven?" "It's Iowa" were everywhere when this movie came out. If memes were a thing then, it would've been a meme.
Great reaction, guys!
Thanks Lynn!! Totally, and you know that HAS to be on a shirt at the gift shop or on a mug at least.
One of my favorites as well as A League of Their Own. Amy Madigan and the little girl, Gabby Hoffman were both in Uncle Buck as well.
I love loved A League of Their Own!! Such a great movie. ⚾️
"...go the distance" - don't sell out the farm...go the distance
Oh!!! Hello! That makes sense. Thank you!
Ray did say "bitchin" at 20:36...it is just slang from the 1950s...could be used to describe something really cool OR really uncool, so it's got a great dual purpose. LOL
Haha oh I'm a big fan of that. #bringbitchinback lol
I associate bitchin with the 80s, when it was part of Valley Girl-speak.
@@bmoak I heard surfers using it during those times as well.
@@bmoak I think of Jeff Spicoli: "My dad has a bitchin' set of tools." -- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
It’s so weird to me that so many people think that Terry going into the corn means that he is going to die or is dead already. I have always seen his crossing over as akin to that guy in Greek mythology who goes to Hades to retrieve his true love. He isn’t dead, but on a mission. Terry will return with the story that he has to write.
Oh that's a good analogy!
This movie is an adaptation of the novel, Shoeless Joe, by Canadian author William P Kinsella. Here's the summary from his Wikipedia bio:
"William Patrick "W. P." Kinsella OC OBC [Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia] (May 25, 1935 - September 16, 2016) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989. His work often concerned baseball, First Nations people, and Canadian culture."
Thank you so much for these deals, Paris! I really appreciate you getting the info. And good ol’ Canada! 🇨🇦 Eh? 😁
This was one of those movies that built so much of my childhood. I watched it with my dad (whos fathers family is from Iowa). He lost his dad at a young age like Ray did and I think this movie just hit home for my dad. This is a real place though! I would love to visit someday soon (hopefully with my dad). They have actually started playing a few major league games there for fun. I also have to say, I love, LOVE the music! James Horner, who was another huge part of my childhood (he did movies like Braveheart, Titanic, Jumaji, A Beautiful Mind, Casper, etc), brings so much emotion to his music and it has stayed with me even into adulthood. There is a certain magic to it for me. The ending of the movie always gets me and I start crying as soon as Ray asks his dad to play catch and the music swells ❤
Such an amazing comment!! Thank you so much :) Yeah, I can DEFINITELY imagine this having big effects on you probably even today. I really appreciate you sharing your memories of this movie and your family with us ♥️
Ease his pain was Rays pain. Not being able to take back what he said to his dad before he died.
See, there’s a little confusion here because someone else suggested it was Terrance whose pain was eased because he could write again, etc. I thought it was Ray too though.
No it's not. It's his father's pain. The voice wouldn't say ease his pain and be talking about ray. 🤦♂️
@markmccreadie6212 when Ray & his wife, towards the end, say it was him (the father) Shoeless says NO RAY...IT WAS YOU
What does ease his pain mean in Field of Dreams?
Ray then realizes the field whispering “ease his pain” referred to his guilt over his torn relationship with his father.
@@rozequinn1519 I also believe it was the father’s pain _caused_ by the things Ray said and did. That is why Ray can “ease his pain,” and why Joe said it was “you, Ray.” By having a catch with his dad and a discussion with his dad, instead of flinging the comment about “never being able to respect someone who’s hero was a criminal.” Imho
@Ernwaldo it clearly states in the movie....
Shoeless Joe: NO RAY, IT WAS "YOU"
I understand his father was hurt by what Ray said to him. But his father is gone...Ray is the one still living with the "pain" of not taking back what he said because his father died before he could. Ray is/was the one hurting.
Happy Movie Sunday, David & Marc! 😊
RIP always to Ray Liotta(Shoeless Joe Jackson)!!!
I already know that I'm going to love this reaction. This is easily one of my favorite Kevin Costner films.
I knew you guys were going to react to this movie at some point, and made sure to have a few tissues on hand for the ending.
A few more Kevin Costner movies that I very highly recommend: The Untouchables, The Bodyguard, Draft Day, Wyatt Earp, Bull Durham, JFK, Hidden Figures, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Dances with Wolves.
For Ray Liotta I very highly recommend: Goodfellas, Unlawful Entry, and Wild Hogs.
Looking forward to the next reaction. 😊
Happy Sunday, Randee!!!
Yeah, this was a great movie! This falls in that category that I've lately been calling a "legally blind reaction" because we knew some things about it, but had never actually sat down to watch the movie as a whole. Others like Wyatt Earp and Bull Durham I know a little like the Old West and (again) baseball, but not much else at all.
All good suggestions though!! Oh and especially Unlawful Entry! To this day I still remember "pyramid" lol
Amy Madigan and Gabby Hoffman were both in 'Uncle Buck'.
Oh yes!! That’s right!!! Thank you.
This was a weird episode of Taskmaster… 🤓
Hahaha get outta here with your crazy self. You had me panicked for a second thinking that I made a mistake with the title or description 🤣🤣
Best comment. 😂
Oh I see we’re doing a crier today lol
Yeah, it didn't hit us as much in that respect (and you know how I am especially sometimes). Just a good movie :)
"Bitchin'" means "Cool" or "Far Out" in late-60s-ish.
Thanks Art!! I personally would like bitchin to come back.
James Earl Jones role is to write about the Field of Dreams...which causes other people to come to the field. So he's a Witness and a writer.
Two guys watching and no emotional reaction. That’s a rarity for men. Field of Dreams almost always brings tears for men. Brian’s Song is another one.
Hey Brian! Thanks. Yeah, we've gotten some criticism for not crying at the end of this movie, as if that meant we didn't enjoy it. We actually thought this was an excellent film and enjoyed it immensely. And we've both cried in movies before (Hacksaw Ridge hit me pretty hard just the other day, and we were both done for at the end of Steel Magnolias), but this one was more of a wholesome sweet ending. Brian's Song's reputation definitely precedes it, btw, but I've never actually watched it. Thanks for the recommendation!
I scrolled through a few comments and didn’t see this one little fun fact, so I thought I’d share. That very last scene where the camera is pulling away from the farm and you see all the headlights from the cars coming to see the field… Except for the cars that were in the “driveway“, all of the rest of the cars were stationary. They were all listening to a local radio station and were told to flash their lights when the camera was filming. That way it looks like they were moving through trees and things. I always thought that was kind of cool. 💙💙💙
FUN FACT: The scene at Fenway had two young actors who were extras. Their names were Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
I did not see them at all!!! Isn’t that something though?? I caught their names on IMDb when I was doing the cast list for the description, and I thought it was a mistake lol. That’s also how I found out that Ed Harris was the voice.
@@DavidvsFilm I don't think they're actually in any of the shots, but I remember them talking about it and they basically just wanted any excuse to be able to go hang out at Fenway so they jumped at the opportunity.
Every time I see that line of car lights at the end, I think "they're going to need bigger stands."
Haha EXCELLENT point. Bigger stands, port-a-pottys, food, parking.. You saw the feisty crowd at the PTA meeting- this is a demanding town!
And portapotties.
On one of the Featurettes in the Special Edition DVD that I have of this movie, the actor that played Kevin Costner's dad (Dwier Brown) talked in a interview about how his dad passed away just prior to filming that last "wanna have a catch?" scene. So, when you watch his character's reply, you can sense the emotion on another level because it's for a very real reason and comes from a very real place. 😢😢😢
This movie makes me cry every time. Such a great film and one of my favorites!
Oh really?? That’s so sad, and I’m sure that was a tough scene for him to play, even if the recent loss of his dad gave him something to draw from. I can’t even imagine having to do that. Thanks so much- you always have the best info ♥️
@DavidvsFilm You can see footage of him (Dwier) playing catch with Kevin Costner prior and/or between takes. They're not saying anything to each other...just throwing the ball back-and-forth. ❤️
If you are game to watch good baseball movies, I recommend another Kevin Costner movie "For Love of the Game" as well as a movie based on a true story, "The Rookie (which stars Dennis Quaid)."
To your question is this field a real place. Yes!!! And major league baseball actually built a regulatuon sized baseball field just next to the movie one. And each year a regulation game is actually played their now, it's pretty special, its heaven!❤️ Heres a clip of the first game played there in 2021 I believe.
ruclips.net/video/jbmZ1Oz_nTg/видео.htmlsi=i7-Ejfdr_TnvN6wQ
Thank you so much for this info! And definitely thank you for sharing that clip- that was almost more emotional to me than the movie, actually! (I'm a sucker for sweeping music and voiceovers 😉)
@@DavidvsFilm No problem, it was pretty cool, I watched the game on TV when it aired, it was amazing and very surreal. It's really cool that the original field, the house etc is still there and it's quiet an attraction with an actual corn maze, so amazing and one little movie 30 + years ago did this! ❤️
I am glad you liked it. If you haven't seen any Kevin Costner's movies, you MUST see Bull Durham, which is also a baseball movie, but it is probably R rated. You also should see The Untouchables. Incredible movie about getting Al Capone.
Thank you so much! Most of our Kevin Costner viewing has been limited to Yellowstone, which we love him in. Great recommendations with BD and Untouchables. Thanks again-
I am waiting to play catch with my Dad ;-) This is a Boomer movie like Forrest Gump. House and field are still there. You gotta have some faith ;-) I am waiting to play catch with my Dad ;-)
This one didn’t hit me nearly as hard as Forrest Gump! That movie got me with everything from, “Is he, like me?” to the speech under the tree. My God.
One of my all time favorite films and in my top 10 'watch it anytime it's on' feel good movies. I would have dearly loved to visit the real field, which was an attraction for a while back in the day, but I never got to. There's lots of other great Costner films, you should check some of them out too!
Thanks!! Yeah, it definitely looks like it would be a fun place to go. I remember when I was a kid I used to hate the actual "being on the road" part of road trips, but now I think I would really enjoy driving to a place like that and spending the day there.
Im 41 now and cry everytime watching this, Costner is one of my favorite actors, in my opinion not 1 bad film, people can argue about Waterworld but I dont think its a bad movie, maybe his worst. He just puts out so many amazing films so its easy to call that one "bad"
Sorry for your loss of your dog, 20 years is a long life for a dog that's amazing glad you had that much time, even though we're never ready to say goodbye, my 2 dogs are my world, almost love them more than my husband haha
Love the reaction its ok you guys didn't cry I still adore you both anyway ❤
Hi Lauren!! Aww thank you so much. That’s definitely how we felt about our little one. And you’re completely right- previously we thought, “She’s had a good long life, we’ll be ready when it’s time..” UHH NO. ;)
Yeah, I thought this movie was great! You’ve seen our other reactions, so you know some movies really get to us (Steel Magnolias- good God), but this one I think hit us more as sweet and touching. Very well done though, and definitely a feel-good movie.
I totally forgot about Waterworld, btw!!
This has been one of my favorite movies since I first saw it as a kid, but it definitely hits different as an adult. Both in terms of the father/son dynamic with my own dad (who was and remains a great father, so it's not like Ray and John, but looking back I've begun to appreciate how much he did for me and my brother), and also as a father now myself. I never cried at this movie when I was younger, but you better believe it gets me every single time now as an adult.
It’s interesting that you write that about appreciating how much your Dad did for you and your brother (I also have one brother), because I’ve experienced that myself more and more as I get older too. With both my parents, actually, but my Dad and I butted heads more, so I definitely get what you’re saying.
I live less than an hours drive from the field. I have taken each of my boys there "to have a catch" on the field. Doesn't cost anything.
That’s incredibly cool! And I’m impressed that it doesn’t cost anything- that’s very refreshing to hear nowadays. Thanks so much for sharing this, Bob.
Wow, you guys skipped so much - like his daughter choking and Graham giving ho his your to save the child . Terrible.
When Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Basketball team began blowing up stadium records and lines were winding around blocks, fans were quoting this movie: “is this heaven? No. it’s Iowa.”
Ahhh that’s awesome!! Speaking of basketball, another classic sports movie that I haven’t seen but that’s always been on my radar is Hoosiers.
It absolutely is in Iowa. They (professional baseball players) play a game there every so often. It is a major attraction. 😊❤
That’s awesome! I bet they make a killing on everything from admissions to merchandise. I know I’d buy I t-shirt :)
Watch Dances With Wolves. 1990 directed by and acted by Kevin Costner. Won 7 academy awards and 3 golden globes. Government put it away for accurate portrayal of real events. It’s a masterpiece
Thanks Michael! Yeah, Dances’ reputation precedes it, even though I (David) have still never seen it. I don’t think Marc has either but I’ll ask. Great recommendation! Thank you
@@DavidvsFilm it’s one of the greatest films of all time in my opinion. In 2007, Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Everyone gets the quote wrong, thinking it's "If you build it, THEY will come."
Ok good, I feel better about that then now :) Prior to watching, I really thought that’s what it was.
At the end that is the line, referring to the paying fans (the line of cars). (Unless I'm having a Bernstein Bears moment)
R.I.P. James Earl Jones. 🕯
@@DrPaul-xf4no YES!! 🥺♥️
"No Way Out" is a good suspense Costner film.
Cool- thanks for the recommendation!
Yeah you guys were definitely not the target audience for this
Why?? I thought it was great!
When I was a kid, we watched the movie "Damn Yankees". One of the song sung in the movie was "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO". My husband was from Cincinnati, a baseball town. He knew all about that history. This was one of his favorite movies. He passed away six years ago, and every year on the anniversary of his death, our youngest son watches "Field of Dreams". The farm turned baseball field is still a place where tourists can go there.
Stella! What an amazing comment, thank you so much for sharing. Just from your brief anecdote I can tell you guys had a lot of love and a lot of fun :) I’ve seen several musicals, but in all this time I’ve never actually caught Damn Yankees. It’s really heartwarming to know that the field remains and that people can still visit. Thank you again so much for your comment, my friend ♥️
The place is real. Major League Baseball has played games there.
This was Burt Lancaster's last film, so the line where Shoeless Joe Jackson goes "Hey rookie! You were good." was actually the filmmakers's way of honouring him.
(I mean, I don't know that they knew it was his last film, but he was getting older, so...)
Also, that's usually when I start sobbing like big girl I am. lol
The thing that's been... mystifying the fandom since this film first aired: when did Terrence Mann actually die?
Yeah honestly I didn’t even think of Terrance as dying until Marc said something. I just thought he was going in the cornfield to see what was in there. But I’m TOTALLY lost (as you likely saw) on WHAT’S in there. I would totally watch a sequel called Field of Dreams 2: Into the Cornfield so that I could see.
I don’t think I’ve seen any other Burt Lancaster films except this one now, but I’m familiar with him as an actor. Kind of like Kirk Douglas- I know him, but I never saw Spartacus or any of his other works. Wait- that’s a lie.. I saw Greedy, but none of his heyday stuff. Thanks again as usual for the trivia!
@@DavidvsFilm Yeah, I did notice you poor guys trying to understand what was happening... this isn't a movie where rational sense is going to come into play much. I enjoyed the reaction, as always, though. Just kinda wished I could reach through the screen and tell you guys to relax and let it all wash over you.
I haven't read the book the movie is based on, but apparently the Terrence Mann character was a movie creation because it was JD Salinger in the book and, of course, JD Salinger is a real person who might really sue the movie-makers for using his image/identity.
Fun fact that I read somewhere and am not even sure is true: apparently, James Earl Jones is not that big a fan of baseball at all, yet he has this amazing speech about the glory of baseball. lol
Haha I hear ya.
And I could totally see that about James Earl Jones, btw. If he can sell himself as a Sith Lord called Darth Vader, he can easily pretend to be into baseball. ⚾️
YOU SHOULD WATCH “DRAGONFLY” with Kevin Costner. AN AWESOME movie with a thrilling supernatural twist. You won’t be sorry.❤😊
Yes! I’ve only found one reaction😭
@@leannmiller7153 Do you mind if I ask where?
@@leannmiller7153 Think I may have found it. TY!!
I just took psychic damage from "I'm 36 years old" because I grew up watching this movie and I'm 37 and now NOTHING MAKES SENSE!!!!!!!!
Hahahaha OMG don't even get me started. Marc has a birthday coming up this week, and we were just talking last night about how "old" the cast of Friends looked to us when we watched it in real time, and they TURNED 30 during the show (at least their characters did anyway).
@@DavidvsFilm RIGHT? What is time. What is anything??? But great reaction, loved the quips from you guys, and Marc fluttering his lashes at that one part made me chuckle. Happy early birthday to Marc!!!
Thank you!! I’ll tell him :)
I hate to assume that you guys are gay and didn't grow up playing baseball, but shouldn't you have daddy issues???? Well, I'm a huge sports loving gay man with daddy issues(not anymore) and I cry like a baby when he asks to have a catch. We all have different experiences growing up but I had a lovely but distant old fashioned dad who really never got me and just treated me as my brother's little brother - never just me.Oh, to have a catch with my dad....just me.
Please watch Gran Torino too 😬
Thank you! I really want to. Somehow I missed it when it came out, but it looks like a movie that I would enjoy.
The size of the baseball field is only 3.5 acres. That's about $1,500 worth of corn. There's no way he would have lost his house.
THANK YOU for this info!! This is the kind of trivia I really love to read. I’m be sure to share this with Marc too because he was really invested in the financial side of the movie.
But he still invested in the field and infrastructure. Lighting would have very expensive.
You don't realize how tightly farmers budget. 3.5 acres of crop could be devastating.
They did use all of their savings on building the field, leaving them nothing to fall back on.
@@DavidvsFilm I guess they did use their savings to actually build the field though.
Does David think that his doctor's real first name is Doc, too?
100%
You didn't cry lol...I was 21 when it was released and I cried. I am 56 now and I still cry.
Watch his other baseball movie Bull Durham and his Oscar winning movie Dances With Wolves.
This movie was made in Dyersville Iowa . My sister lived there then and had a chance to be one of the cars at the end. She messed out cause her son was sick. Ertl toys used to be based there.
Mann based on JD Salinger...and Dr Graham was a real person and the people telling the stories about him really knew him
If you haven’t done “A Quiet Place” it’s awesome. 😊
Ohhhh yes I have :) Saw it pre-channel though. I don’t think I saw the sequel though, and I believe there’s a new movie coming out, right? Like the beginning of it?
@@DavidvsFilm yes, there’s A Quiet Place II and they ARE coming out with a prequel I’ve heard in 2025. 😊
The reason why you have heard “if you build it THEY will come” is because you have heard it refenced outside of the movie. For example. Usually its something like a city built a new arena or stadium and it sold out its first game or whatever and theyll write or say “Well, If you build it THEY will come” or even opening up a bar or a concert hall or anything that as a business or event youre hoping to attract people to. Obviously the movie being the inspiration for the phrase but they’re just form fitting it to what they are alluding to when saying it.
Also was kinda freaky when you knew Burt Lancaster was gonna say “Nobody has called me that name in years”
PS does he always hold the cup the entire movie? This is my first time seeing your channel. Wish you well sir
When I played baseball and soccer in high school alot of the schools had fields in or next to cornfields so we had plenty of "Field of Dreams" referencea. Funny enough, the one field that they actually titled field of dreams was NOT near a corn field.
"Unless the town if playing a prank..."OMG that would be the greatest prank lol.
I appreciate that the wife isn't against this, most movies would have so much tension here.
"Because he mas-..." Marc looked a little too guilty in that close up jk jk😂
"Staring at airplanes..." the bane of my little league days 😅
Where are all those cars parking? He's going to need to clear alot more land haha.
Hahahahaha about the mas- comment. I need to go rewatch that part lol. It's funny that you mention about the clearing more land for parking because that does seem to me like it would be a tough decision for farmers who want to possibly expand into offerings like cornfield mazes, tractor rides, pumpkin catapults, etc. Just like in this movie, it's a risk to cut off potential profits from your crops to roll the dice on turning your property into an entertainment venue, but the payoffs could be huge too (just like in this movie). I wonder how they assess that potential?
@@DavidvsFilm I kept thinking, "what would Clarkson do" if this happened to him haha.
@@Rocco1332 Haha ok so I know what you’re talking about Clarkson’s Farm, but I haven’t seen it yet. Good?
@@DavidvsFilm I mean it's Jeremy Clarkson trying to operate farm equipment and use tools that are more complicated than a hammer 😆. It's great, his usual Clarksoness and surprisingly very educational about farming.
"They will come"...it's the Mandela effect
The place is real. Major League Baseball has played games there.
Thank you for letting us know!
Man, you guys need to catch up to Costner. Start with "Dances With Wolves"..."Bull Durham"...heck, "Waterworld!"
@@CharlieGroh Haha yeah, we’re watching ‘Horizon’ right now, and it’s really making me want to front load Dances with Wolves. That’s been on my list for years. Thanks, Charlie!
The last scene with the cars coming to the field, the production company put out a call to neighboring towns and got about 1,500 people to bring their cars and park them with their lights on, and flickering the high beams on and off to make it look like the cars were moving
Get out of here, really?? That's a really great behind the scenes detail. You've been a friend of the channel for a while, so you KNOW how much I love trivia like this! Thank you my friend :)
Please react to "Sense and Sensibility"
Losing James Earl Jones makes this really hard. I hope he’s giggling in Baseball Heaven with Shoeless Joe Jackson.
@@TheDivayenta 🥲♥️ Well said
Great movie. Surprised ending for sure.
he did go back in time,,i think that was the night graham died cause it was 72
so if you say youre not crazy, people say youre crazy.. and if you say youre crazy, people say youre not crazy..
That's true. And once people truly agree that you're crazy, you either make a lot of money or become an outcast.
If you like" Yellowstone" and Kevin Costner you should watch " Silverado" and "Open Range" both westerns starring Kevin Costner.
Oh cool- I don’t think I know either these by name, so thank you!
The choice of field of dreams and gran torino is like chocolate or a bowl of the wrong ends of asparagus. I’m not a big modern eastwood fan, mostly as a filmmaker. He did direct an interesting Kevin Costner movie Perfect World which is one of the few times Costner plays bad guy. Few people these days remember Costner played some savage roles in his day. He’s a beast in Revenge.
@13:34 The cat-owning guy with the little alien in his head in Men In Black.
When you called Costner a ‘risk-taker’ for picking up a hitchhiker it reminds me of my Dad’s childhood. In the late 40’s my 10 yr ild father and his 13yr old sister were allowed to hitchhike from Staten Island to Nashville for a music festival. Twas normal then. Though also, it was ‘normal’ for my Dad to be the main financial support of his household, starting at 8 yrs old when his father disappeared.
BTW - Frank Whaley plays the hitchhiker and I’m a huge fan. Stars in 90’s John Hughes written/produced Career Opportunities. Also costars in mega-movies like The Doors, Born On The Fourth Of July. You may have seen him in School Of Rock. I may have left a message just like this on that video. His first writing/directorial debut is autobiographical about his childhood and it’s pretty depressing/heartwrenching/shocking especially considering the truthfulness. He has another one about a suburban guy that does open mic comedy as a very unfunny means of therapy. He’s really interesting. Career Oppurtunities would be a decent reaction.
Hahaha that analogy. One of Eastwood’s that I liked a lot was Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. But I’m also from the South, so maybe I’m biased. I never saw Revenge, but I can picture the movie cover. I’ll tell you what I do remember is being in the theater for some other movie, and the trailer for Message in a Bottle came on. When Kevin Costner appeared on screen, women in the audience literally screamed, and it scared the sh*t out of me. They were all about the Costner.
this is the definition of a feel-good movie!
ps. if the majority of your exposure to kevin costner is yellowstone, you should definitely check out robin hood prince of thieves
Haha yeah pretty much Yellowstone, The Bodyguard, and now this. I remember getting a lot of recommendations for Prince of Thieves after the Men in Tights reaction also. Even though I never saw the movie, I remember the Bryan Adams song from it played on repeat it seemed like everywhere I went lol.
@@DavidvsFilm yeah men in tights ripped on that film a lot, if you watch it you’ll definitely get a lot of the references. it’s kind of a mess in a few ways - it was one of costner’s first follow-ups to dances with wolves and he thought he was the shit and hardly bothered to do an english accent, and alan rickman is hysterically evil in it, but it came out the summer i turned 14 so i saw it at least four times in the theater and it holds a dear place in my heart. check it out if you can!
I would add Open Range. Kevin is really good in Westerns and it has Robert Duvall as an added bonus. As well as Michael Gambon.
Oh I forgot Alan Rickman was in it!! Ok yeah I need to watch. I don’t remember hearing about Open Range, but I think very highly of both Duvall and the (sadly) late Michael Gambon.
omg yea, i knew i saw that house befor
Mark the brother-in-law is also Poindexter in Revenge of the Nerds
Holy crap!!! I never would have recognized him. Wow. Thanks-
Check out the Terminal with Tom Hanks. It's a Spielberg film. Great movie.
You know, I’ve seen a lot of Tom Hanks movies, but I never saw that one. I honestly didn’t realize it was a Spielberg film either. Thank you so much!
kevin costners films are great. my favorite sports game of his is For Love of the Game. and while he has a lot of great work, my absolute favorite is The Guardian. i HIGHLY recommend both.
Hey Addie, thanks! It's funny you bring up The Guardian because even though I never got around to seeing that movie, it was actually filmed in my hometown of Bossier City, Louisiana. There's an Air Force base there that they used, as well as some other spots around town. I did see For Love of the Game, but hand to God I can't remember anything about it now EXCEPT for one part. I remember that the lady in it is on the phone with Kevin Costner, and she asks him to pick up her daughter or something, and he asks "What's her name?" She replies, "'Freedom'. Just kidding. Scared ya didn't I? It's Heather." And for whatever reason, I just thought that was the funniest line. Anyway, thanks again for the recommendations!
Since 2021 theres been 2 field of dreams games and theyve had issues making it happen ever since . The reds 2 cubs 4 game was nothing too special especially compared to the first field of dreams game between the new york yankees 8 chicago white sox 9 that was a back and forth banger ending with a white sox homerun into the corn field
That’s still awesome though! I feel like it would be a pretty awesome place to visit.
The field is a real place, they've had major league ballgames played in the vicinity, it's currently undergoing renovations.
Thanks! I think that's really cool that they've kept it up after all these years. I mean, makes sense because I'm sure it still brings in a good amount of cashola, but I'm sure it's more about the spirit as well :) Kinda cool because it's kinda like what Terrance spoke about in his speech.
This is such a good film with a great cast.
A good film about the "Black Sox' is Eight Men Out (1988).
Totally agree!! I wasn’t aware of Black Sox until someone else mentioned it earlier. Thank you :)
Sorry guys you missed so much on this. Maybe rewatch it. Its also embarrassing you didn't know Burt Lancaster
Did you watch all the way to the end? I’m pretty sure I (David) mentioned Burt Lancaster by name, but if I didn’t, sorry about that. I may have ultimately edited it out. Marc doesn’t know him, but he’s not as into movies, older celebs, etc.
Major League Baseball plays there each year for the last few years. There is actually an additional stadium there as well.
Thank you so much!!
Amy Madigan who plays Annie his wife is so awesome in this movie. She has been married to the amazing actor Ed Harris since 1983😊
You just totally unlocked that memory for me! I had heard in the past that they were married, but I’d forgotten until you mentioned it just now. And I saw in the IMDb cast list afterwards that he was The Voice, so that little vocal cameo also makes more sense now. Thank you, Laura!!
they also take football seriously.. DA BEARS !
Hahahaha DA BEARS. That was a literal ‘lol’ when I read this. Nice.
Grand Torino and Field Of Dreams are both great films. Can’t go wrong with either one, in my opinion.
Thank you!! Definitely enjoyed Field of Dreams, and Gran Torino is still on the list ;)
It is the 1st step to clearing an item in the throat. You do the Heinrich if the patient doesn’t work. I had to take the class yesterday.
Thank you!
Real Baseball field. Also once a year the MLB plays a major game on this field.
Thanks so much! It’s especially impressive that they’ve kept up the tradition considering this is 35 years later. Pretty cool.
32:15 He didn't need to do the Heimlich. The piece of hot dog was at the top of her throat. He just needed to knock it loose and encourage her to cough it up.
True
20:38 "So bitchin' " That's a very '80s phrase!
The Field of Dreams I would have REALLY loved:
"Is this Heaven?"
"No, it's Iowa."
"Bitchin'."
This is one of my favorite movies so I had to take a trip to the movie site. It’s so much fun to be there, have a catch and walk through the corn!
That sounds really great! Glad you were able to do that. One of my hopes for the channel one day would be to watch films like these, then do an accompanying video where we tour the filming locations. Thanks so much for the comment!
Didn't like the sarcasm but good reaction
That’s ok! I know it’s not for everyone. Thanks for watching though!
Mark's smile brings me back every time!!!!
Aww thanks Debbie! Awesome smile YOURSELF. I'll be sure to tell him this- it will make his day :)
terance mann doesnt die
Trying to hard to think of entertaining things to say. Its a great movie.
A really great movie, definitely. I actually enjoyed getting to rewatch while I edited it. Definition of a feel-good film. :)
Field of dreams is around 1 or 2 miles east of Dyersville. Its all there to this day.
That’s so great! Thank you. I’m glad that it’s remained after all these years :)
Was Dulce named after Mussolini?
Haha no
The Red Cubs was pretty inventive.
Hahaha. Trademarked.
i got it wrong too so everybody hears they will come instead of he
Haha exactly. Thanks Matt!
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
Thank you so much, Brian!