Taxi dancing was a club where guys (servicemen usually) would go in and buy tickets to dance with girls for a song. The ladies would turn in their tickets at the end of their shift and get a percentage of the price of each one.
Yes, I've been on a Greyhound, from Binghamton NY to Seattle WA, 3 days and 2 nights, and back again. Also went to Olean NY, Virginia Beach VA, and Charlottesville VA by bus. I never thought Dottie dropped the ball on purpose. She was in it to win it! She told the pitcher Kit's weakness for high fast balls, and the look on her face when she got back in position was intense. I think Dottie wasn't expecting Kit to hit her so hard.
@@AwesomeUSMovies They were great trips. I met some interesting people, as well as a few creeps. A nun saved me from one particularly creepy guy! That was back in the '80s; I bet traveling by bus is a lot worse nowadays.
To this day whenever someone does something kinda dumb in front of me, I quote the scout (John Lovitz) by saying, “see, the way it works is, the train moves not the station”
This might not be everyone's favorite baseball film, but it is my personal favorite. I absolutely love the story, the characters, the baseball, and the historical aspect to it. This film is actually based on real-life events, even if the characters did not actually exist. The comedy in this film is top notch, and I love the way that Tom Hanks and Geena Davis go back and forth, and eventually become friends. I hated when Dottie and Kit fought with each other because of how people always preferred Dottie over Kit, but I always appreciated the way they brought it back around by the end. I can always watch this movie, and I did many times growing up. Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell put up star making performances as Mae and Doris too.
"the hard is what makes it great". This is by far my favorite quote in any movie, and my wife holds up a sign that says it during my biggest races I need to hear it.
some trivia for you. the scout ad libbed most of his lines and the girls had a hard time not laughing at him. The nasty bruise on the one girl's hip was real. They really played the game and part of auditions was that they had to actually be able to play baseball.
@@AwesomeUSMovies Alice's bruise came specifically from the shot just beforehand with the slide. The shot of the ice pack on the bruise was decided on the spot to show off what they went through back then.
the crazy thing is that Geena Davis and the cast did an interview where Tracy Reiner who played Betty said that the huge bruise on Alice's leg was real. The actress Renée Coleman slid into home and was really all banged up.
Something else: the casting person who found the older versions of all these actresses did such a great job! They all are immediately recognizable even though they are different actresses! The older version of Gina Davis' character looks so much like her I used to think they had just put old lady makeup on her. At least in my opinion.
A taxi dancer is a paid dance partner in a partner dance. Taxi dancers are hired to dance with their customers on a dance-by-dance basis. When taxi dancing first appeared in taxi-dance halls during the early 20th century in the United States, male patrons would typically buy dance tickets for a small sum each.
So you know this lead actress, Geena Davis. She starred as the wife who died and became a ghost in the movie “Beetlejuice” that you watched for the channel. That was a while ago now.
@@windandcloudshadow158 I saw that in the theater it was less than half empty but the crowd really enjoyed the movie and laughed and yelled at the appropriate times
it's funny that one of the most memorable lines in this movie is "There's no crying in baseball" because this movie always makes me cry lol great reaction! ❤️
As a baseball fan myself. I've been to the baseball hall of fame and seen the exhibit there for the AAGPBL. It was amazing. The next baseball movie you need to react to is Major League(1989). You'll be rolling on the floor.😆
I used to watch this movie with my grandmother when I was a kid. We both loved it! She would make snacks and pour some soda and we’d stay up late watching it together. I’m so happy you loved it:
My childhood! I played softball in the 90s, and at least where I lived this movie was a huge part of the softball culture. We referenced it, watched it at parties, and "There's no crying in softball." was a huge saying. This was clear into the 2000s, so the movie definitely lasted. I'm glad to see more people watching it.
This was a fun movie. Gina Davis won an Oscar for her role in, The Accidental Tourist (1988). Bill Pullman (who you just saw as Dottie's returning husband) is in it too.
I’m a caregiver of the companies I worked for I was filling in for a shift and the person I was relieving told me that the client played on the team that this movie is based off of and she showed me pictures. She had her back she told stories it was absolutely amazing because this is one of my favorite movies.
There are so many great lines in this film. “There’s no crying in baseball” has got to be one of my favorites. The casting is amazing! Jon Lovitz is a comic genius (he’s the scout that you liked so much).
Madonna also made a very beautiful soundtrack song for this amazing movie called "This Used to Be My Playground". The fact it wasn't nominated for the Oscar is still a huge travesty
@@scotlight1895 It doesn't count. The song was in the end credits which is already a solid qualification. Plus I heard it was in the Top 10 Soundtrack Songs that year, just didn't make to the Top 5 which is still very weird. It was better than almost all "nominated" songs.
35:27 The scout played by John Lovits. John Lovit"s character didn’t have much dialogue or scenes in the original script. He improvised probably at least 50% of his lines.
The ex player in me LOVES this movie to no end and loves that it came out on her 11th birthday. Fun trivia... Penny Marshall (of Laverne and Shirley and the director) had her brother Gary in the film as Walter Harvey (who is based off the founder of Wrigley that started the actual league) and a couple of her former Laverne and Shirley co stars are in the film (David L Lander aka Squiggy was the main P.A. announcer and Eddie Mekka aka The Big Ragu was the main guy Madonna dances with when they are all at the Suds Bucket). Also...many of the older versions of the players during the end credits were former real AAGPBL players. Glad you enjoyed!!
My mom took me to this one when I was little and it's since been one of my favorites, the movie is fantastic, and I loved when my mom took me to the movies. Another great one that's a true story like this one is "we are marshall" with Matthew McConaughey, it's FANTASTIC. No one's reacted to it and I really wish they would. Remember the titans is another you can get a history lesson and a hell of a story from, both football movies.
I took the Greyhound a couple times between Dallas and Austin and Houston and Austin when I was in college. Soooo many stops, so many smells, so many late nights walking more than a little scared from the old Austin bus terminal in downtown to my apartment a couple miles away.
"There's no crying in baseball!" Really looking forward to this reaction. 😊 This is one of my favorite baseball/sports movies. And it's a great cast. Another great baseball movie that I highly recommend is the 1984 movie "The Natural".
This movie never fails to elicit belly laughs from my dad when we watch it. The Wizard of Oz line (and she does kinda look like Margaret Hamilton), the umpire line, and when Jimmy signs the baseball are the 2 lines that will send him over the edge. Also, when the scout is yelling at the cow (‘will you SHUT UP!’) - the cow was giving birth (they named the baby cow Penny). I’d moo too!!!!
I always like your reactions you love to laugh and it shows. I have watched your Happy Gilmore a few times because you losing it is so fun. For your next baseball movie check out "Bull Durham" or "Major League" if you want to laugh. If you want a quieter, more inspiring movie still about baseball, check out "The Natural".
Funny that though you never watched Saturday Night Live, you always seem so drawn to the various SNL players whenever they pop up. Saturday Night Live debuted in 1975 with various comics over the years and you always highlight them whenever you see them. Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, David Spade, were all comedians who starred in SNL. The movie The Coneheads started out as a bit on original SNL. And in this movie, the smart ass scout is played by comic John Lovitz. Another player out of Saturday Night Live. A couple great SNL movies to see in the future, that would make for a great double feature theme week. “The Blues Brothers” (1980) “Wayne’s World” (1992) These are comedies that are loved and started out as sketches on Saturday Night Live, as The Coneheads did.
Geena Davis was asked if she dropped the ball in an interview she said that "Dotty didn't drop the ball on purpose because she and Kit were very competitive and Kit would have known if she let her win"
This movie is so much more than a comedy… It’s about making a team out of girls that are all strangers to each other! Sibling rivalry is always there! It was great to see them all grow… And the reunion at the end was fantastic! And by the way the scout was Jon Lovitz! Tom hanks can take any role and do a great job! Great cast! Nice reaction!
Best baseball movie ever. Penny Marshall and her brother were the best when it came to producing and directing movies. If you ever watched "Laverne and Shirley" most of that cast were brought in for this movie by Penny Marshall.
Just started watching and got to your question about the bus. I was forced to take a bus from California to New Mexico when my car broke down. Someone on the bus had a cold...and by the time we got to Albuquerque, everyone on the bus had a cold. Most of my bus trips have been fine, but that one was one of my worst experiences travelling.
For a funny baseball movie, you gotta check out Major League. If you want drama, Eight Men Out. I think you’ll find that one of particular interest. But this was an outstanding film. It has everything you could want, sports action, heart, comedy, wonderful film.
I knew you were going to love this one, and I know you will love Sandlot just as much!! Jon Lovitz is totally hilarious in everything he does, consider Little Nicky (2000) in one of my favorite (small) rolls of his 😂
re: Charm school- I can balance a book on my head because I grew up going to Catholic school where one of the punishments (in the 80's, we didn't get hit or anything) was to sit in the corner with an encyclopedia volume balanced on your head. And my mom made me take ballet classes because I was a chubby, tall, clumsy little girl- she thought it would help me be more graceful. It never took- I'm still a klutz.
I hope you watched the closing credits. The older ladies were the actual Players in the AAGBBL.The Scout (John Lovitz) funniest lines were delivered spontaneously by him during filming. They were funnier than the ones in the script so Penny Marshall used his lines instead. The Jimmy Dugan character was based on a real Ball player and AAGBBL Manager, Jimmy Fox.
The female ghost from Beetlejuice (Geena Davis) is the lead, Dottie. Her husband (Bill Pullman) was the president in Independence Day. Jon Lovitz (the scout) is always hilarious! I love that this was a true story, and now a TV series. Madonna was really good in Dick Tracy too. When carless, I used to take Greyhounds or Trailways pretty often. More recently, I've switched to Amtrak, and it's SO much better!!! Tom Hanks implied the chaperone was the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz. You cut it off, at least on RUclips, just when the credits started. Did you watch the end credits that showed the real-life women baseball players?
This was before Forrest Gump. The wizard of oz line was meant to be the witch/her real world counterpart. Jimmy Dugan was a composite of real life hall of Famers Jimmy Foxx and Hack Wilson. For 30 years i've been asking did she drop it on purpose.
My best friend & I rode the Greyhound bus many times back in the mid 80’s. Mpls to Virginia, Mn our home town. Cost at that time was $26.00 round trip. I always enjoyed the ride. 😎
So happy you like this wonderful movie. Please take some time and watch Robert Redford in "The Natural" and John Goodman as "The Babe". Both are wonderful baseball movies.
Enjoyed watching this with you!! You should check out "Moneyball" for a baseball movie, it's based on a true story and nominated for a number of Academy awards. Looking forward to your next movie.
"Moneyball" was great. They had the movie premiere here in Oakland when it came out. I was in the crowd across the street from the theatre where the premiere was trying to get a glimpse of Brad Pitt and the other actors when they were arriving.
The term "taxi dancer" comes from the fact that, as with a taxi-cab driver, the dancer's pay is proportional to the time they spend dancing with the customer. Patrons in a taxi-dance hall typically purchased dance tickets for ten cents each, which gave rise to the term "dime-a-dance girl".
Yes, they were making money for the baseball league, but its important to note that they were not competing against Men's baseball at the time. With President Roosevelt announcing that Men's baseball could resume the next season, owners moved to shut down the Women's league.
I've loved this movie since I was a kid. Great reaction. You should do "Miracle" (2004). It's about the 1980 mens US Olympic team that won the gold medal against all odds and defeated the Soviet Union. Considered the greatest hockey team in the world.
The baseball stadium they filmed in was here in Indiana at Bossy field this movie is one of the most amazing movie I love this movie cuz it was filmed in my hometowns baseball stadium
I didn't see anyone else mention it in the comments, but on the bus when Tom Hanks tells the chaperone that he loved her in the Wizard of Oz, he was basically saying she looked like the Wicked Witch.
No, I cannot walk with a book on my head. Never could. And down the stairs??? LOL!TAXI-DANCERS-- In the old days, like the 20's or 30's, people would go to dance halls and buy tickets when they went in. Each ticket would be worth 10 cents. They would give a lady a ticket to dance with her. At the end of the night, she would turn in her tickets & the dance hall would give her a small cut of her total. The more tickets she got, the more money she would make. Geena Davis was Dottie & Jon Lovitz was the scout. He was an SNL alumni. He was great! Great casting all around. Came across your channel & watched a couple. Decided to subscribe. I'll have to check out what you've watched so far. You've got a lot of catching up to do. Really enjoyed your reactions.
I had to look this up. A Taxi Dancer was someone who was a paid dance partner. Paid per dance. So if you're at a ball or something that has partner dancing and you're alone you can hire one of them.
Fun movie Fact: Many of the older woman seen in the hall of fame in the background are some of the actual surviving members of the A.A.G.P.B.L. the baseball game during the end credits was an actual game and all of the players are original members as well. In the hall of fame scene many of the photos we see that don't contain the actors and actresses of the film are also original photos. The AAGPBL wing of the baseball hall of fame is a real place you can go to today and is a testament to both the love of the game and the various pioneers and innovators who paved the way for future ball players.
I always thought it was obvious Dottie dropped the ball on purpose. She knew Kit wanted to make a life in baseball and continue to pursue a career in it but she was going back home to be with her husband and be a housewife. The ending is so melancholy and nostalgic.
I actually think the opposite. She told the pitcher to give her high fast balls knowing she can’t hit them and can’t lay off them. She was going for her throat. But maybe she changed her mind when she saw Kit battle and not back down on that final pitch? It’s possible. I think the unknown is the best part.
Taxi dancer: a woman who dances with men for a fee. Ten cents for a one-minute dance used to be the standard (according to movies, tv and pop music). There is a (too-long but) good musical film called Sweet Charity, about a taxi dancer named Charity. Shirley MacLaine is the star. Directed and choreographed by the great Bob Fosse. The movie was based on a broadway musical of the same name. If you've ever heard the song "Hey, Big Spender" -- that's from Sweet Charity. Here is the Big Spender number: ruclips.net/video/iG3VfKlfDEk/видео.html
I did a 9 hour trip on Greyhound overnight in two directions to get a conference. It is the transportation method of last resort. But it's not as bad as it could have been. 😂
It's one of the best movies of all time. people always ask me what my fav is; and this is in my top 5. i always feel so bad for penny marshall; she worked so hard on this film directing and making it amazing and she didn't get the oscar. i cried when she lost at the oscars and when she passed a while ago. the movie has soo much incredible stuff and i always recommend it to people; it isn't 100% to the actual league the ladies were in but that is okay. nothing can be perfect! i've argued with people about the film; and get chewed out they needed to show this and that; i've always loved this film and was lucky to get to see it in the theater with my family. i cried at the end of the film and i usually do each time. It's one of those movies where everything is perfect; but it felt like not as many people have seen it alas. i have seen fans at geeky conventions dressed as the peaches in hand sewn outfits!!!
I was on a vacation to Australia. I took a bus from Melbourne to Tamworth. Our bus broke down halfway in some small town. Someone drove and told us all to go back to the city 😂
There are a lot of people in this movie from director Penny Marshall's past. Walter Harvey is played by Garry Marshall her brother. He was on the TV show "Laverne and Shirley" that starred Penny. Also from that TV show is the guy that was dancing with May (He played "The big Rago") and the announcer played "Squiggy" in the TV show.
Taxi dancing was when rather sleazy dives had young women available to dance with men who wanted someone to spend some time with, just shy of prostitution in most “respectable” people’s eyes. If you’ve seen the movie Sweet Charity or the big song from that musical “Big Spender,” you get the idea of what’s up.
I also thought it was funny Dottie's husband just happened to show up the same day that her teammate's husband died lol Still one of my all time favorite movies though
I know I'm late commenting but I love your reactions, I'm happy I found them! Anyway, I am very surprised that Tom Hanks was not at least nominated for an Oscar because of this role. I know he had later success but I'm convinced this movie sent his career into overdrive.
Taxi dancing was a club where guys (servicemen usually) would go in and buy tickets to dance with girls for a song. The ladies would turn in their tickets at the end of their shift and get a percentage of the price of each one.
That's crazy to me
Yes, I've been on a Greyhound, from Binghamton NY to Seattle WA, 3 days and 2 nights, and back again. Also went to Olean NY, Virginia Beach VA, and Charlottesville VA by bus.
I never thought Dottie dropped the ball on purpose. She was in it to win it! She told the pitcher Kit's weakness for high fast balls, and the look on her face when she got back in position was intense. I think Dottie wasn't expecting Kit to hit her so hard.
How was the bus rides?
@@AwesomeUSMovies They were great trips. I met some interesting people, as well as a few creeps. A nun saved me from one particularly creepy guy! That was back in the '80s; I bet traveling by bus is a lot worse nowadays.
To this day whenever someone does something kinda dumb in front of me, I quote the scout (John Lovitz) by saying, “see, the way it works is, the train moves not the station”
That's funny
Hey milk maids, see the grass? Don't eat it.
Do they like it when you do that?
This might not be everyone's favorite baseball film, but it is my personal favorite. I absolutely love the story, the characters, the baseball, and the historical aspect to it. This film is actually based on real-life events, even if the characters did not actually exist. The comedy in this film is top notch, and I love the way that Tom Hanks and Geena Davis go back and forth, and eventually become friends. I hated when Dottie and Kit fought with each other because of how people always preferred Dottie over Kit, but I always appreciated the way they brought it back around by the end. I can always watch this movie, and I did many times growing up. Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell put up star making performances as Mae and Doris too.
The older women playing baseball during the reunion were some of the actual women who played on the league.
"There's no crying, there's no crying in baseball!"...one of the most iconic quotes ever. I absolutely love this film. Great reaction 👌🏼
Thanks glad you enjoyed it
If you look closely, the male dancer in the bar who kisses Madonna goodbye is Eddie Mekka who played Carmine Ragusa on Laverne and Shirley.
I always bawl my eyes out at the end of this movie. Madonnas song gets me every time.
It's a great movie
me tooo
Most ppl miss that Gina Davis’ s voice is overdubbed in the elder dottie scenes
"There's No crying in Baseball!"
Tom Hanks, we love you.
Agreed
"I loved you in the wizard of oz" was a reference to Jimmy calling Miss Cuthbert the wicked with of the west lol
The older ladies playing were actual members of the league
Love that
"the hard is what makes it great".
This is by far my favorite quote in any movie, and my wife holds up a sign that says it during my biggest races
I need to hear it.
some trivia for you. the scout ad libbed most of his lines and the girls had a hard time not laughing at him. The nasty bruise on the one girl's hip was real. They really played the game and part of auditions was that they had to actually be able to play baseball.
That bruise was real. I believe all the injuries in the movie were all real. Alice's bruise was still there for over a year.
That's crazy
@@AwesomeUSMovies Alice's bruise came specifically from the shot just beforehand with the slide. The shot of the ice pack on the bruise was decided on the spot to show off what they went through back then.
This was great!! I loved the line by Tom Hanks “ I loved you in the Wizard of Oz” ☀️✌🏻
the crazy thing is that Geena Davis and the cast did an interview where Tracy Reiner who played Betty said that the huge bruise on Alice's leg was real. The actress Renée Coleman slid into home and was really all banged up.
The scout was played by Jon Lovitz, who was a Saturday Night Live alumnus.
I only watched a few episodes of that series but people reminded me he was in an episode of Friends and that's where I know him from.
Something else: the casting person who found the older versions of all these actresses did such a great job! They all are immediately recognizable even though they are different actresses! The older version of Gina Davis' character looks so much like her I used to think they had just put old lady makeup on her. At least in my opinion.
Agreed
I believe the older women (besides the couple actor) are the actual baseball players at the end
The actresses dubbed their voices for the old players which helps.
A taxi dancer is a paid dance partner in a partner dance. Taxi dancers are hired to dance with their customers on a dance-by-dance basis. When taxi dancing first appeared in taxi-dance halls during the early 20th century in the United States, male patrons would typically buy dance tickets for a small sum each.
Super weird and interesting
Bull Durham, The Rookie, The Natural, so many to choose from!
All added thanks
Fun Fact for you, James:
The injuries that the actresses had during this movie were all real, they weren't makeup effects
That's crazy
So you know this lead actress,
Geena Davis. She starred as the wife who died and became a ghost in the movie “Beetlejuice” that you watched for the channel.
That was a while ago now.
Yup remember that after
She was also a badass pirate in Cutthroat Island.
@@windandcloudshadow158 I saw that in the theater it was less than half empty but the crowd really enjoyed the movie and laughed and yelled at the appropriate times
Geena Davis: The Long Kiss Goodnight, Transylvania 6500, Earth Girls Are Easy
Lori Petty: Tank Girl
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 And Orange is the New Black
Madonna also recorded the song that played over the end credits. The movie was #1 in the country at the same time the song was #1 in the country.
Love it
it's funny that one of the most memorable lines in this movie is "There's no crying in baseball" because this movie always makes me cry lol great reaction! ❤️
so true
As a baseball fan myself. I've been to the baseball hall of fame and seen the exhibit there for the AAGPBL. It was amazing. The next baseball movie you need to react to is Major League(1989). You'll be rolling on the floor.😆
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"I loved you in the Wizard of Oz" .. is a reference to the fact that the woman looks a lot like the Wicked Witch of the West.
Got it
"The Natural" -- add to your list of must-see baseball movies.
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Thats my favorite baseball movie, maybe my favorite movie movie
@@AwesomeUSMovies YES. The Natural is… baseball at its finest.
The greatest baseball movie ever made!
I used to watch this movie with my grandmother when I was a kid. We both loved it! She would make snacks and pour some soda and we’d stay up late watching it together. I’m so happy you loved it:
Love it
My childhood! I played softball in the 90s, and at least where I lived this movie was a huge part of the softball culture. We referenced it, watched it at parties, and "There's no crying in softball." was a huge saying. This was clear into the 2000s, so the movie definitely lasted. I'm glad to see more people watching it.
Loved it thanks
This was a fun movie.
Gina Davis won an Oscar for her role in, The Accidental Tourist (1988). Bill Pullman (who you just saw as Dottie's returning husband) is in it too.
I’m a caregiver of the companies I worked for I was filling in for a shift and the person I was relieving told me that the client played on the team that this movie is based off of and she showed me pictures. She had her back she told stories it was absolutely amazing because this is one of my favorite movies.
There are so many great lines in this film. “There’s no crying in baseball” has got to be one of my favorites. The casting is amazing! Jon Lovitz is a comic genius (he’s the scout that you liked so much).
Madonna also made a very beautiful soundtrack song for this amazing movie called "This Used to Be My Playground". The fact it wasn't nominated for the Oscar is still a huge travesty
Oh man, I'll have to check that out thanks
The song was not included on the official soundtrack for the movie. It was released as a single only. Maybe that's why?
@@scotlight1895 It doesn't count. The song was in the end credits which is already a solid qualification. Plus I heard it was in the Top 10 Soundtrack Songs that year, just didn't make to the Top 5 which is still very weird. It was better than almost all "nominated" songs.
35:27 The scout played by John Lovits. John Lovit"s character didn’t have much dialogue or scenes in the original script. He improvised probably at least 50% of his lines.
The ex player in me LOVES this movie to no end and loves that it came out on her 11th birthday. Fun trivia... Penny Marshall (of Laverne and Shirley and the director) had her brother Gary in the film as Walter Harvey (who is based off the founder of Wrigley that started the actual league) and a couple of her former Laverne and Shirley co stars are in the film (David L Lander aka Squiggy was the main P.A. announcer and Eddie Mekka aka The Big Ragu was the main guy Madonna dances with when they are all at the Suds Bucket). Also...many of the older versions of the players during the end credits were former real AAGPBL players. Glad you enjoyed!!
Also, Tracy Reiner (Penny Marshall's daughter) played Betty "Sphagetti" Horn.
@@KimDreamcatcher yes she did
My mom took me to this one when I was little and it's since been one of my favorites, the movie is fantastic, and I loved when my mom took me to the movies. Another great one that's a true story like this one is "we are marshall" with Matthew McConaughey, it's FANTASTIC. No one's reacted to it and I really wish they would. Remember the titans is another you can get a history lesson and a hell of a story from, both football movies.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
a great movie. And a fun piece of history. Our local team was called the Lassies. Grew up hearing what it was like during those days from my parents.
Cool
It was OK on the bus, but the bus terminal in Amarillo about 2AM is definitely the Star Wars Cantina. No kidding. 😳
Funny
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Not really.
I took the Greyhound a couple times between Dallas and Austin and Houston and Austin when I was in college. Soooo many stops, so many smells, so many late nights walking more than a little scared from the old Austin bus terminal in downtown to my apartment a couple miles away.
Such a beautiful movie. Great comedy, great story and so much heart in this film.
Agreed
My favorite Tom Hanks film this was just a fantastic movie definitely react to Big you'll love it 😀
Yeah I need to get to it
MLB Hall of Fame player Jimmie Foxx was the inspiration for Jimmy Dugan; he managed the Fort Wayne team in 1952.
Oh interesting
@@AwesomeUSMovies Jimmie Foxx actually did hit 58 homers in the 1932 season.
"Avoid the clap. Jimmy Dugan." Best line in the movie!
"There's no crying in baseball!"
Really looking forward to this reaction. 😊
This is one of my favorite baseball/sports movies. And it's a great cast.
Another great baseball movie that I highly recommend is the 1984 movie "The Natural".
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
I think you would really love Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner
Already reacted to it. Go check it out
This movie never fails to elicit belly laughs from my dad when we watch it. The Wizard of Oz line (and she does kinda look like Margaret Hamilton), the umpire line, and when Jimmy signs the baseball are the 2 lines that will send him over the edge.
Also, when the scout is yelling at the cow (‘will you SHUT UP!’) - the cow was giving birth (they named the baby cow Penny). I’d moo too!!!!
I always like your reactions you love to laugh and it shows. I have watched your Happy Gilmore a few times because you losing it is so fun. For your next baseball movie check out "Bull Durham" or "Major League" if you want to laugh. If you want a quieter, more inspiring movie still about baseball, check out "The Natural".
All added to list thanks
Funny that though you never watched Saturday Night Live, you always seem so drawn to the various SNL players whenever they pop up.
Saturday Night Live debuted in 1975 with various comics over the years and you always highlight them whenever you see them.
Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, David Spade, were all comedians who starred in SNL.
The movie The Coneheads started out as a bit on original SNL.
And in this movie, the smart ass scout is played by comic John Lovitz.
Another player out of
Saturday Night Live.
A couple great SNL movies to see in the future, that would make for a great double feature theme week.
“The Blues Brothers” (1980)
“Wayne’s World” (1992)
These are comedies that are loved and started out as sketches on Saturday Night Live, as The Coneheads did.
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Geena Davis was asked if she dropped the ball in an interview she said that "Dotty didn't drop the ball on purpose because she and Kit were very competitive and Kit would have known if she let her win"
Got it
Yeah, I think Kit wanted it more
This movie is so much more than a comedy… It’s about making a team out of girls that are all strangers to each other! Sibling rivalry is always there! It was great to see them all grow… And the reunion at the end was fantastic! And by the way the scout was Jon Lovitz! Tom hanks can take any role and do a great job! Great cast! Nice reaction!
Glad you enjoyed it
Best baseball movie ever. Penny Marshall and her brother were the best when it came to producing and directing movies. If you ever watched "Laverne and Shirley" most of that cast were brought in for this movie by Penny Marshall.
Another fun baseball movie is Fever Pitch.
Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
Just started watching and got to your question about the bus. I was forced to take a bus from California to New Mexico when my car broke down. Someone on the bus had a cold...and by the time we got to Albuquerque, everyone on the bus had a cold. Most of my bus trips have been fine, but that one was one of my worst experiences travelling.
Dottie and Bill tearfully and emotionally reunite...
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Jimmy: WHY AM I THE ONLY PERSON ON THIS BUS?!
Love Jimmy/Tom
For a funny baseball movie, you gotta check out Major League. If you want drama, Eight Men Out. I think you’ll find that one of particular interest. But this was an outstanding film. It has everything you could want, sports action, heart, comedy, wonderful film.
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I knew you were going to love this one, and I know you will love Sandlot just as much!!
Jon Lovitz is totally hilarious in everything he does, consider Little Nicky (2000) in one of my favorite (small) rolls of his 😂
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re: Charm school- I can balance a book on my head because I grew up going to Catholic school where one of the punishments (in the 80's, we didn't get hit or anything) was to sit in the corner with an encyclopedia volume balanced on your head. And my mom made me take ballet classes because I was a chubby, tall, clumsy little girl- she thought it would help me be more graceful. It never took- I'm still a klutz.
I hope you watched the closing credits. The older ladies were the actual Players in the AAGBBL.The Scout (John Lovitz) funniest lines were delivered spontaneously by him during filming. They were funnier than the ones in the script so Penny Marshall used his lines instead. The Jimmy Dugan character was based on a real Ball player and AAGBBL Manager, Jimmy Fox.
Justice for Marla! Lol! Love this movie and this was a fun reaction! 🥰
Glad you enjoyed it
The female ghost from Beetlejuice (Geena Davis) is the lead, Dottie. Her husband (Bill Pullman) was the president in Independence Day. Jon Lovitz (the scout) is always hilarious!
I love that this was a true story, and now a TV series.
Madonna was really good in Dick Tracy too.
When carless, I used to take Greyhounds or Trailways pretty often. More recently, I've switched to Amtrak, and it's SO much better!!!
Tom Hanks implied the chaperone was the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.
You cut it off, at least on RUclips, just when the credits started. Did you watch the end credits that showed the real-life women baseball players?
Omg I missed that
This was before Forrest Gump. The wizard of oz line was meant to be the witch/her real world counterpart. Jimmy Dugan was a composite of real life hall of Famers Jimmy Foxx and Hack Wilson. For 30 years i've been asking did she drop it on purpose.
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This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I really did
My best friend & I rode the Greyhound bus many times back in the mid 80’s. Mpls to Virginia, Mn our home town. Cost at that time was $26.00 round trip. I always enjoyed the ride. 😎
Wow that is cheap, I'll say that
The Rookie is a great baseball movie. Eight Men Out. The Natural. Bull Durham. Major League.
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So happy you like this wonderful movie. Please take some time and watch Robert Redford in
"The Natural" and John Goodman as "The Babe". Both are wonderful baseball movies.
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Enjoyed watching this with you!! You should check out "Moneyball" for a baseball movie, it's based on a true story and nominated for a number of Academy awards. Looking forward to your next movie.
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"Moneyball" was great. They had the movie premiere here in Oakland when it came out. I was in the crowd across the street from the theatre where the premiere was trying to get a glimpse of Brad Pitt and the other actors when they were arriving.
The term "taxi dancer" comes from the fact that, as with a taxi-cab driver, the dancer's pay is proportional to the time they spend dancing with the customer. Patrons in a taxi-dance hall typically purchased dance tickets for ten cents each, which gave rise to the term "dime-a-dance girl".
That's crazy
Yes, they were making money for the baseball league, but its important to note that they were not competing against Men's baseball at the time. With President Roosevelt announcing that Men's baseball could resume the next season, owners moved to shut down the Women's league.
Jon Lovitz is hilarious in this.
Marla & Nelson 🥰
He improvised at least 50% of his lines, and was added to scenes the script didn't originally have him in.
I've loved this movie since I was a kid. Great reaction. You should do "Miracle" (2004). It's about the 1980 mens US Olympic team that won the gold medal against all odds and defeated the Soviet Union. Considered the greatest hockey team in the world.
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I second that.
The baseball stadium they filmed in was here in Indiana at Bossy field this movie is one of the most amazing movie I love this movie cuz it was filmed in my hometowns baseball stadium
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I took a Greyhound from San Antonio TX to NYC in the winter the bus broke down in a blizzard.
5:58 Lori Petty on the left. She was in an interesting comic book movie called Tank Girl.
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I didn't see anyone else mention it in the comments, but on the bus when Tom Hanks tells the chaperone that he loved her in the Wizard of Oz, he was basically saying she looked like the Wicked Witch.
15:41 I AM GOING TO GET YOU MY PRETTY! 19:34 One of the best lines in the movie, tom hanks is a great comedic actor. Watch The Money Pit
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No, I cannot walk with a book on my head. Never could. And down the stairs??? LOL!TAXI-DANCERS-- In the old days, like the 20's or 30's, people would go to dance halls and buy tickets when they went in. Each ticket would be worth 10 cents. They would give a lady a ticket to dance with her. At the end of the night, she would turn in her tickets & the dance hall would give her a small cut of her total. The more tickets she got, the more money she would make. Geena Davis was Dottie & Jon Lovitz was the scout. He was an SNL alumni. He was great! Great casting all around. Came across your channel & watched a couple. Decided to subscribe. I'll have to check out what you've watched so far. You've got a lot of catching up to do. Really enjoyed your reactions.
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I had to look this up. A Taxi Dancer was someone who was a paid dance partner. Paid per dance. So if you're at a ball or something that has partner dancing and you're alone you can hire one of them.
that's crazy
Fun movie Fact: Many of the older woman seen in the hall of fame in the background are some of the actual surviving members of the A.A.G.P.B.L. the baseball game during the end credits was an actual game and all of the players are original members as well. In the hall of fame scene many of the photos we see that don't contain the actors and actresses of the film are also original photos. The AAGPBL wing of the baseball hall of fame is a real place you can go to today and is a testament to both the love of the game and the various pioneers and innovators who paved the way for future ball players.
Love that!
I always thought it was obvious Dottie dropped the ball on purpose. She knew Kit wanted to make a life in baseball and continue to pursue a career in it but she was going back home to be with her husband and be a housewife. The ending is so melancholy and nostalgic.
I think she did drop it
I actually think the opposite. She told the pitcher to give her high fast balls knowing she can’t hit them and can’t lay off them. She was going for her throat. But maybe she changed her mind when she saw Kit battle and not back down on that final pitch? It’s possible. I think the unknown is the best part.
@BeautflDisaster4 I think once Dottie saw how hard Kit was working she dropped it
a taxi dancer was a woman employed, as by a dance hall, to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance or for a set period of time.
John Lovitz was almost cast as Harry from Home Alone
That's interesting
Taxi dancer: a woman who dances with men for a fee. Ten cents for a one-minute dance used to be the standard (according to movies, tv and pop music). There is a (too-long but) good musical film called Sweet Charity, about a taxi dancer named Charity. Shirley MacLaine is the star. Directed and choreographed by the great Bob Fosse. The movie was based on a broadway musical of the same name. If you've ever heard the song "Hey, Big Spender" -- that's from Sweet Charity. Here is the Big Spender number: ruclips.net/video/iG3VfKlfDEk/видео.html
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I've got the same mug! One of my best for tea because it stays warm longer.
I did a 9 hour trip on Greyhound overnight in two directions to get a conference. It is the transportation method of last resort. But it's not as bad as it could have been. 😂
Your laugh is infectious. 😂 Love this classic. Since you're a baseball fan, I recommend "Eight Men Out" about the Chicago White Sox scandal in 1919.
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It's one of the best movies of all time. people always ask me what my fav is; and this is in my top 5. i always feel so bad for penny marshall; she worked so hard on this film directing and making it amazing and she didn't get the oscar. i cried when she lost at the oscars and when she passed a while ago. the movie has soo much incredible stuff and i always recommend it to people; it isn't 100% to the actual league the ladies were in but that is okay. nothing can be perfect! i've argued with people about the film; and get chewed out they needed to show this and that; i've always loved this film and was lucky to get to see it in the theater with my family. i cried at the end of the film and i usually do each time. It's one of those movies where everything is perfect; but it felt like not as many people have seen it alas. i have seen fans at geeky conventions dressed as the peaches in hand sewn outfits!!!
The end of that movie gets me every time.
Yeah I get that
And the song by Madonna at the end, This Used to Be My Playground, so melancholy, but definitely one of her best.
@@moeball740 Yes, I love it! ❤️
Another older classic with Madonna in it is Dick Tracy, based on the old comic book.
Geena Davis is really good in A Long Kiss Goodnight, Cutthroat Island, and Thelma & Louise.
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I was on a vacation to Australia. I took a bus from Melbourne to Tamworth. Our bus broke down halfway in some small town. Someone drove and told us all to go back to the city 😂
There are a lot of people in this movie from director Penny Marshall's past. Walter Harvey is played by Garry Marshall her brother. He was on the TV show "Laverne and Shirley" that starred Penny. Also from that TV show is the guy that was dancing with May (He played "The big Rago") and the announcer played "Squiggy" in the TV show.
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Cutthroat island is another good Geena Davis movie! She is so gorgeous
For YEARS I've been using the quote "You're Killing me Alice" to my wife. LOL!
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Taxi dancing was when rather sleazy dives had young women available to dance with men who wanted someone to spend some time with, just shy of prostitution in most “respectable” people’s eyes. If you’ve seen the movie Sweet Charity or the big song from that musical “Big Spender,” you get the idea of what’s up.
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The real ladies were in the film playing the older versions of themselves.
I loved that
I also thought it was funny Dottie's husband just happened to show up the same day that her teammate's husband died lol Still one of my all time favorite movies though
The Natural is a must watch. Slap Shot is a fantastic hockey movie. Hoosiers is basketball
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Another baseball movie to see is For Love Of The Game (1999) staring Kevin Costner.
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Penny Marshall. Laverne DeFazio. Laverne and Shirley. 1970s sitcom.
Never seen it
I know I'm late commenting but I love your reactions, I'm happy I found them! Anyway, I am very surprised that Tom Hanks was not at least nominated for an Oscar because of this role. I know he had later success but I'm convinced this movie sent his career into overdrive.
I'm glad you found my reactions too. Lots to watch at this point.
Taxi dancing or dancers were girls who were paid ten cents per dance by patrons in bars during the 20s,30s and 40s.