People try to pick this movie apart but the basic facts of the story are true. He did go to Holy Cross to work on his grades, he did get accepted into Notre Dame, he did make the scout team, he did dress for one game, he did get on the field, he did contribute to a sack and he did get carried off the field.
Rudy was a con artist who ended up convicted for fraud. The movie was doctored to make him more sympathetic. You know he was in the Navy and went to ND on the GI bill. Too many other things in the movie were either created or left out. For all practical matters the story was fiction.
I never understood why people did that. I don't care if this was 100% made up. It's a perfect encapsulation of determination, inspiration, and perseverance.
Exactly. As an ND alum who got to ND 2 years after Rudy graduated, I have found that the vast majority of "nitpickers" are losers who never achieved a dream they worked hard for.
and I believe Rudy was the last player to ever be carried off the field at Notre Dame, I think it's mentioned in the closing B & W scenes. A GREAT movie
One of my favorite Sean Astin movie is Toy Soldies and The Final Season. I met Sean Astin last year and very kind person. I told him my favorite movie of his is Toy Soldiers and The Final Season. He says you’re the second person that has said that to me. He was happy and shocked because The Final Season didn’t make much money at the box office. I got to see it when it came to the theaters
Y'all need some hockey films on the channel! The Mighty Ducks, Mystery Alaska, and one of all time favorites Goon (starring Seann William Scott and Alison Pill). Great hockey action and fight scenes! Oh, and another football movie that won't make you cry....Any Given Sunday.
The late Jerry Goldsmith scored the film (also did ‘Hoosiers’ which was by same filmmakers). Purportedly, he teared upon hearing the recorded score playback of the climatic scene music he wrote.
Had a PE teacher in Australia that was American and obsessed with Rudy. Glad he showed it to us, we didn't have a clue about the rules but he knew we were into Rugby and figured (correctly) we'd love it.
I'm like 10 beers in, watched your reaction about 6 hours ago. You ladies are absolutely gorgeous! And it obviously is added in your personalities. Damn.
I would say the best basketball movie is One on One. When they make the Caitlin Clark movie that will become the best. Anything with Caitlin is the best.
@@James_Ford4815 Rudy is emotional because it was doctored to make it so. Hoosiers was a true story with only the romantic details and the drunk being added. If you want to see a totally true story of a walk on watch " Greater" about a guy who walked on to play for the Arkansas Razer backs. He was a real inspiration not a fabrication.
The guy that played Rudy is the same guy that played Sam in Lord of the Rings. The music in this movie is so inspirational! Fun Fact: The coach was actually very supportive of Rudy but they felt the movie needed a "villain" so he accepted the role. I think when Rudy was carried off the field, it was meant to be a joke and not a place of honor. There are some speculations (I think by Joe Montana) that Rudy didn't actually make that final tackle while others claim it did happen.
I went to Notre Dame. Was a freshman 2 years after Rudy graduated. Heard many in person stories about him from the upperclassmen in my dorm, long before a movie was in the works. While there were some liberties taken with the story to make it more "Hollywood", all the essential and basic storylines were true. He was a good but not great hustling player from Joliet Catholic, a South side of Chicago football power. He actually was in the Navy for a few years, then worked at the steel factory (actually a power plant). He had a close buddy who really did tragically die in an accident at the plant. He went to Holy Cross Junior College which was literally across the street from Notre Dame.(There was also a small all girls Catholic college across from Notre Dame, St Mary's College, which is more likely to be the source of female scouting for Jon F character). Rudy went 2 years to HC and did get admitted to Notre Dame after all that>>the true accomplishment of Rudy. It is and WAS extremely difficult to transfer to Notre Dame. They acceot very few. ND is much smaller than people think. In the mid 70s the undergrad size was about 6000 students. My grad class was 1600 about 6 years later. And he really did make the walk on team and put up with that punishment every day as a "scout team" player for 2 years. The "laying the jerseys" on Coach Devine's desk was exaggerated. While there was lobbying to let Rudy dress for 1 game, the producers of the film asked permission of Devine to make him be "the heavy" for that, and he agreed. They also made his brother the naysayer character. Rudy really got in (the game was a blowout), and he really did sack the GA TECH QB on the last play. And he was really carried off the field, which had never happened to a player. Joe Montana was a backup QB in 1975 on this team. He did not play in this game at all, Rick Slager was the QB. In 1977, he led the Irish to an 11-1 record and the National Championship. His senior year was my freshman year, so I watched Joe play in person all through 1978. All those campus scenes were really shot on campus at ND. I almost got into the film myself by pure happenstance. The football game scenes were shot at a couple 1992 games. Mostly the Boston College game, but also a Brigham Young game a few weeks earlier for crowd scenes, atmosphere etc. I was at the BYU game and we noticed people dressed in "older 70s type clothes" and I recognized the cheerleaders were wearing their 1970s unis, which I knew because I was a student in the late 70s. I thought there was some kind of anniversary being celebrated, I noticed some film crews, but didn't know it was filming for Rudy. We just missed being on the edge of a scene. Notre Dame is very protective of giving people rights to use Notre Dame and make a commercial film about it. Before RUDY, KNUTE ROCKNE ALL AMERICAN was the ONLY movie shot about Notre Dame and with campus scenes etc permission. It was the true story of legendary Irish coach Rockne. A guy named Ronald Reagan played star player George Gipp, and uttered the famous line "Win one for the Gipper". Thanks for a thorough reaction that wasn't all chopped up. Please ignore all the bitter Notre Dame haters that try to nitpick irrelevant scenes to death, and miss the big picture.
all that i want to know is where has the time went? the 70s were really so special especially the early and mid-70s. families were still families and you could feel it in everyday life. children were really allowed to be children in the atmosphere was really so much people feeling closer to everybody, the complete opposite of what it is now. everyone is so lost now.
Except the Movie is 100% real with no Hollywoood make over. its about Brandon Burlsworth who actually was a real inspiration to his team and continues to be one. The Razorbacks still have his locker as it was incased in glass. The Award given to the best walk on each year is named after him. The big studio's wanted to make a movie about him but the family refused knowing they would hollywoodize it. His real story can stand as it is.
Definitely a great feel-good movie. The part that always gets me is, at the end, when they say, no other player has been carried off the Notre Dame field since. You guys didn't mention it. I hope you caught it.
Daniel Rudiger was actually the Oldest in his Family. Johnny and Frank were fiction. In the movie the real Daniel Rudiger was in the stands of that last game standing right behind Rudy's Dad. When Rudy made that last Tackle (Which actually happened by the way,) Rudy's Dad turned around and grabbed the coat of the Real Daniel Rudiger. The Factory was a Steel Mill. The Town was Gary Indiana. D. Bob was also Real. Actually Mean old Coach Dan Divine was asked by the director of the movie if they could paint him as a stoic mean guy for the story of the film and Divine said yes. Actually it was Coach Divine who asked one of his own players if he would step aside for that one game to allow Rudy to dress. Coach Divine was a Good Guy and wanted to put Rudy in. Good Movie. in 1974 the Georgia Tech game was nationally televised and I watched it while living in Wisconsin. I remember them carrying this "Nobody" off the field Some guy who didn't even have his name on the back of his jersey. I wouldnt know it till the Movie came out. ... but it was Rudy.
Yeah I agree Jon Favreau was awesome in his movie another movie he’s in it’s a football movie that you may not have seen as the replacements with Keanu Reeves you should check it out. It’s pretty good gene Hackman a lot of people in it. Just just a good fun movie take care ladies.😉
When you're commenting on Rudy going home and seeing his brother with his ex, you say that it's been one semester. Technically, it's been over a year. Rudy was at Holy Cross for two years. He says that Notre Dame doesn't accept senior walk-ons, so his final chance to get accepted is during his sophomore year at Holy Cross, so he could be accepted to Notre Dame as a junior.
One of my absolute favorites. If you're not tearing up when he finally gets on the field you're not human. And then beaming ear to ear when everyone tells him to stay in. Epic. Movies need to get back to this.
One of the best ever soundtracks, ladies. That's one of the reasons this movie has been and will be the greatest inspirational films. Music by: Jerry Goldsmith. Glad you enjoyed it. The Force be with you both🥰
I love this movie. You two make a great team and I am happy you loved this movie as well. I was in 11th grade playing football when this movie came out. It inspired me to become a walk on at Rutgers and eventually get a full ride football scholarship there. (And i have to say that you are both beautiful women but natalie is just a heart breaker. I just wanted to give her a hug watching her cry) Great work ladies. will be watching more
I loved watching you ladies watch this movie, you don’t need to know anything about football to know this is a great movie. I am a huge Notre dame fan so this movie hits home , I have seen it a million times and still cry , but when you ladies cried it burst out my floodgates of tears, thanks that was fun to watch!
It's an awesome movie! We named one of our dogs Rudy when I was a kid. It also inspired me to give my everything in every sport I did and to do well in school. It was a streel mill.
The scene with Charles Dutton convincing Rudy not to quit is my favorite part of the movie… fantastic film and very inspiring. Also I noticed the Chicken Salad Chick cup lol 😂 it’s one of my favorite restaurants 😁
The real Rudy said that Charles Dutton character was fictional. He was made up of a number of people who inspired him to never give up.. He called them his angels.
I love show you all watch and are invested and make an observation or joke every now and then instead of giggling or commenting through the whole thing.
It's probably my favorite movie. Rudy is a classic. You should also watch Hoosiers which was written and directed by the same guy. It has Gene Hackman. It's a very good movie.
Very good till the end... you should've left in the part that said since Rudy no other N.D football player has ever been carried off the field and the photo of the real RUDY. Thank you for the video 😎🏉
This is one of the all-time great inspirational movies. Another fantastic movie on the same level is 'Brian's Song' which is about the friendship between two Chicago Bear players while one has terminal cancer. Always makes me cry but also makes me hopeful.
Lots of great True story sports movies but this is one of the best! The three guys are back, Sean, John, Vince! Some others are...we are Marshall, remember the Titans, Cinderella man, something for Joey, Brian's Song, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Prefontaine, The Rookie, Hoosiers, 8 men out, Miracle, million dollar arm, Invincible, The Greatest game ever played, Greater, cool runnings...tho a comedy, the blind side, the hurricane, World's fastest Indian, chariots of fire, the fighter, Ford vs Ferrari. And 2 Kevin Costner documentaries, Fastball and Facing Nolan!😮
As much as I love this movie, your reactions really took that up a notch. I was tearing up and smiling 😂 along with you. So happy that you enjoyed it worth the full five hoots. Once again, a great and entertaining reaction. Keep it up, Force of Light ladies!!
Great reaction! Yes, sports movies can be among some of the most tear jerking! Another classic sports, inspirational movie is comedy/drama Breaking Away (1979) in the same vein, if you haven't seen it yet starring a very young Dennis Quaid and daniel stern and revolving around the competitive world of competitive Bicycle Riding. One my favorites of the genre.
The director of Rudy, and the composer of the music for Rudy, both did the same for another sports classic, HOOSIERS, about a small high school in Indiana. The best basketball movie ever. Rudy was so impressed by HOOSIERS he insisted on getting the same director and composer for his story. HOOSIERS IS ANOTHER MUST SEE SPORTS CLASSIC. If you haven't reacted to it yet, I think it will definitely "hit you in the feels".
Great, great reaction. I was crying right there with you. You ladies are two of my favorites. 😊 If you want another classic sports movie that was based on a true story and ALSO happened in Indiana…I highly recommend watching “Hoosiers”. It’s a movie about Indiana High School basketball and is definitely one of Gene Hackman’s greatest performances. It also features an incredible musical score by the same composer who scored “Rudy”, Jerry Goldsmith. Lastly, fun fact, the actor who played the final Notre Dame coach is also in the movie “Hoosiers”.
The efforts Rudy made to lobby Director Angelo Pizzo (an admitted Indiana alum and ND "disliker") and composer Jerry Goldsmith to direct and do the music for Rudy after he saw Hoosiers is almost a movie in itself. HOOSIERS IS MUST REACT.
@@kbrewski1 Rudy was a great self promoter. The fact that he got his movie made bears testament to that. They should make a movie about that. since it fullfilled a dream of his that was far more worthy of notice than dressing for one ND game which thousands of walk on' s have accomplished before him. It would have been nothing special except for the rewrite of reality to make it seem special. Its a wonder they did not have terrorists kidnap him before the game and him having to free himself to disarm a niclear device before making it to the staduim on time.
This is one of those non-blockbuster films that I cherish but there is another one that has the same quality and “feel” as Rudy. Please react to “Searching for Bobby Fischer.”, also based on real people.
Great reaction girls. Hey, I wanted you to know that the actual real Rudy is in the movie too. He is in a scene during the last football game. When the movie cuts away and shows Rudy's Dad in the stands, Rudy is sitting behind the lady sitting by his dad. Rudy is wearing an old man cap and a dark coat with a white fur collar.
I saw this movie when it came out, and I didn't realize something until just now. Well, I didn't put it together til now... 24 years after my dad passed away... Rudy's birthday is August 23rd... my dad's was August 22nd. He grew up in South Bend, and attended Notre Dame on the GI bill after WWII. I remember him telling me that he hung out with the football team while he was there. When he passed, I began having massive panic attacks. I eventually realized they would occur whenever I tried to remember something about him... because that's all I had left. When the memories were gone... he was gone. Thank you for helping me remember something I didn't even know I'd forgotten.
You should watch the 1977 movie 'Something for Joey' It is based off a real story about John Cappelletti a Heisman winner and his little brother Joey. it is about him aiming for the Heisman and his brother's major encouragement. Bring tissues.
My fav sports movie. I was a smaller player in HS at linebacker and never started but worked my ass off and senior year became captain. Put in the work and they will notice. Big metaphor for life.
@@ForceOfLightEntertainment can’t wait to see more. It’d be nice to see your reaction to, “Immortal Beloved.” It’s a classical love story. It’s really sad at the end though
The actor that portrays Coach Yonto, who believes in Rudy, is actor Ron Dean. Majority of the films he is in are located in the Chicagoland area. I remember him as Emilio Estevez’s dad in “The Breakfast Club” and he was in the Chicago PD in “The Fugitive”, “The Color of Money”, “Risky Business”, “The Dark Knight”.
@@AbeVicious lmao good one. I can’t recall the very first, but my bet would be The Breakfast Club. I don’t remember which part of the year it was released, but I’m guessing I had already graduated from high school that year.
His family works in a steel mill. When Rudy is first talking with Father Cavanaugh, he says that he was working at the steel mill for the past four years, right before mentioning that his best friend Pete died.
@@WILTALK I didn’t know that about the true story, but in any case, I was responding to their questions about the movie - they kept asking if it was a coal plant. In the movie, Rudy and Pete both worked in a steel mill - which he says to the priest when he first goes to Notre Dame.
I was watching alabama playing auburn in 1975 when they interrupted the game to show Rudy making his tackle. I hated Notre Dame but celebrated Rudy's tackle.
The REAL Dan "Rudy" Ruettiger is actually in this movie. There's a scene at 41:07 where Rudy's father is at that final game and at one point in all the excitement he turns around and grabs a fan wearing a plaid drivers cap and a dark blue coat with a shearling collar, behind him by the lapel ... that, is Rudy Ruettiger.
The actual Rudy was a decent player in high school (all conference) just undersized. He actually went into the Navy after high school during Vietnam. He was a good boxer on the ship. When he returned from Vietnam, he worked at the oil refinery (Movie made it a steel company) he did lose a friend in a fire there. He did meet with Father Cavanaugh had to go to the junior college near Notre Dame. He did have some money from being in the Navy. The groundskeeper was a composite of two or three different people and he did live in a janitors office lol! The funniest thing is Rudy made the February 5 1972 cover of Sports Illustrated UCLA VS Notre Dame basketball The late BILL Walton from UCLA is going up for a Basket Rudy as a Fan is between Walton's legs in the photo.! The real Rudy was also in the movie at the end (Rudy's Big Game) seated behind Rudy;s parents and brother in the film. Rudy and his his brothers got along great backed each other a 100% and The Notre Dame Coach wanted Rudy to play one player decided to sit for him. They make stuff up for more drama in film. Miracle (2004) should be next very accurate!
Rudy still had one more year of at Notre Dame to finish his degree, because he still stayed involved with the football program. He spoke to a young 4th string freshman Quaterback into not leaving for another college because he felt he would never get the chance to play. That young freshman was none other than Joe Montana, who in a that season's bowl game, all of Notre Dame's Quarterbacks were injured in the first half and Joe was the last remaining Quaterback. Joe went on to bring back Notre Dame and Win. And as you may or may not know the rest was/is History!
Total BS. The team, especially Joe, thought Rudy was a joke and a pest, not an inspiration. Rudy in reality was a con artist who scamed people and was convicted of fraud. Any thing Rudy said should be taken with a grain of salt.
Not sure what Bowl game you're talking about. Joe didn't play in the 1974 season Orange Bowl W over Alabama and Bear Bryant, Ara's last game as coach. In 1975 the players voted to decline an invitation to a Bowl game after ND lost to Pitt the week after the Rudy game. In 76 ND beat Penn St in the Gator Bowl. Montana didn't play at all in 1976 due to a seperated shoulder. Rick Slager was the QB.
absolutely in my top ten; love this movie. I once saw a clipit ofJoe Montana poking fun at the movie on the Dan Patrick show, saying that they carried Rudy off the field as more of playing around; that Rudy used to get messed around with by the team. Dan and crew later on after the interview were talking how Joe really took it personal that everyone loves Rudy and Joe wasn't Mr. Notre Dame for a moment. It was kind of sad to hear Joe talk like he did.
@shawnd482 I've heard that interview. Part of it was Joe kind of getting tired of answering Rudy questions since he was on the team at the time, and not being asked more about him leading ND to the National Championship in 77 after being about 7th on Devine's depth chart. All the walk ons were fodder for pranks and crap treatment. So while I'm sure there were some long time starters who thought it was a joke carrying him off the field, I've read that a core group of guys treated it seriously because he busted his azzz as a scout team player and got the crap knocked out of him. I'm surprised Joe downplayed it as much as he did, but I think he's not losing any sleep over it.
@@shawnd482exactly. Montana actually gave several interviews making sure he told everyone that the movie took liberties with the actual events and that Rudy wasn’t a big deal. Sounded like a real bitter d****e!!
"Rudy, are you ready for this, champ?" "I've been ready for this my whole life!" "Then you take us out on the field." Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Lisa Varga. Location Location Fact: One of only two movies shot on Notre Dame's campus. The other was Knute Rockne All American (1940). Casting Notes Fact: Ned Beatty plays Sean Astin's father. The year before, he appeared in Prelude To A Kiss (1992), in which he played the husband of Astin's real-life mother, Patty Duke. First credited movie role for Vince Vaughn. Cameos Cameos Fact: The real D-Bob cameos as the bartender in the movie. Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger appears in the final six minutes of the film, the real-life Rudy as a Notre Dame fan sitting in the football stands. Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger can be seen to the left of his Ned Beatty. Rudy is wearing a plaid driving cap and a dark coat with a white fur collar. Later during the cheering, Ned Beatty turns and playfully bats at the real Rudy. Historical Fact: Rudy (Sean Astin) runs his fingers down the list in a close-up two times. The first time he starts on one name, the second time he starts on another name. The two names he starts his finger on are the actual names of the two players who picked him up and carried him off the field. In the movie, Rudy is portrayed as having largely gone into the steel industry after graduating high school. In reality, he served four years in the U.S. Navy as a yeoman on a communications ship, which is never mentioned. According to Rudy, he has no brother named Frank (Scott Benjaminson) in real life. The character of Frank is all of the people who told Rudy he couldn't do it rolled into one person.
The Rudy movie was a fabrication. It you want to see a real inspirational movie about a walk on, watch " Greater" Its about the greatest walk on of all time Brandon Bulsworth who played for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Well ladies You really can see how a simple story can touch so many people, I dont know many films that are equal to this BUt Maybe near baseball playoffs you can view "pride of the Yankees" with Gary Cooper & Teresa Wright , its Lou Gehrig story but also a love story and wonderfully done and has some great scenes Inc the last where you 2 will def need the tissues
Yep, that's what I looked like when he ran in, then I seen his father. The real Rudy was standing rite behind Rudy on screen father in the stands during the last scenes. The ultimate Cameo. Lol
This is the film where Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn met and would go on to make Swingers '96 and Made '01 together plus many more projects in the future
For some reason PE teachers in Australia were obsessed with Rudy and Remember The Titans whenever it rained and we couldn't do sports outside at school. Great movie, no idea why I saw it so much - none of us even knew the rules of gridiron.
Part in the movie that nobody is understanding is Rudy help people come to the realization he paid for the sins of his father and his family, especially his brother for not believing in him. He also played for the sins of fortune who came full circle at the end to understand the motivational speech he gave him was not wasted, but embrace in Rudy play the game through his spirit
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It's a good movie 😊
@@mikesilva3868 it is!
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Jon favreau 😂
One my favorite sport movie
People try to pick this movie apart but the basic facts of the story are true. He did go to Holy Cross to work on his grades,
he did get accepted into Notre Dame, he did make the scout team, he did dress for one game, he did get on the field, he did contribute to a sack and he did get carried off the field.
Rudy was a con artist who ended up convicted for fraud. The movie was doctored to make him more sympathetic. You know he was in the Navy and went to ND on the GI bill. Too many other things in the movie were either created or left out. For all practical matters the story was fiction.
I never understood why people did that. I don't care if this was 100% made up. It's a perfect encapsulation of determination, inspiration, and perseverance.
Exactly. As an ND alum who got to ND 2 years after Rudy graduated, I have found that the vast majority of "nitpickers" are losers who never achieved a dream they worked hard for.
and I believe Rudy was the last player to ever be carried off the field at Notre Dame, I think it's mentioned in the closing B & W scenes. A GREAT movie
@@KRAM-ct7ok nope
One of my favorite Sean Astin movie is Toy Soldies and The Final Season. I met Sean Astin last year and very kind person. I told him my favorite movie of his is Toy Soldiers and The Final Season. He says you’re the second person that has said that to me. He was happy and shocked because The Final Season didn’t make much money at the box office. I got to see it when it came to the theaters
You got your Rudys, your Remember The Titans. My #1 inspirational football film is The Replacements. Keanu's final huddle speech is top-notch.
Ron Swanson once said there are two acceptable situations for a man to cry; funerals and the Grand Canyon. He forgot about Rudy.
The grand canyon?
And for us oldsters, there is also Brian’s Song.
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Except Brian's song was more true. The crowd never chanted Rudy nor did the players all turn in their jerseys. Look it up.
Field of Dreams?
@@prestonpresley6885 Joe Montana is that you?
Made me weep again. Love it.
Ladies!!!! Yall are awesome. Well done 💯💯💯
Best sports movie ever made. Based on a true story.
Hey, force of light. Y'all, needs to watch more movies. Way more.
Y'all need some hockey films on the channel! The Mighty Ducks, Mystery Alaska, and one of all time favorites Goon (starring Seann William Scott and Alison Pill). Great hockey action and fight scenes! Oh, and another football movie that won't make you cry....Any Given Sunday.
The late Jerry Goldsmith scored the film (also did ‘Hoosiers’ which was by same filmmakers). Purportedly, he teared upon hearing the recorded score playback of the climatic scene music he wrote.
One of Goldsmith's best scores. And that is saying a lot.
At the end it tells the story of the real Rudy. I wish I could watch that with you
40:43. Behind John Farevu. Is the really Rudy.
The music is fantastic
My high School PE teacher made us watch this on a rainy day. I have loved it ever since.❤🎉
Had a PE teacher in Australia that was American and obsessed with Rudy. Glad he showed it to us, we didn't have a clue about the rules but he knew we were into Rugby and figured (correctly) we'd love it.
I noticed the redhead was already tearing up near the beginning of the film… just like me. 😊❤
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I'm like 10 beers in, watched your reaction about 6 hours ago. You ladies are absolutely gorgeous! And it obviously is added in your personalities. Damn.
Thank you!!
Hoosiers is another great sports film by the same director as Rudy.
no where near as emotional as rudy but agreed a great sports movie , and gene hackman is great as always
Thanks!
I would say the best basketball movie is One on One. When they make the Caitlin Clark movie that will become the best. Anything with Caitlin is the best.
@@James_Ford4815 Rudy is emotional because it was doctored to make it so. Hoosiers was a true story with only the romantic details and the drunk being added. If you want to see a totally true story of a walk on watch " Greater" about a guy who walked on to play for the Arkansas Razer backs. He was a real inspiration not a fabrication.
HOOSIERS IS THE BEST BBALL MOVIE EVER MADE. IT SPURRED RUDY TO GET THE SAME director PIZZO, and the same music composer, GOLDSMITH.
The guy that played Rudy is the same guy that played Sam in Lord of the Rings.
The music in this movie is so inspirational!
Fun Fact: The coach was actually very supportive of Rudy but they felt the movie needed a "villain" so he accepted the role.
I think when Rudy was carried off the field, it was meant to be a joke and not a place of honor.
There are some speculations (I think by Joe Montana) that Rudy didn't actually make that final tackle while others claim it did happen.
I went to Notre Dame. Was a freshman 2 years after Rudy graduated. Heard many in person stories about him from the upperclassmen in my dorm, long before a movie was in the works.
While there were some liberties taken with the story to make it more "Hollywood", all the essential and basic storylines were true.
He was a good but not great hustling player from Joliet Catholic, a South side of Chicago football power. He actually was in the Navy for a few years, then worked at the steel factory (actually a power plant). He had a close buddy who really did tragically die in an accident at the plant. He went to Holy Cross Junior College which was literally across the street from Notre Dame.(There was also a small all girls Catholic college across from Notre Dame, St Mary's College, which is more likely to be the source of female scouting for Jon F character).
Rudy went 2 years to HC and did get admitted to Notre Dame after all that>>the true accomplishment of Rudy. It is and WAS extremely difficult to transfer to Notre Dame. They acceot very few. ND is much smaller than people think. In the mid 70s the undergrad size was about 6000 students. My grad class was 1600 about 6 years later.
And he really did make the walk on team and put up with that punishment every day as a "scout team" player for 2 years.
The "laying the jerseys" on Coach Devine's desk was exaggerated. While there was lobbying to let Rudy dress for 1 game, the producers of the film asked permission of Devine to make him be "the heavy" for that, and he agreed. They also made his brother the naysayer character.
Rudy really got in (the game was a blowout), and he really did sack the GA TECH QB on the last play. And he was really carried off the field, which had never happened to a player.
Joe Montana was a backup QB in 1975 on this team. He did not play in this game at all, Rick Slager was the QB. In 1977, he led the Irish to an 11-1 record and the National Championship. His senior year was my freshman year, so I watched Joe play in person all through 1978.
All those campus scenes were really shot on campus at ND. I almost got into the film myself by pure happenstance. The football game scenes were shot at a couple 1992 games. Mostly the Boston College game, but also a Brigham Young game a few weeks earlier for crowd scenes, atmosphere etc. I was at the BYU game and we noticed people dressed in "older 70s type clothes" and I recognized the cheerleaders were wearing their 1970s unis, which I knew because I was a student in the late 70s. I thought there was some kind of anniversary being celebrated, I noticed some film crews, but didn't know it was filming for Rudy. We just missed being on the edge of a scene.
Notre Dame is very protective of giving people rights to use Notre Dame and make a commercial film about it. Before RUDY, KNUTE ROCKNE ALL AMERICAN was the ONLY movie shot about Notre Dame and with campus scenes etc permission. It was the true story of legendary Irish coach Rockne. A guy named Ronald Reagan played star player George Gipp, and uttered the famous line "Win one for the Gipper".
Thanks for a thorough reaction that wasn't all chopped up. Please ignore all the bitter Notre Dame haters that try to nitpick irrelevant scenes to death, and miss the big picture.
@kbrewski interesting tidbits. Thanks for sharing
I grew up in "rudy's" hometown. One of his brother taught criminology at my HS. Just a hollywood story.
all that i want to know is where has the time went? the 70s were really so special especially the early and mid-70s. families were still families and you could feel it in everyday life. children were really allowed to be children in the atmosphere was really so much people feeling closer to everybody, the complete opposite of what it is now. everyone is so lost now.
Beautiful.
Her crying made me cry
My son and I watch that movie and he is hooked on the football team Notre Dame
This is such a great film. Another great movie is "Greater." It's about the greatest walk on.
Except the Movie is 100% real with no Hollywoood make over. its about Brandon Burlsworth who actually was a real inspiration to his team and continues to be one. The Razorbacks still have his locker as it was incased in glass. The Award given to the best walk on each year is named after him. The big studio's wanted to make a movie about him but the family refused knowing they would hollywoodize it. His real story can stand as it is.
Definitely a great feel-good movie. The part that always gets me is, at the end, when they say, no other player has been carried off the Notre Dame field since. You guys didn't mention it. I hope you caught it.
We did ☺️
Yes, I don't know why of all things, they would edit out that 3 seconds.
Daniel Rudiger was actually the Oldest in his Family. Johnny and Frank were fiction. In the movie the real Daniel Rudiger was in the stands of that last game standing right behind Rudy's Dad. When Rudy made that last Tackle (Which actually happened by the way,) Rudy's Dad turned around and grabbed the coat of the Real Daniel Rudiger. The Factory was a Steel Mill. The Town was Gary Indiana. D. Bob was also Real. Actually Mean old Coach Dan Divine was asked by the director of the movie if they could paint him as a stoic mean guy for the story of the film and Divine said yes. Actually it was Coach Divine who asked one of his own players if he would step aside for that one game to allow Rudy to dress. Coach Divine was a Good Guy and wanted to put Rudy in. Good Movie. in 1974 the Georgia Tech game was nationally televised and I watched it while living in Wisconsin. I remember them carrying this "Nobody" off the field Some guy who didn't even have his name on the back of his jersey. I wouldnt know it till the Movie came out. ... but it was Rudy.
It's Coach Devine.
Yeah I agree Jon Favreau was awesome in his movie another movie he’s in it’s a football movie that you may not have seen as the replacements with Keanu Reeves you should check it out. It’s pretty good gene Hackman a lot of people in it. Just just a good fun movie take care ladies.😉
When you're commenting on Rudy going home and seeing his brother with his ex, you say that it's been one semester.
Technically, it's been over a year. Rudy was at Holy Cross for two years. He says that Notre Dame doesn't accept senior walk-ons, so his final chance to get accepted is during his sophomore year at Holy Cross, so he could be accepted to Notre Dame as a junior.
It's a steel Mill like in Terminator 2 judgement Day at the last scene with the T-800 vs the T-1000
One of my absolute favorites. If you're not tearing up when he finally gets on the field you're not human. And then beaming ear to ear when everyone tells him to stay in. Epic. Movies need to get back to this.
you two have made this movie dear to me again, wishing you both good things.
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One of the best ever soundtracks, ladies. That's one of the reasons this movie has been and will be the greatest inspirational films. Music by: Jerry Goldsmith. Glad you enjoyed it. The Force be with you both🥰
Thank you! You too!
I love this movie. You two make a great team and I am happy you loved this movie as well. I was in 11th grade playing football when this movie came out. It inspired me to become a walk on at Rutgers and eventually get a full ride football scholarship there. (And i have to say that you are both beautiful women but natalie is just a heart breaker. I just wanted to give her a hug watching her cry) Great work ladies. will be watching more
Thank you!!
Dang Michelle knows football😂😂
One movie I’d love to see your reactions to is, “Immortal Beloved.” Definitely worth the watch!
Jon Favreau plays a real funny part in my favorite Keanu Reeves movie The Replacements which is another movie about football.
I loved watching you ladies watch this movie, you don’t need to know anything about football to know this is a great movie. I am a huge Notre dame fan so this movie hits home , I have seen it a million times and still cry , but when you ladies cried it burst out my floodgates of tears, thanks that was fun to watch!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
It's an awesome movie! We named one of our dogs Rudy when I was a kid. It also inspired me to give my everything in every sport I did and to do well in school.
It was a streel mill.
Love this movie, great reaction.
Thank you!!
The scene with Charles Dutton convincing Rudy not to quit is my favorite part of the movie… fantastic film and very inspiring. Also I noticed the Chicken Salad Chick cup lol 😂 it’s one of my favorite restaurants 😁
The real Rudy said that Charles Dutton character was fictional. He was made up of a number of people who inspired him to never give up.. He called them his angels.
Oh yes, there will be tears😂
The score is just beautiful!
I love show you all watch and are invested and make an observation or joke every now and then instead of giggling or commenting through the whole thing.
It's probably my favorite movie. Rudy is a classic. You should also watch Hoosiers which was written and directed by the same guy. It has Gene Hackman. It's a very good movie.
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@@ForceOfLightEntertainment you're welcome ladies !!!!
I might have to give Hoosiers another try. I didn't really like it. And I love basketball.
Very good till the end... you should've left in the part that said since Rudy no other N.D football player has ever been carried off the field and the photo of the real RUDY.
Thank you for the video 😎🏉
Rudy’s brother Frank wasn’t actually real. He was just a representation of all the people who told Rudy he would never get into Notre Dame.
This is one of the all-time great inspirational movies. Another fantastic movie on the same level is 'Brian's Song' which is about the friendship between two Chicago Bear players while one has terminal cancer. Always makes me cry but also makes me hopeful.
There is no way I am watching Brian's Song again. Too traumatic.
You WILL cry if you watch Brian’s Song.
Lots of great True story sports movies but this is one of the best! The three guys are back, Sean, John, Vince! Some others are...we are Marshall, remember the Titans, Cinderella man, something for Joey, Brian's Song, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Prefontaine, The Rookie, Hoosiers, 8 men out, Miracle, million dollar arm, Invincible, The Greatest game ever played, Greater, cool runnings...tho a comedy, the blind side, the hurricane, World's fastest Indian, chariots of fire, the fighter, Ford vs Ferrari. And 2 Kevin Costner documentaries, Fastball and Facing Nolan!😮
As much as I love this movie, your reactions really took that up a notch. I was tearing up and smiling 😂 along with you. So happy that you enjoyed it worth the full five hoots. Once again, a great and entertaining reaction. Keep it up, Force of Light ladies!!
Aww thank you!! ☺️
I am thinking of signing up on patreon to see the full reaction. And I want to see Rudy.
I'm back lol this will be good. Hi Red 😊
Great reaction! Yes, sports movies can be among some of the most tear jerking! Another classic sports, inspirational movie is comedy/drama Breaking Away (1979) in the same vein, if you haven't seen it yet starring a very young Dennis Quaid and daniel stern and revolving around the competitive world of competitive Bicycle Riding. One my favorites of the genre.
@@comickaraoke thank you!!
@@ForceOfLightEntertainment YW! thanks for the great reactions.
The director of Rudy, and the composer of the music for Rudy, both did the same for another sports classic, HOOSIERS, about a small high school in Indiana. The best basketball movie ever. Rudy was so impressed by HOOSIERS he insisted on getting the same director and composer for his story.
HOOSIERS IS ANOTHER MUST SEE SPORTS CLASSIC. If you haven't reacted to it yet, I think it will definitely "hit you in the feels".
Always love this one. Always tear up at the end.
Great, great reaction. I was crying right there with you. You ladies are two of my favorites. 😊
If you want another classic sports movie that was based on a true story and ALSO happened in Indiana…I highly recommend watching “Hoosiers”. It’s a movie about Indiana High School basketball and is definitely one of Gene Hackman’s greatest performances. It also features an incredible musical score by the same composer who scored “Rudy”, Jerry Goldsmith.
Lastly, fun fact, the actor who played the final Notre Dame coach is also in the movie “Hoosiers”.
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@@ForceOfLightEntertainment you’re welcome. 😉
The efforts Rudy made to lobby Director Angelo Pizzo (an admitted Indiana alum and ND "disliker") and composer Jerry Goldsmith to direct and do the music for Rudy after he saw Hoosiers is almost a movie in itself. HOOSIERS IS MUST REACT.
@@kbrewski1 Rudy was a great self promoter. The fact that he got his movie made bears testament to that. They should make a movie about that. since it fullfilled a dream of his that was far more worthy of notice than dressing for one ND game which thousands of walk on' s have accomplished before him. It would have been nothing special except for the rewrite of reality to make it seem special. Its a wonder they did not have terrorists kidnap him before the game and him having to free himself to disarm a niclear device before making it to the staduim on time.
You can see the real Rudy sitting behind the actor playing Rudy's during the last game. He's the guy in the blue coat that Rudy's "dad" grabs at 41:06
This is one of those non-blockbuster films that I cherish but there is another one that has the same quality and “feel” as Rudy.
Please react to “Searching for Bobby Fischer.”, also based on real people.
such a great movie. the guy that did this soundtrack also did hoosiers, another great movie you should watch
Love your reactions. You'll love Hoosiers. Same filmmakers.
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ITS A STEEL FACTORY!! IN JOLIET, SOUTH OF CHICAGO. RUDY WENT TO JOLIET CATHOLIC. ITS ABOUT 80 MILES FROM NOTRE DAME.
Aloha. as an ND alum, i love that you reacted to this! :). Go Irish!
😊 thank you!
An all-time fav. Before the first day of my football training camp growing up, my dad and I would watch the training camp scene from Rudy.
Spring tryouts. Early spring. It's cold in the North.
Fantastic Movie
Great Reaction 👏👏👏👏
Thanks for the tears 😉✌️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Great reaction girls. Hey, I wanted you to know that the actual real Rudy is in the movie too. He is in a scene during the last football game. When the movie cuts away and shows Rudy's Dad in the stands, Rudy is sitting behind the lady sitting by his dad. Rudy is wearing an old man cap and a dark coat with a white fur collar.
oh yea, I watched this four times in two weeks.
Go Irish!
I saw this movie when it came out, and I didn't realize something until just now. Well, I didn't put it together til now... 24 years after my dad passed away...
Rudy's birthday is August 23rd... my dad's was August 22nd. He grew up in South Bend, and attended Notre Dame on the GI bill after WWII. I remember him telling me that he hung out with the football team while he was there.
When he passed, I began having massive panic attacks. I eventually realized they would occur whenever I tried to remember something about him... because that's all I had left. When the memories were gone... he was gone.
Thank you for helping me remember something I didn't even know I'd forgotten.
Great movie. Check out Hoosiers sometime. Same director and composer.
You should watch the 1977 movie 'Something for Joey' It is based off a real story about John Cappelletti a Heisman winner and his little brother Joey. it is about him aiming for the Heisman and his brother's major encouragement. Bring tissues.
Oh, this one is a gem. I love this movie, saw it a long time ago. Thanks for this, apt timing especially with the Gipper reference.
My fav sports movie. I was a smaller player in HS at linebacker and never started but worked my ass off and senior year became captain. Put in the work and they will notice. Big metaphor for life.
Love watching your movie reactions 😁
@@derekray2683 Thank you! Glad to hear that!
@@ForceOfLightEntertainment can’t wait to see more. It’d be nice to see your reaction to, “Immortal Beloved.” It’s a classical love story. It’s really sad at the end though
Spring training that’s why it’s cold lol
The actor that portrays Coach Yonto, who believes in Rudy, is actor Ron Dean. Majority of the films he is in are located in the Chicagoland area. I remember him as Emilio Estevez’s dad in “The Breakfast Club” and he was in the Chicago PD in “The Fugitive”, “The Color of Money”, “Risky Business”, “The Dark Knight”.
Above The Law
Yep, forgot about that one.
@@JohnnyUtah15 probably the first movie I remember seeing him in. Used to wear that VHS out when I was younger in the 90s lol
@@AbeVicious lmao good one. I can’t recall the very first, but my bet would be The Breakfast Club. I don’t remember which part of the year it was released, but I’m guessing I had already graduated from high school that year.
15:04 Notre Dame traditionally has dorm dances called SYR's for "screw your roommate" where roommates set up dates for each other.
His family works in a steel mill. When Rudy is first talking with Father Cavanaugh, he says that he was working at the steel mill for the past four years, right before mentioning that his best friend Pete died.
He never worked in a steel mill. He spent two years in the Navy and two years for a power plant. He went to school on the GI Bill.
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They substituted steel mill for power plant. Big whoop. His close buddy really did die in an accident at the plant.
@@WILTALK I didn’t know that about the true story, but in any case, I was responding to their questions about the movie - they kept asking if it was a coal plant. In the movie, Rudy and Pete both worked in a steel mill - which he says to the priest when he first goes to Notre Dame.
As a Pittsburgher, you not knowing what a steel mill is is wild to me lol.
We are girls from the south 😂
“Having dreams is what makes life tolerable”
He quotes from the true story movie in this...the Knute Rocknie story.
I was watching alabama playing auburn in 1975 when they interrupted the game to show Rudy making his tackle. I hated Notre Dame but celebrated Rudy's tackle.
Wait, what? Seriously?
Every young man needs to watch Rudy! A right of passage!!
The REAL Dan "Rudy" Ruettiger is actually in this movie.
There's a scene at 41:07 where Rudy's father is at that final game and at one point in all the excitement he turns around and grabs a fan wearing a plaid drivers cap and a dark blue coat with a shearling collar, behind him by the lapel ... that, is Rudy Ruettiger.
The actual Rudy was a decent player in high school (all conference) just undersized. He actually went into the Navy after high school during Vietnam. He was a good boxer on the ship. When he returned from Vietnam, he worked at the oil refinery (Movie made it a steel company) he did lose a friend in a fire there. He did meet with Father Cavanaugh had to go to the junior college near Notre Dame. He did have some money from being in the Navy. The groundskeeper was a composite of two or three different people and he did live in a janitors office lol!
The funniest thing is Rudy made the February 5 1972 cover of Sports Illustrated UCLA VS Notre Dame basketball The late BILL Walton from UCLA is going up for a Basket Rudy as a Fan is between Walton's legs in the photo.! The real Rudy was also in the movie at the end (Rudy's Big Game) seated behind Rudy;s parents and brother in the film. Rudy and his his brothers got along great backed each other a 100% and The Notre Dame Coach wanted Rudy to play one player decided to sit for him. They make stuff up for more drama in film. Miracle (2004) should be next very accurate!
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Being in the Navy he was eligable for the GI bill which gave him money each month for college.
Rudy still had one more year of at Notre Dame to finish his degree, because he still stayed involved with the football program. He spoke to a young 4th string freshman Quaterback into not leaving for another college because he felt he would never get the chance to play. That young freshman was none other than Joe Montana, who in a that season's bowl game, all of Notre Dame's Quarterbacks were injured in the first half and Joe was the last remaining Quaterback. Joe went on to bring back Notre Dame and Win. And as you may or may not know the rest was/is History!
Total BS. The team, especially Joe, thought Rudy was a joke and a pest, not an inspiration. Rudy in reality was a con artist who scamed people and was convicted of fraud. Any thing Rudy said should be taken with a grain of salt.
Not sure what Bowl game you're talking about. Joe didn't play in the 1974 season Orange Bowl W over Alabama and Bear Bryant, Ara's last game as coach. In 1975 the players voted to decline an invitation to a Bowl game after ND lost to Pitt the week after the Rudy game. In 76 ND beat Penn St in the Gator Bowl. Montana didn't play at all in 1976 due to a seperated shoulder. Rick Slager was the QB.
absolutely in my top ten; love this movie. I once saw a clipit ofJoe Montana poking fun at the movie on the Dan Patrick show, saying that they carried Rudy off the field as more of playing around; that Rudy used to get messed around with by the team. Dan and crew later on after the interview were talking how Joe really took it personal that everyone loves Rudy and Joe wasn't Mr. Notre Dame for a moment. It was kind of sad to hear Joe talk like he did.
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I've heard that interview. Part of it was Joe kind of getting tired of answering Rudy questions since he was on the team at the time, and not being asked more about him leading ND to the National Championship in 77 after being about 7th on Devine's depth chart. All the walk ons were fodder for pranks and crap treatment. So while I'm sure there were some long time starters who thought it was a joke carrying him off the field, I've read that a core group of guys treated it seriously because he busted his azzz as a scout team player and got the crap knocked out of him. I'm surprised Joe downplayed it as much as he did, but I think he's not losing any sleep over it.
@@shawnd482exactly. Montana actually gave several interviews making sure he told everyone that the movie took liberties with the actual events and that Rudy wasn’t a big deal. Sounded like a real bitter d****e!!
"Rudy, are you ready for this, champ?"
"I've been ready for this my whole life!"
"Then you take us out on the field."
Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Lisa Varga.
Location Location Fact: One of only two movies shot on Notre Dame's campus. The other was Knute Rockne All American (1940).
Casting Notes Fact: Ned Beatty plays Sean Astin's father. The year before, he appeared in Prelude To A Kiss (1992), in which he played the husband of Astin's real-life mother, Patty Duke. First credited movie role for Vince Vaughn.
Cameos Cameos Fact: The real D-Bob cameos as the bartender in the movie. Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger appears in the final six minutes of the film, the real-life Rudy as a Notre Dame fan sitting in the football stands. Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger can be seen to the left of his Ned Beatty. Rudy is wearing a plaid driving cap and a dark coat with a white fur collar. Later during the cheering, Ned Beatty turns and playfully bats at the real Rudy.
Historical Fact: Rudy (Sean Astin) runs his fingers down the list in a close-up two times. The first time he starts on one name, the second time he starts on another name. The two names he starts his finger on are the actual names of the two players who picked him up and carried him off the field. In the movie, Rudy is portrayed as having largely gone into the steel industry after graduating high school. In reality, he served four years in the U.S. Navy as a yeoman on a communications ship, which is never mentioned. According to Rudy, he has no brother named Frank (Scott Benjaminson) in real life. The character of Frank is all of the people who told Rudy he couldn't do it rolled into one person.
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Time for you ladies to watch "Remember the Titans" another inspirational true story football movie.❤ Let's Go Chiefs
The Rudy movie was a fabrication. It you want to see a real inspirational movie about a walk on, watch " Greater" Its about the greatest walk on of all time Brandon Bulsworth who played for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Well ladies You really can see how a simple story can touch so many people, I dont know many films that are equal to this BUt Maybe near baseball playoffs you can view "pride of the Yankees" with Gary Cooper & Teresa Wright , its Lou Gehrig story but also a love story and wonderfully done and has some great scenes Inc the last where you 2 will def need the tissues
Crying is not an option when watching this movie. Great reaction ladies!
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Yep, that's what I looked like when he ran in, then I seen his father. The real Rudy was standing rite behind Rudy on screen father in the stands during the last scenes. The ultimate Cameo. Lol
This is the film where Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn met and would go on to make Swingers '96 and Made '01 together plus many more projects in the future
more like Babes of Light 😍
Other sports movies similar to Rudy is Invincible and American underdog.
For some reason PE teachers in Australia were obsessed with Rudy and Remember The Titans whenever it rained and we couldn't do sports outside at school. Great movie, no idea why I saw it so much - none of us even knew the rules of gridiron.
omg you ladies are just gorgeous .
Gotta watch Brian’s Song
Also a true story
Time for "This is Spinal Tap"
The real Rudy actually had an appearance in the movie. He was the guy in the stands sitting behind the dad. That was the real Rudy.
Glad y'all liked this classic. My kids and I all loved this movie and have watched it several times.
It’s good!
Part in the movie that nobody is understanding is Rudy help people come to the realization he paid for the sins of his father and his family, especially his brother for not believing in him. He also played for the sins of fortune who came full circle at the end to understand the motivational speech he gave him was not wasted, but embrace in Rudy play the game through his spirit
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