**CAN'T STOP CRYING** Field of Dreams (1989) Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING
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*CAN'T STOP CRYING* Field of Dreams (1989) Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING
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For those of us who have lost a parent this movie hits very differently, I don't know anything about baseball but I know I would give anything to be able to talk to my mother and ask for her advice.
Same here I lost my mom recently and this movie is different now, more powerful for me.
@@user-wb8eh6lf5n Same here my friend. Stay strong and remember you're not alone.
Indeed. So many times in my life the last decade-and-a-half I would've loved to have heard some encouraging words and a nickname from my father. I grew up playing baseball and no matter how many times I've seen reactions to this movie, when he asks for a game of catch, I still tear up.
Our Mom was a corn farm girl from Iowa, and when she heard: 'Is this Heaven?" "No, it's Iowa.", she chuckled, and then she burst out crying. I'm in my 50's, but I cry like her baby each time I watch this movie without her.
My dad and I played catch every day in the summer while listening to the Twins game on a transistor radio in our front yard. In the fall it became catch with a football during Vikings and Gophers half time. He died at my last high school football game and I cannot watch this without breaking down. My only gripe is who says Let's have a catch? It is lets play catch.
I've seen this movie 20 times and cried 20 times.❤
At least 50Times with at least 50 Breakdowns..
Facts
I bawl every time I watch one of these reactions! 🙂
Same here. Love it in so many ways.
The older Doc Graham is my favorite character! ❤ The scene when everyone realizes he couldn't go back...😭😭😭
Archie Graham made the choice, once again, to be a doctor over being a baseball player. He always knew what he was meant to do with his life.
The brilliance of the late great Burt Lancaster
Yep. That scene gets me every time.
The great Burt Lancaster ❤
This movie is famous for making grown men cry.
As to Mann character, his purpose there is to write about shoeless Joe and the field. There's debate about it among viewers, but I think he is alive and will return to writing.
They did say that he was missing. That would sort of imply that maybe Mann himself was a ghost. Though just speculation on my part.
I'm with you.. I think he died @@neil2444
@@neil2444 Her brother could see Mann and shook his hand.
People come up with strange interpretations that are interesting to talk about, but there's very little question that his character was intended to be alive... not the least of which is that in the book, he's JD Salinger who was 100% alive at the time in real life. But to each their own.
@@neil2444 Mann was "missing" because he decided to go back to Iowa with Ray; he had not called any relatives when he and Ray left Boston. Mann was most likely a fast worker, writing "Shoeless Joe Comes to Iowa" after walking into the cornfield; "of course I'll write about it; it's what I do!"
When he asked what was in it for him, he didn’t realize that this whole time everything that was done was for him and that everything was connected to his father and that the end result and the plan the whole time was to reunite him with his father.
"Ease his pain" was referring to Ray himself. It was all ultimately about easing Ray's pain through his love of baseball and his father.
I have to wonder if "Ease his pain" was Ray finally making up for his gruff rejection of his father's dream. Ray took his father's attempt to cast Ray in his dream of being a baseball player as a rejection of Ray having a different dream. In the process, John lost his son and Ray lost his father. Somewhere in his subconscious, Ray needed to make things right with his dad. So it was not so much about Ray as it was always about John, who couldn't rest with this break with his son. Heaven is where dreams happen; John reconnected with Ray and they both healed. I think it was all about easing John's pain.
Rest in peace, Ray Liotta (the guy who played "Shoeless Joe" Jackson).
And burt Lancaster ,absolute legend ,birdman of alcatraz an tough guys brilliant
@@adamwilkinson6783 Thanks. I was going to mention Burt Lancaster, too. This was his last movie and he turned in such a great performance.
Ray Liotta never watched this movie. His mother was dying while this movie was being made.
He was a good fella.
This is a film where you must give in, totally, to the fantasy. You just can’t try to make sense of it all. Accept the magic of it all and just experience the journey. I love this film. No matter how many times I see it, I cry at the beautiful ending.
I notice that a lot of younger reactors try to figure the rules of the magic and I always wonder why. So many think that Terrence Mann is going to be dead by visiting Heaven, while it never crossed my mind for a moment.
@@Vlasko60 Exactly! Never occurred to me either.
One of the few movies you can watch as a guy and cry and you don’t lose your man card.
- The Field of Dreams still exists, and every year for the past couple of years MLB games have been played there. The first was in 2021, and Kevin Costner led the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox onto the field from the corn. There is video on RUclips, and it's pretty cool...and I am NOT a baseball fan. But, MLB has had a regular season game there each each year, and I belive it will be a yearly tradition each baseball season.
- Kevin Costner has done several baseball films besides Field of Dreams. Bull Durham (1988), a comedy about minor league baseball, with Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins is a classic. For Love of the Game (1999), a drama about an aging pitcher is not at the classic level of Field of Dreams or Bull Durham, but a solid film.
- This was the last big screen appearance of Academy Award-winner Burt Lancaster (Elmer Gantry, Best Actor, 1960) as Dr. Archibald "Moonlight" Graham. I love his performance in this film, its probably one of my favorite film performances ever. You should see: From Here To Eternity, Birdman of Alcatraz, Judgment at Nuremberg, Local Hero, Elmer Gantry, The Sweet Smell of Success, and Run Silent, Run Deep...as well as several team-up films he did with Kirk Douglas: Gunfight at the OK Corral, Seven Days In May, and their last, Tough Guys.
- Nick, this one of those movies that makes every guy cry. My own father died when I was 14, and when this film came out five years after his death, this one movie helped me deal with that loss. But everytime that Ray says, "Hey Dad...Wanna have a catch?" I still lose it, whether I am watching the full movie, or watching a reaction like yours.
- Amy Madigan (Annie) has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983, and has made a few classic films: Uncle Buck, Places In the Heart, and Streets of Fire. She has also acted with her husband in Riders of the Purple Sage, and Ed's directorial debut, Pollack.
- in the Fenway Park scene were two teenaged boys who were extras...their names are Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
- It is unconfirmed who the Voice was, although many people believe it was either Costner or Ray Liotta. However the author of the novel Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella has said he was told that the voice was an uncredited Ed Harris. Personally, it seems like it was Harris.
Wow. Thanks for that. Some very interesting facts I did not know. Those are all really cool!!! And yes, every person who watches this will lose it. To give you a visual, I’m 5’11”, lots of tattoos, been in the gym my entire adult life, completely shaved head and I was just watching this reaction crying my eyes out.
@@nathanielhorrigan2181Same happened to me the first ‘x’ times I saw it. (‘x’ is a secret #).
What was even *worse* was watching the actual MLB Field of Dreams game the first time in 2021. Kevin Costner led the Yankees and Sox out onto the field, in through the corn. I totally LOST IT.
No mention of Dwier Brown? 😔
Also, the novel was published under the title "Shoeless Joe". But that was a title chosen by the publisher, not the author. The makers of the movie chose the title "Field of Dreams", without having consulted the author. The author's original title, which the publishers rejected, was "Dream Field".
Ease his pain... Both Ray and his father were in pain. So were Terrance and Archie. The way I see it, Archie was rewarded with another chance for being such a good man.
A father's acceptance, love, and approval - the most powerful thing a son needs.
Great and very true comment. At 55 years old I never felt acceptance, love or approval from my father.The only positive thing about that is my daughter gets 100% acceptance, approval and unlimited love.
@@AlexisLopez-pb8msnot getting it and grinding as a man to gain your fathers respect is what makes you a man. Being given it so easy Denies you the journey to become a man. Which is why parents today have created people who refuse any responsibility and those growing up without fathers never take on the responsibility that a man does! Give that approval when it’s earned and it rewards them to keep on that path. Giving it by default rewards them for going no where and creates a contentment that is not good for anyone.
@@dperry203 trust me my daughter is a loving and thoughtful person. I love her so much because she appreciates the love I gave her while raising her. Needless to say I’m proud of the person she’s grown up to be.
and one that most of us never got!
@@maestromuffin1The Father is in you
One of the best movies ever. I got to go see the field last year, and watched a father and son playing catch there, I started sobbing. So beautiful!
wow. that's really amazing..
I'm from the UK and baseball has never been part of my life. However, I couldn't agree more with you that it's a beautiful movie. The Doc scene when he steps over the boundary always hits me, it brings a tear to my eye.
Ironically although it's a fantasy film, it does such a good job of making it seem believable. The characters along with the writing is so well done, perhaps we are all at least a bit guilty of not giving more time to the things that truly matter.
Agree. It shouldn't be too hard to adapt it to football and set it somewhere in the UK but it's not like it's 100% needed. Just that it can be done.
Agreed, the fantasy of it all is done in a way that is not silly or corny. It feels real and you want to be apart of it
@@jessicathejedi35 In reality, the state of Iowa does have this magic in real life. I went to college there and some really wonderful mystical things did happen to me and others.
Robot test. Screw those "Click the pictures with a traffic light." Show the "Do you wanna have a catch?" scene and if they don't cry, destroy the filthy robot!
I get the whole "men don't cry" thing, but if you don't cry at that scene, you're simply not human. There are very few scenes that cause me to come to tears, and this was one of them.
🤖 A test for AI? Instead of do they dream of robotic sheeps, do they have definite explanations or cry when watching FIELD OF DREAMS?
@@pohanahawaiiI could see a Blade Runner showing this to replicants, but would Deckard also cry?🤔😉 And it's "Electric sheep"👍
@@d.w.strangeman4963 : Oh right, "electric sheeps".
I saw a robot cry like a person, and I said so, but it's robotics engineer said: "No, that's oil. And it's because you just hit it with a wrench."
If you don't cry when watching this movie you have no soul. I cry every darn time.
So very true .Ageee☑️
The Little Girl and Wife Were Also In "Uncle Buck"❤love You Both, So Genuine
The little girl was also in the movie Hook.
It's always wonderful to see someone experience this great film. Happy to see you enjoyed it!
If you haven't seen it, please watch Uncle Buck, which features both Annie and Karin, plus a tiny, wonderful MacCauley Culkin, and a large, wonderful John Candy. Thanks for sharing this. Peace, all 💕
Thank you for the recommendation!
@@nickreacts6394follow it up with The Great Outdoors. Candy and Ackroid are hilarious. The bear and the lamp are gonna kill you comedically.
I'm an only child, so was a daddy's girl. My dad taught me to play catch. He passed back in the 80's. I will be 61 this week and I still miss my dad and the wanna have a catch scene makes me cry every time. I still miss him. Great reaction! 💕
Dwier Brown, who plays John Kinsella, wrote a great book called "If You Build It" about the filming of the movie and the impact the movie has had on sons over the years.
I had a great relationship with my father, who taught me to love baseball and it always connected us.
This movie still moves me upon every viewing.
What a great reaction to this film. I love when reactors allow themselves to be vulnerable on camera because we're all human, and connect to each other through our human moments.
Another really great baseball movie that's funny with a lot of heart is Rookie of the Year.
This film impressed me enough that I went out and bought the book it is based on, 'Shoeless Joe' by W.P. Kinsella. (And the name is not a coincidence.) They had to make some changes to the film. For one thing, they dropped Ray's identical twin brother, Richard, to trim the story. Also, in the book the writer was J.D. Salinger, author of 'The Catcher in the Rye.' They changed the name to Terence Mann when Salinger threatened to sue if his name was used in any other medium. Anyway, the book is worth a read if you are interested.
The scene at the end with all the cars coming toward the baseball field had people from the sounding towns in their cars. They were actually parked and just flickering their high beams on and off so it would look like they were driving
Fathers & sons, regret, redemption and second chances - everything to make a grown man cry like a baby!
This film is so special, so beautiful, just pure nostalgic. I cry everytime, in my opinion Costner has not 1 bad film I love everything hes done.
I highly recommend 8 Men Out the story about Joe Jackson and the rest of the Sox who were paid to lose the World series, very good film
I was a teenager when this came out and it was the first movie I saw Ray Liotta in; I watched this movie when I heard the news that Ray Liotta had passed away. He was such an amazing actor. James Earl Jones gave an outstanding performance. And seeing the legendary Burt Lancaster as the older Archie Graham in his final film role before he passed away was wonderful. The actor who played Ray's father, Dwier Brown, guest starred on an episode of my favorite TV series, Firefly. He also had a small role in the 1993 Civil War film Gettysburg.
Wonderful reaction to a beautiful film. I'm so glad y'all reacted together for this one. Always a pleasure ✨️
Moonlight Graham was a real person.
All the people that he talks to about him in the town? They're all people who actually knew him IRL.
I knew he was real, but didnt actually know that the people in the movie were. Good to know.
@@videohistory722 Sorry you are mistaken..Moonlight Graham was played by very famous actor Burt Lancaster, this was his last Theatrical Movie.
@@TimothySmiths okay, wrong guy. But i know I'm not mistaken about them saying, "You were good." To Burt, not just the character.
@@TimothySmiths , He meant that the Character was a Real person, and the people playing the friends of Moonlight were the Real People. That's all he meant.
@@CorwinPatrick in his original message yes, but he said in another the character was played by the director of the film..either way i am not here to argue with people for deleted comments.. was just setting it straight.
Now you'll have to take a road trip to Iowa to see the field of dreams! And the bridges of Madison county
I don't think Terry was dead. Just because Bruce Willis didn't realize it doesn't mean it's a universal 'ghosty' thing, that being a different movie, writer and director, with its own plot elements, and imposing that logic in this story is unwarranted. Terry was invited to visit their realm, just like the players visited here. One line of evidence is his aspiration to write about it all, his dream to resume writing, _as a living writer._ If he's dead, that dream and the writing will go nowhere, never having been published, only existing in his own mind, which goes against the idea of becoming re-acquainted with his dream. The ballplayers' dream to play again can happen within the confines of the 'field of dreams', because that's about them playing the game, and having a place to do it. Terry's dream is about written communication with the minds of others, re-engaging with people, with the human race as a writer, not just filling up pages on some ghostly typewriter.
Also, there is how tentative he was when first trying to enter the corn. All the ghosts seemed to have knowledge of how all this worked, from Shoeless Joe, the players, the dad John, even young Archie, as if they all manifested preinstalled with that knowledge. Terry would be the only ghost without this knowledge of 'the rules', if indeed he was dead. If he was dead, he wouldn't need to be invited to the afterlife -- he'd already be there.
Also, Ray left him in the room to call his dad and reassure him he wasn't kidnapped, and while he hesitated to figure out what to say, there's no indication given or shown that he didn't make the call. We also see him interacting with the people he interviewed about Doc Graham, he answered the hot dog vendors at the game telling them what he 'wanted', etc., etc. Even the disbelieving, annoying brother-in-law could see him, at a time he could not see the ballplayer ghosts.
There's no rule that says he could only visit the players in the afterlife as a dead person, and not as a living person who could come back and write about the experience (which was indeed the reason for the visit as stated in the plot), anymore than there's a rule that says the players' ghosts couldn't come to a ball diamond in an Iowa cornfield to play a few games. They could come here for a time, so why couldn't he do the same thing?
Terry will come back. Ooh, he will most definitely come back.... 😎
Nope, Terry went to Heaven. He was suffering on earth because of what happened in the world. His dreams during the 60's died and he was suffering a slow death. What he got was the peace he tried to establish on earth.
@@Ericthelogos A lot of people have that take -- opinions do vary. However, Terry was suffering not just because of societal change, but because he had checked out, become a recluse and had given up on his dream of writing again, of being a voice for his ideals, to give people hope again as he did before, because he'd lost his. This journey challenged him to regain that hope, find his positivity, ideals and joy again, and his speech about baseball shows he did regain it. He will write again, and intrinsic within the meaning of 'writing' is that he'll be an influential writer again. His visit to the ballplayers' realm will give him renewed metaphors to sprinkle throughout his new writing. "What a story it'll make," just too bad no one will ever be able to read it? No, that would just be a cruel joke played on him.
Also, nice ignoring of my points as if I hadn't said them. Just 'nope'? :)
Care to address any of them? His change of heart about writing again. All the people who did see him? His lack of knowledge about the afterlife or his own demise, which was contrary to that of the ballplayer ghosts?
Shoeless Joe, Archie and the others realized their dreams on the field. However, Ray realized his dream of resolving his midlife crisis by finding his spontaneity and resolving his issues with his father, with Ray _as a living man!_ Terry realizing his dream to write again matches more with Ray's dream resolution than that of the ghostly ballplayers, because it involves his engaging with the human race again. Because he's fired up about 'what a story it will make'.
Very well put.
My brother lived in Iowa, a few hours away from the field. He has been there twice. It is on my bucket list to go there one day, and take my other brother who loves this movie.
Burt Lancaster's last film. What an amazing catalogue of films during his acting career. One of the greats.
Burt Lancaster's last film.
One of the surgeons at the small hospital where I work, built a baseball field on his land years ago.There is a big yearly game there. It is of course called The Field of Dreams. Thanks Dr. Waits.
Some of the best editing I've seen. You've captured all the key scenes for a quality reaction. We'll done guys.
I agree. Good editing.
Thanks so much!
Yes, I concur. We often forget what a huge difference editing makes for a reaction video. This channel is better than most at hitting just the right balance.
I once refused to have a catch with dad. He teased me about it. Now he's gone, and now I'd love to say "dad, wanna have a catch".
for those who don't know baseball very well..... in the scene where young Doc Graham hits the ball..... the ball does get caught..... and young Doc Graham is out.
BUT.........
as long as another player on his team is standing on a base when the ball is caught..... they can try and run to the next base before the ball is thrown back.
SOOOO.... what young Doc Graham did is called a "sacrifice fly".... even though he goes out... he gives another player on his team the chance to advance to the next base. symbolism much?
he did get to hit the ball, yet as a sacrifice fly.. it's not an official at bat.. so he still is without a major league at bat - thus not changing anything
@@blueboy4244 But...he does have an RBI
@@blueboy4244thanks, that’s really cool, never thought about that. Such a subtle thin that requires an in depth understanding of the rules to see.
yup = 1 rbi, no at bats.... I wonder if anyone ever had stats like that - even for a season@@rhudoc3745
The statistics and thus the official accounting of a baseball game is done by The Official Scorekeeper.
The rules of judging a players action of a play in the field if it is a success is recorded as making the play or not. It he fails to properly fulfill the opportunity he is given, he is charged with an error or failure to master his task.
When batting it is either a success or failure… you fail and are given an out to return rob the bench A success is a hit and you stay in the game until with the help of your team you go all the way home to score!The exception to the rule is the sacrifice. The official scorekeeper does not record a failure for you if in the judgement of the scorekeeper you gave up your chance to personally add to your individual gain for the advancement of a teammate. Baseball is the only sport that gives credit to a player that gives up his glory for the better of the team. Thus Dr. Graham will show no at bats and no hits but an RBI (Run Bated In) The era of Shoeless Joe was called the Dead Ball Era with few home runs ( scoring a run without help from your teammates) and a high premium on giving up yourself ( a sacrifice) to help your team win the game. Baseball is used in so many ways in the movie to reflect life, choices, and how the accounting of life is kept by the official scorekeeper . Someone is keeping an accounting of our actions . Archie winks at the pitcher, his pride and ego, and he gets knocked down. He gets no sympathy from the players and then the umpire, the keeper of the rules or order , tells him if he wants to stop being knocked down, stop acting selfishly and play the game properly. He does , hits a sacrifice, and is cheered. His last sacrifice is giving up his “life” to save another. Western philosophy and Christian teaching that there is no greater act of love and greater reward than sacrificing your life for another.
It's one of my favorites. You laugh you cry. It's a sweet movie. Nick you are just a sensitive soul. If you didn't react - you'd be dead inside. Good to see that you know Harvey. That was a great movie too. Life is so much more. Cherish every moment especially with ppl you are close to and things you are passionate about. Dream on Nick!!!
Exactly! Dr. fate didn't change. Loved that part of the story when they all tip their caps and thank him as he leaves.
If you'd like more info on Shoelesss Joe and the 7 other White Sox players that got suspended, the movie Eight Men Out would be a good watch, maybe even reaction.
I agree with you there. If they want comedy, Bull Durham is a good choice. Depends on what you're in the mood for
Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture but lost to Driving Miss Daisy.
For purely political reasons. This is easily the better movie.
And these days Field Of Dreams is a highly revered, dearly loved, pure cinematic classic. Meanwhile, Driving Miss Daisy has largely disappeared.
I think this should have won!
Here's the mind blowing twist regarding Terrence Mann....
This very tale is actually SHOELESS JOE COMES TO IOWA! We're actually watching the story Terrence was meant to publish. This was the visualization of his true calling. We're watching this from Terrence's perspective.
FIELD OF DREAMS represented the fulfillment of many different dreams. Yes, Ray Kansella was the avatar to which the field could come to life. His father was the voice telling him to go the distance, to ease his pain. Why do you think Shoeless Joe responded in the distant: NO RAY, IT WAS YOU? He was the son of the man looking to resolve their family issues. When Terrence joked about writing a story regarding the whole experience with Ray, his being allowed into the cornfield was the fulfillment of both their dreams! Terrence would come back, and Ray would fill in the details regarding the events leading up to his heading to Boston to meet him!❤
Great reaction!! I've loved this movie since it first came out - and ALWAYS get misty eyed at both Doc Graham's sacrifice, and Ray saying 'dad' (which becomes all the more poignant once you lose a parent)
It's such a magical, beautiful movie. Casting, acting, dialogue, music, humour & wholesomeness...it's all there!
Funny, because baseball really isn't the focus, it's the underlying link.
Pretty much watch this at least once a year since it's release. Great family flick. Cheers!
One cool thing about this movie, one of many, is that last shot at the end when you can see the long line of cars going down the winding road, the majority of those cars were standing still. Only the ones in the front near the house were moving. They were all listening to a local radio station and were told when to flash their lights to make it look like they were moving through trees and things. That’s a little fun fact that stuck with me all these years. Because I saw this with my parents when it first came out at Blockbuster. And both of my parents are gone now. You guys had me in tears, too. 🥺⚾️💙💙💙
I've never heard Terrence Mann being interpreted as being a ghost until seeing recent reactors (perhaps influenced by movies like The Sixth Sense). I assume he's just given a vision of the afterlife as a privilege. Ray did tell him to come back and write about it, so I suspect the writers intended for him to still be alive.
Just so you know, Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham was real, the stats shown at the game for him are real. The 3 friends they talk to in his home town were actually his real friends. The lady that reads his obituary is the lady that actually wrote his obituary and she is reading the real one.
Prior to this movie, Kevin Costner had become famous for The Untouchables, No Way Out, and Bull Durham.
His biggest role was, I think, Dances With Wolves.
That came one year after this movie.
"The Field of Dreams" in Dyersville, Iowa is still there as a tourist attraction.
Meeting his father again, always gets me I know there is more than this life and all of us will meet loved ones who have passed again
When Nick started to realize the impact of the movie's ending and was avoiding tearing up, I was similarly affected as well. It was so emotional for me seeing him that way and I knew in my heart that that moment in the movie that allowed men, grown-ups like us, to remember someone so dearly in our lives. A movie in the 80's, yet so emotionally endearing and beautiful.
One of the last performances of the great actor, Burt Lancaster, an icon of the 1950s and 1960s who played Dr. Graham
I look forward to playing catch with my dad.
When rookie Archie Graham instictually started running towards the little girl who fell...thats the start of the tears for me. Then they just continue to flow for the rest of the movie.
Doc's true calling. Great scene.
I was thinking about the Terrence Mann character. It is possible that he did die and his ghost locked itself in his apartment and was scaring people away until Ray Kinsella came to break his spirit. As if, like you hinted at, Terrence was the Malcolm character and Ray was the Cole character from 'The Sixth Sense'. Great reaction BTW.
With all the other magic going on, why can't Terrence can't go to Heaven and come back without being dead?
Terrance Mann is based on real-life 60s reclusive author J.D. Salinger. In fact they used his real name in the book, but he wouldn’t let them for the movie.
I was looking to see if anyone was going to mention this!
Great reaction to an all time classic!
I say that Terrence Mann isn't dead, though I understand your confusion. He spoke in the car of knowing what everyone's purpose was except his, and his purpose was to step into that beyond and then return to do what he did best: write about it. An uplifting, encouraging story that the world needed so desperately, with a message that is still absolutely important - keep dreaming. Even if your dreams change, as Doc's did in the journey from ballplayer to respected doctor and well loved member of his community, keep finding dreams and chasing them, however big or small, because that is the path to joy and fulfillment.
I think Annie's family couldn't see the players because they had given up on dreaming. They had become too enmeshed with the reality of everyday that that had become their only focus. Mark, Annie's brother, was a good man who meant well. He was trying to save his sister and her family from ruin because he loved them. But he had no dreams or wild hopes until that moment when his niece slipped from his grasp and tumbled to the ground, and in that moment he suddenly wasn't focused on the reality but this wild rush of hope that in spite of how it looked, she would be okay. And then Doc appeared and his 'reality' was thrown for a loop and his dream of her being okay was made real thanks to this old man who just appeared and then suddenly there was this crowd of people he never saw before.
And kudos to Timothy Busfield who played Mark. I'd have flinched walking into a place where a guy was going to be throwing a pitch right in front of me while I had to pretend I couldn't see it. 😀
I've seen this movie at least a hundred times since it first came out, and I cried the first time and I still cry now.
Personal story: My maternal grandfather was born in 1897, and when he graduated from high school in 1916 (a year late because he missed an entire year of high school while fighting and recovering from tuberculosis, which was usually fatal then) he did more exploring of the possibilities and his dreams than immediately buckling down to work. One of the things he did was what young Archie talked about in the car: playing on a town team where they'd find you a job that'd let you practice and play with the local baseball team. He also joined a small traveling circus and became a juggler. My mom still has his juggling pins from over a hundred years ago at her house. When we'd go visit them as kids I remember sitting on the steps of his semi-finished basement and watching him tinker with whatever project he was working on (he ended up being a machinist though he was equally skilled at woodwork) while we'd listen to baseball games on his transistor radio. Even in his older years he'd tell stories and do things that I couldn't. Their house was at the base of a steep road up to the top of a ridge, and he'd walk miles daily with their dog. I remember being sixteen or seventeen and in pretty good shape and walking with him one day (he was 71 when I, his first grandchild, was born, so he was 87 or 88 at this time) when, during our conversation, he stopped, stooped down, picked up three decent sized pieces of gravel off of the roadside, and then continued our walk, him juggling the three rocks flawlessly while looking at me the entire time, me huffing and puffing up the steep road and him talking just as smoothly as if he was sitting in his rocking chair at the house. When he got tired of juggling he'd catch the three rocks and then casually drop them back by the roadside.
People of that era were wildly different from my generation and later generations too. That was reflected in this movie, and in the dreams that people held on to. Dream more and do more.
A second side note: Dwier Brown, who played Ray's dad John Kinsella, wrote a wonderful book called "If You Build It..." that you should read. It's both about this movie and how this movie touched people and the stories fans have told Dwier since. It also talks about his own relationship with his father. Tissues might be suggested, but it is absolutely worth reading.
Okay, dissertation over, sorry. Have a great day every day!
Such a great reaction. Thanks!
I was ready to cry when I saw the title, but man this movie hits very deeply. I have both my parents, but I’m at the age where every moment together I’m grateful for it. The thought of them not being in my life has definitely crossed my mind on occasions - it just makes me hug them tighter, and tell them I love them even more. ❤️
The baseball field was built for the movie, but was such a pop culture landmark that it still exists today. The MLB actually started doing annual throwback games at that field, they haven't done it in a couple years due to construction on a youth athletics center nearby.
Great reactions, you two. You figured out so many things early on, and you weren't afraid to show your genuine emotions, which is what this gem of a movie does.
I've watched so many reactions to this film (which is one of my favorites) - I have to say yours may be the best. You just let it flow over you and didn't try TOO hard to figure out where it was going. And you appreciated every single part that resonates with most of us. ❤
Lights were first introduced to ballparks in 1938.
Actually 1935 first major league game(Crosley Field in Cincinnati)but the first professional game was in 1930 (minor league Wichita). The last major league stadium to have a night game was Wrigley Field in 1988. 😊
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This is one of the all-time great movies. It just has that special x-factor to it that's very rare to find in movies. Very well written, very well acted, and just such a great story with great casting. The end of Field of Dreams moves me to tears every single time. Been loving this movie since it came out as a young boy, and now I'm 44.
I always felt that the quote "No Ray, it was you." was about the pain Ray had for his failed relationship with his father and the longing he had to be able to fix it caught the attention of Shoeless Joe from the other side and prompted him to reach back to help him knowing that he himself was at the center of Ray's biggest regret.
Great post and reaction! I guess that I'm one of the fortunate who always enjoyed playing catch with my Dad. He was 40, when I was born, but we still managed to enjoy our tine together. I'm in my 70's now and still miss and relish the times that we spent together. The final scenes in the movie brought those memories back to me like a ton of bricks. I'm sure that I'm not the only one to shed a tear or two along with some of the reactors who really understand the nostalgic moments portrayed here. Thanks again for posting this reaction. You two seem great together. TC,
Fair warning as well, every time you watch this movie you will cry as much if not more. And that will never go away.
I didn't cry the first time because it didn't hit me on a personal level. Now that I've lost my Dad a couple years ago .... Wow😢 yes more every time. 💔
such a beautiful movie
Give me all the sports movies you got
Football- Remember the Titans, Friday Night Lights, Any Given Sunday, The Replacements, Wildcats
Basketball- White Men Can’t Jump (1992), Coach Carter, He Got Game, Hoosiers, Blue Chips
Baseball- Bull Durham (Kevin Costner), Moneyball, The Rookie, Major League 1 and 2, Sandlot
I cry every time! EVERY TIME!!!! Sobbing. Such a good film.
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction … keep’em coming!!
Beautiful reaction!
I have always assumed that Terry is a prophet, and is being brought to Heaven bodily without having to die, like Enoch, or Elijah.
Great reaction troops
This is my favorite movie. I remember seeing it in the theatre when I was 22 years old. None of my friends wanted to see it so I went alone. It was like magic. I consider it a perfect film.
One of my top ten films of all time, there's an inerrant magic that exists within it. It's rare that a film this wonderful comes along.
"Hey, Dad... Wanna play catch?"
Me: 😭 every time
Then the cars arriving are shown and their home will be saved
😭😭😭😭
Im 35 yrs old and my dad died from cancer years ago. We both were huge baseball fans. This movie is a classic. The ending still gets me everytime!
Terrific reaction by the two of you as the film went along and in your discussion afterwards. This is a tear jerker for everyone when they reach theend of the film. As you talked about it, there are so many facets to this story. This was a field where dreams came true for a number of people in the story. ""W. P. Kinsella (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. " It is an inspiring short novel about Shoeless Joe coming to Iowa.
I cried when I first watched this years ago when it was released. When my father was alive.
Now. years after losing my father. It hits me even more than it ever did.
Reminds me of the times, that I had with him. And similarly he never got to meet his granddaughter either.
Ease his pain...whose pain...it was you. That's whose pain....Great job❤
When they were in MN in the library - the news articles they were reading about Doc Graham were actual articles from the paper. He was a real character played masterfly by Burt Lancaster. Since the movie major league baseball has had a game there at that field every year. Kevin Kostner made appearances at the games and said a little piece before the games. It was magical. Terrance Mann, IMHO, did come back to write the story. Mann was a fictional character. This is one of my very favorite movies of all time. I think the "Voice" was a voice from spirit and the "He" in the voice was Ray's father.
They have only recently started the field of dreams games
This is a good channel. I never watch reaction videos with guys in them -- especially you, dude, because I'm like "That's the guy from Midsommar" -- but in fact this is pretty damn thoughtful and clued-in. So good job.
Guys! Did you know Archibald Graham was a real ballplayer in the major leagues. He played only one game and never got to hit. You could look him up online at a major-league baseball Web site. Also, Joe Jackson has the third highest batting average (how many hits divided by how many at bats) in major league history, behind only Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby.
Loved watching you both have such an emotional reaction to this movie. Thank you for being vulnerable and letting us share your experience.
25:00 The ironic thing is that it's Minnesota, where Archie Graham came from, where town baseball teams would provide a man a job to entice him to play for their team. And that persisted into the 50s and 60s. He wouldn't have had to go to Iowa for that. Of course that dialogue was edited out, but it's in the movie and it drives me nuts.
If Terrence was dead they wouldn't have been talking about him coming back and writing again.
This movie still makes me cry. One hell of a father son movie. I got to see the field and house in Iowa. It's just as beautiful in person.
Welcome to the weeping men's club. The number of members in the club are legion.
It's my birthday and I watched this with you guys. I'm so appreciative that I watched this you right now in my life bc I seriously tried to end it, feeling like I had no purpose. You saved me.
I'm so sorry to hear you are in a dark place right now, please know that things will get better and that you are not alone!
I saw this movie as a kid and my main interest in it was that James Earl Jones was in it, a name I knew as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars. I was never that interested in baseball or sports in general, but the ending is one of those moments that still brings tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat. It’s exquisitely told modern fantasy, a ghost story that isn’t horrifying or scary, even the speech Moonlight Graham gives about his dream passing by like a stranger in the crowd is spell binding. I love this movie, it’s wonderful.
In the last two or three years, major league baseball has honored the Field of Dreams by sending a team from each league to Iowa to play a game on this field!! Costner has come back to 'introduce' these teams on the day. And tourists
are still going to this small town in Iowa and this field.
Im only 1/3 the way through but you two are my favorite reaction so far to this movie. And ive watched dozens. You are both awesome ❤
Shoeless Joe Jackson belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame!
31:43 onward, I love the gradual lighting change as the sun sets. Must have been tricky to film.
They all had regrets. Ray, Terrence, shoeless Joe Jackson, Archibald Graham and John Kinsella all had deep regrets in their life and building this field got to have them resolve their regrets and finally have peace. That’s what I got from the film.
Dude .. I’ve seen this movie at least a 100 times over the years .. I cry everytime…..baseball has brought so many back together …
It was a great movie. It was adapted from the WP Kinsella novel, Shoeless Joe. WP Kinsella is from my home Province of Alberta, Canada. A great novelist. He won multiple awards. And was awarded the order of Canada, the highest civilian honour in Canada.
Dwier Brown (Rays dad) father actually passed while he was filming this.
the last 5 minutes is more like a summarry of a few months. Terry comes back , writes the book, and thats what brings all the people.
It was several things. it was following your dreams, it was reminiscing of the past, it was about meeting your heroes, it was understanding that we make choices that may seem negative at the time but you have to let it play out, it was about making a difference, it was about redemption, and it was about a father and son relationship. Terrance Mann didn't die. He was alive and went to visit wherever the corn field takes you. it doesn't have to be completely logical. Oh, and Ray did go back in time when he met Dr. Graham. The Godfather was one of the year's 10 best, there was a Nixon election poster, and the license plate said 1972.
One of my all time favorite movies. Great reaction from both of you. Thank you for choosing this movie. ♡