Women have played baseball in US since 1875 , this movie was about 1943-54 The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Still took to year 2015 to women's baseball to be added to the Pan American Games. First black women in sports in US were Tidye Pickett and Louise Stokes , track and field , they made to 1932 LA Olympics, but were not allowed to compete until 1936 Berlin Olympics, imagine that Germany was less racist than USA in 1930s.
@@pete_lind Eh Germany was historically less anti-Black, more or less, but even that kind of varied. Plenty of Europeans then liked Black Americans, particularly if they had talent, but not so much Black Africans. Germany pre-Nazi had committed a genocide of Herero people in Africa. America did tend to be much less willing to accept talented Black people than just about anywhere. This is a bit unusual as members of other races were sometimes encouraged to "assimilate", or flat out coerced to in the case of the indigenous, but in America Black people were often actively discouraged from even choosing to assimilate.
My great aunt played for the Fort Wayne Daisies in the AGPBL back during WWII. She passed before this movie was made, but I remember her talking about how playing baseball helped her get through the war years while her husband was fighting in Europe. So this movie has a special place in my heart. RIP Mary and Virgil.
15:45 "Who taught them to dance?" In 1942, there was no internet, no TV and radio only operated a few hours a day. In their free time, people danced, sang and learned to play musical instruments. They became very good at it.
The real AAGPBL didn't have it's early struggles at the beginning, It took advantage of the fact it had teams in a lot of smaller areas, since TVs weren't so commonplace and broadcasting wasn't always possible then for many people in these smaller towns wirh a long drive to the nearest citt with an MLB team this was the only way they could see a professional game live. Once TVs started becoming a bit more affordable, the major leagues started adding more teams and broadcasting technology expanded, You could just watch a major league game on TV and there were closer games so that's when the league started losing popularity.
20:13 I love the double meaning when Doris asks Mae "You think there are men in this country who ain't seen your bosoms?" Because "all the way Mae" was a girl with a reputation. But in real life, not long before this, a couple of magazines had some nude pictures of Madonna. EVERYONE saw them. Guys who didn't normally look at such magazines saw them. Your pastor probably saw them. It would have been difficult to find men in this country at that time who had not seen her bosoms, lol.
This was based on real events. Phillip K Wrigley the owner of the Chicago Cubs came up with the concept after Major League Baseball was potentially gonna be shut down due to WWII. Characters names were changed, and some of the events as well, and some characters were made up. But Penny Marshall did an amazing job capturing the heart of baseball.
baseball WAS NOT shut down at all during WW 2 Major stars like JOE Dimaggio , Ted Williams served in various branches BUT all games were played and world series too , albeit less talent in those games
Worked for Wrigley on a contract back in the 90’s doing Novell Netware work, there was a hallway in one of the buildings full of pics of Wrigley and the AAGPBL. They looked original, pics of each team and Wrigley himself standing next to most of them. I’ve often wondered what happened to all of them.
Slight correction, MLB was not shut down during the war. There was a concern the leagues would be shut down, so they got the AAGPBL up and running so it would be there if MLB was suspended. That’s the point of the plot in the 3rd act of this movie about possibly not needing the AAGPBL the next season because it was decided that MLB wouldn’t be shut down.
Penny "Laverne DeFazio" Marshall not only had her brother Garry playing Mr. Harvey, but her daughter Tracy Reiner played Betty Spaghetti (the player whose husband was KIA). Also both David Lander and Eddie Mekka from "Laverne & Shirley" had bit parts- Lander as an announcer for the games, and Mekka was the guy Madonna was dancing with in the bar.
This was a true story.. alot of characters are based on real Players back in the 40s. And alot of the players at the end of this movie clips are actually surviving players.. this movie was good and inspirational in the 90s
Mary, before television (1927) and much later, lots of ppl danced socially for 2 reasons: 1) most couldn’t afford TV’s (which over time, kept ppl at home) 2) there was very little programming. On Saturday nights the clubs were filled w/dancing and there were many, many clubs. The vast majority of at-home entertainment was via radio.
Tom Hanks was chewing tobacco. CHAW!!!!! Remember The Sandlot! It's what the kids got sick on at the amusement park park. Tom Hanks was spitting out tobacco juice.
He even had a cartoon in the 1990s. It was called The Critic. His name was Jay Sherman in it but it was totally him. He's in an episode of The Simpsons also. Same shape but yellow.
I was amazed to find out years after seeing this that the older Dottie was not Geena Davis in old age makeup but an actress named Lynn Cartwright. An amazing resemblance.
This was filmed in my hometown (Racine's Home Stadium) It's a real stadium, called Bosse Field, which is the 3rd oldest baseball field in the country (Only Wrigley in Chicago and Fenway in Boston are older)
World War 2 was a seminal cultural event in the USA , with most of the men away fighting in the war , women moved more and more into the now vacant roles that had once been exclusively male .My mom left the family farm in Kentucky and went to work in a munitions factory in Champagne , Illinois, with her younger sister , her older sister became a sergeant in the WAC's . None of them went back to the farm .
this movie lifted multiple character traits and comedic beats from the OG 1976 movie "The Bad News Bears" ... especially the Tom Hanks alcoholic character. If you do watch the bears, make sure you watch the unedited theater release version.
Yes Mary, many people in the 1940s did know how to dance. Radio was popular, and TVs weren't common at all. Heck, it's only been 100 years since indoor plumbing started becoming common in urban areas. Rural areas much later. Physical activity was the norm for most people in daily life, so obesity was a relative rarity.
It’s amazing how American women proved all the things they were capable of doing when given a chance during WW II. It’s unfortunate that it took the war for us to realize that women were great farmers and factory workers and mechanics and carpenters, etc. And baseball players too. Many of us whose parents were children of the Great Depression who came of age during the scarcity of WW II didn’t realize how resourceful they really were. There was a stoicism about my parents (born in the 1920’s) that I didn’t fully understand until years later.
Similar to how Mary was asking if 'everybody could dance'. Of course not but many could because that activity was popular. They didn't live with smartphones taking up all their time.
Also somehow government and industry found a way to provide daycare for all the working mothers - something that is supposedly not possible to do today.
Women competed in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. In America, the first woman "superstar" is often considered to be Babe Didrikson Zaharias. She won 3 medals at the 1932 Olympics, and subsequently became a professional golfer, winning 10 LPGA majors.
Around the same time, my grandmother was the first woman in Oregon with a state bartender's license. She didn't play baseball, but she served drinks while raising her two children.
World War II, and the years after, were astronomical for women's rights and individuality. After the war, my grandfather came back extremely messed up, and my grandma went on to take classes, get a real estate license, and create a great business on her own while raising my father, and later me and my siblings.
Mr. Harvey, the guy in the white suit, is the Director's (Penny Marshall) brother, Garry Marshall, who is also a Director, who directed "Pretty Woman", and "The Princess Diaries", etc..
Kids get good at what they have available to them. In the 40s and 50s kids went through high school and came out a good dancer. In todays age, kids go through high school and come out really good at video games
Interesting casting: Penny Marshall, director of A League of Their Own, cast a few of her old friends from when she starred in “Laverne & Shirley” to appear in the film. David L. Lander; who played Squiggy, was cast as the commentator who called all of the Peaches home games. And in a small part during the dance sequence with Mae and the other G.I’s, Eddie Mekka; who played Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa, was one of the G.I’s. She even reached out to her family and cast her own brother, Garry Marshall, as Walter Harvey; the man who started the Women’s Baseball League.
🍒 Actresses Hurt During the Filming of A League of Their Own The following actresses suffered injuries during the filming of “A League of Their Own” (1992): Renée Coleman: She sustained a nasty bruise on her thigh, which was visible in the film. The bruise was real, not just a prop or makeup effect. Anne Ramsay: She broke her nose while trying to catch a baseball mitt during filming. Geena Davis: Although not specified which injury she suffered, Davis mentioned in an interview that some of the real-life cast members, including herself, experienced ripped skin on their legs while sliding into home base during filming. These injuries occurred while filming the game scenes, which involved physical activity and stunts.
During WW2 stepped up in all sectors of society, whether it as working in factories driving, or playing baseball, women did their part. I do believe that this women.s league was the forerunner to women sports overall. I love that filmed parts of the movie inside of Wrigley Field in Chicago, where the Cubs play their home games. Well it was fun watching your reaction to A League of Their Own, it's a baseball classic. Take care Ms. Cherry, and God bless.
Kind of an interesting trivia fact, there was actually a Major League Baseball (MLB) player, Casey Candelle, whose mother (and aunt) both played in the AAGPBL, making them the only mother/son combination to have both played professional baseball.
9:47 back then a lot of kids, especially in rural communities, didn't go to school or dropped out early to help their families on the farm or with their businesses. This was especially true during the war when young men were fighting overseas. As a result illiteracy was much more common.
I always loved Rosie O'Donnell. She gives me safe vibes... or cool aunt vibes. She was a comforting presence in movies I watched as a kid. Like both strong and warm.
Special movie. It's subtle and easily forgotten but in the very beginning, Dottie advised her eldest grandson to take it easy on his little brother and then tells the younger one to "kill him." I love that moment because it reminded Dottie how hard it was for Kit sometimes. I also like how when Jimmy and Dottie were bonding, he tells Dottie that he couldn't serve in the war bc of his bad knee. Several years later Hanks would play an Army Ranger Captain fighting Nazis in WWII, in "Saving Private Ryan."
Baseball film favourites - Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, MoneyBall, The Natural, For Love Of The Game, Major League, Trouble With The Curve, Million Dollar Arm, Brewster's Millions.
17:20 they are giving signs to the batter on what to do. Dottie is saying bunt, just tapping the ball so it lands a few feet away, and Dugan is saying swing away as hard as you can.
It’s funny Madonna seems more relatable in this movie than in real life! lol and I wonder if kit was always asking her sister if she dropped the ball on purpose for the rest of their lives! Lol
I Would like to suggest 2 baseball tearjerkers that will touch your heart. #1 "PRIDE OF THE YANKEES" The story of Lou Gehrig. This is every much of a love story than baseball. But it is true. #2 AMAZING GRACE AND CHUCK. The final scene according to star Jamie Lee Curtis had even the film crew crying at the end.
The first time I saw this movie, I was a maybe 19yo young man, but I fell in love with it immediately. Madonna´s 1987 movie "Who's That Girl" was the reason, why they had a lion running around in on of the "Naked gun" movies
Major League might be my favorite baseaball movie because it's funny, but when it comes to the romance of baseball this movie is my favorite. It's so good. I get why some people aren't fans of baseball, but movies like this probably help non-baseball fans realize why us fans love it so much
Popular dances are ubiquitous throughout human history; depicted on analog media, such as scrolls , vases, and VHS tapes; described in instructor manuals and in songs. There was a cultural revival of that style around the time this movie came out.
This movie is definitely based on a true story. My coworker’s grandmother was a real life Rockford Peach in 1944, their family was very proud of their grandmother.
the writers mother..or maybe aunt was a member of one of the teams.. he had heard enough stories - he decided to string a few together and write a script
I have been a lover of baseball for over 50 years and I will never not say that this is one of the greatest baseball movies ever Tom Hanks is amazing Geena Davis is amazing Rosie O'Donnell is amazing Even Madonna is amazing.
Hey Mary! Love your content, keep it up! Regarding the dancing style in the 40s; the dance craze was called swing dancing, they "swung" to the music. It's a really awesome style of dancing
And Mary, if you look up "swing dance" in your area, it's entirely possible that there's someone who could teach you, or at least put on shows you could watch.
The big bruise on Alice's leg was real. The makeup department took pictures of Renee Coleman's leg as reference material. According to Coleman, it didn't fully heal for almost a year.
13:51 he's spitting tobacco juice. Back in the day a lot of ballplayers chewed tobacco, and when the juice built up they'd have to spit it out. They dont do it anymore because they found out it causes cancer. A great hitter, Tony Gwynn (he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame) unfortunately died from cancer due to years of chewing tobacco.
3:40 - So the reason Gina Davis didn't swing is in baseball if the ball doesn't come over the plate in a certain way, and you don't swing it's a ball (meaning 4 of those and you move to 1st base), if you do swing at it despite it going over the plate wrong it's a strike (3 of those and you're out for that inning)
15:00 - The type of dancing there is called Swing Dancing. You can actually find places that teach it. Now mind you they're doing a lot of advanced and special stuff thrown in there, so if you should look it up manage expectations if you think you'll be learning how to roll your partner over your back and stuff.
Hi Mary..a baseball movie that I think you would really like is For Love of the Game...with Kevin Costner. A lot of folks don't like the romantic parts of the plot, but I think you will really love them.
One vote here for a video on Tank Girl, where Lori Petty (Kit) gets to be punk Jim Carrey in Mad Max land while Naomi Watts tags along as a nerd genius.
The interior scenes of the Suds Bucket were filmed at Fitzgerald's Nightclub in Berwyn, IL (outside Chicago). The mural behind the band was painted for the movie, but the venue's owners have kept it up ever since because of how cool it looks. That back wall has actually gotten scratched and dinged many times in the 30 years since, but wanting to keep the mural means they can't repair it (making for a funny image up close). I've played on that stage many times and attend shows in the club periodically, so seeing it in this movie always puts a smile on my face. They also filmed part of The Color of Money there, plus a couple music videos and other projects, so it's wild to be in the room and think about its cinematic history and all the famous stars that were once standing where you are.
The film is based on a true story. There is historical footage throughout the film. The closing scene shows the real players who were part of the league.
29:15 For many years it was allowed and the rule was if the catcher drops the ball, the runner is safe but if they hold on to it the runner is out. But only in the last few years have they changed the rules that the catcher cant completely block the path mainly to prevent injuries. They call it the "Buster Posey rule" named after who suffered a season ending injury during such a collision.
Oh, yay! You've been killing it lately with some great pics, that honestly, are ones I would've assumed you'd already reacted to by now. Penny Marshall who directed this, was the sister of writer/director/producer/actor Gary Marshall, who played Mr. Harvey, who among a lot of other movies and TV shows, is most famous for creating the TV show "Happy Days" in the 70s. Which I don't know if you guys got it, but it was a big deal here, and I grew up watching reruns of it. She had a guest role on it, that was so funny that they eneded up creating a whole separate spin off TV show called "Laverne and Shirley", that she was one of the two stars of, which was also a big hit in the 70s. Then she obviously went on to be a director herself, and a very good one. Besides this one, a young Tom Hanks in "Big", which was a career changer for both of them, and "Awakenings" with Robert Deniro and Robin Williams are couple really good ones to check out.
The part where they were giving Marla signs from the dugout. You were lost because you were supposed to be. Those signs are worked out among the players and (ideally) kept secret so strategy can be relayed to the players without tipping off the other team
Fantastic movie. Much of this was filmed in southwest Indiana. Evansville's Bosse Field was used for the Racine Belle's home field and League Stadium in Huntingburg was the Rockford Peaches home field. The producers put out a call for many extras for the filming of the climactic championship game scenes. I took my son and his friend to Bosse Field for the day. I've never been able to spot us in the movie. Tom Hanks said he had a great time while staying in the area. Madonna had some disparaging things to say about it and ticked off a lot of the locals. I go to minor league baseball games at Bosse Field which kept the Racine Belles signage from the movie.
Dotty is one of those gifted people when it comes to sports, such as baseball. Her sister, on the other hand, is like the rest of us, who has to work at it. "This used to be my playground" is one of my favourite Madonna songs.
This ha always been a great movie. I haven't watched it in a long time, and I'm surprised at how many lines I remember from it. "There's no crying in baseball" is a classic. I just love movies about trailblazers in all aspects of life.
Mary yours is the 2nd reaction I’ve watched today with a younger person like yourself questioning a parent and their adult child kissing on or near the lips. The other movie was it’s a wonderful life and Jimmy Stewart and his characters mom. This was very common probably into the 70’s and not looked at as weird or improper.
Love this movie and your reaction too. People still dance that way to swing music! I go every week to dances ^_^ There are dance studios everywhere offering classes! There are even big international weekend events
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Women have played baseball in US since 1875 , this movie was about 1943-54 The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL)
Still took to year 2015 to women's baseball to be added to the Pan American Games.
First black women in sports in US were Tidye Pickett and Louise Stokes , track and field , they made to 1932 LA Olympics, but were not allowed to compete until 1936 Berlin Olympics, imagine that Germany was less racist than USA in 1930s.
I was an extra in "The Gilmore Girls", "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" S3, E7.
It's called Swing Dancing and is still popular.
@@pete_lind Eh Germany was historically less anti-Black, more or less, but even that kind of varied. Plenty of Europeans then liked Black Americans, particularly if they had talent, but not so much Black Africans. Germany pre-Nazi had committed a genocide of Herero people in Africa.
America did tend to be much less willing to accept talented Black people than just about anywhere. This is a bit unusual as members of other races were sometimes encouraged to "assimilate", or flat out coerced to in the case of the indigenous, but in America Black people were often actively discouraged from even choosing to assimilate.
My great aunt played for the Fort Wayne Daisies in the AGPBL back during WWII. She passed before this movie was made, but I remember her talking about how playing baseball helped her get through the war years while her husband was fighting in Europe. So this movie has a special place in my heart. RIP Mary and Virgil.
You're great aunt was an awesome woman
"It's supposed to be hard. If it were easy everyone would do it. It's the HARD that makes it great."
That's what SHE said!
Now *this* is the *true* best line in the film.
It applies to every challenging endeavor, all the time.
Some people have it, others just... don't.
15:45 "Who taught them to dance?"
In 1942, there was no internet, no TV and radio only operated a few hours a day. In their free time, people danced, sang and learned to play musical instruments. They became very good at it.
“Avoid the clap” might be the best autograph of all time
That's good advice
"Evita" for which she won a Golden Globe for best actress, and "Desperately Seeking Susan " are 2 Madonna films worth watching
You mean, "Desperately Seeking Satan".
And "Who's That Girl"!!
She also had a small part in Four Rooms.
Yes, this is based on a true story. In fact, some of the actual players are in the movie during the reunion scene
The real AAGPBL didn't have it's early struggles at the beginning, It took advantage of the fact it had teams in a lot of smaller areas, since TVs weren't so commonplace and broadcasting wasn't always possible then for many people in these smaller towns wirh a long drive to the nearest citt with an MLB team this was the only way they could see a professional game live. Once TVs started becoming a bit more affordable, the major leagues started adding more teams and broadcasting technology expanded, You could just watch a major league game on TV and there were closer games so that's when the league started losing popularity.
20:13 I love the double meaning when Doris asks Mae "You think there are men in this country who ain't seen your bosoms?"
Because "all the way Mae" was a girl with a reputation.
But in real life, not long before this, a couple of magazines had some nude pictures of Madonna. EVERYONE saw them. Guys who didn't normally look at such magazines saw them. Your pastor probably saw them. It would have been difficult to find men in this country at that time who had not seen her bosoms, lol.
There's no crying in baseball! ⚾ 😭
That line is so iconic. Tom Hanks did that so good.
Best line ever. And it's my favorite part. "There's no crying in baseball! No crying! 😭😭😭😭
I love how his own team claps when he gets thrown out lol
You could hear the pain in Jimmy's voice saying that. It was so funny.
That line was in all the commercials, so we heard it constantly before the movie came out.
This was based on real events. Phillip K Wrigley the owner of the Chicago Cubs came up with the concept after Major League Baseball was potentially gonna be shut down due to WWII. Characters names were changed, and some of the events as well, and some characters were made up. But Penny Marshall did an amazing job capturing the heart of baseball.
baseball WAS NOT shut down at all during WW 2 Major stars like JOE Dimaggio , Ted Williams served in various branches BUT all games were played and world series too , albeit less talent in those games
Worked for Wrigley on a contract back in the 90’s doing Novell Netware work, there was a hallway in one of the buildings full of pics of Wrigley and the AAGPBL. They looked original, pics of each team and Wrigley himself standing next to most of them. I’ve often wondered what happened to all of them.
Slight correction, MLB was not shut down during the war. There was a concern the leagues would be shut down, so they got the AAGPBL up and running so it would be there if MLB was suspended.
That’s the point of the plot in the 3rd act of this movie about possibly not needing the AAGPBL the next season because it was decided that MLB wouldn’t be shut down.
Penny "Laverne DeFazio" Marshall not only had her brother Garry playing Mr. Harvey, but her daughter Tracy Reiner played Betty Spaghetti (the player whose husband was KIA).
Also both David Lander and Eddie Mekka from "Laverne & Shirley" had bit parts- Lander as an announcer for the games, and Mekka was the guy Madonna was dancing with in the bar.
"There's no crying in baseball!!"
BTW, they were spitting out chewing tobacco (popular among ballplayers).
Up until the 2000s, anyway. Now it's been replaced with sunflower seeds.
17:16 they're using signs to tell the batter what to do. In other words work the count, swing away, bunt, etc.
This was a true story.. alot of characters are based on real Players back in the 40s. And alot of the players at the end of this movie clips are actually surviving players.. this movie was good and inspirational in the 90s
Mary, before television (1927) and much later, lots of ppl danced socially for 2 reasons:
1) most couldn’t afford TV’s (which over time, kept ppl at home)
2) there was very little programming.
On Saturday nights the clubs were filled w/dancing and there were many, many clubs.
The vast majority of at-home entertainment was via radio.
there was no tv in 1927.
@@paulklatt4165 TV tubes started in 1927 and first broadcast was in 1928
@@paulklatt4165 They probably confused the date with the advent of "talkie" films.
I think you are confusing television with the end of the silent film industry. Television was after WW2.
Tom Hanks was chewing tobacco. CHAW!!!!! Remember The Sandlot! It's what the kids got sick on at the amusement park park. Tom Hanks was spitting out tobacco juice.
Jon Lovitz was on SNL.
He was also in several movies.
He even had a cartoon in the 1990s. It was called The Critic. His name was Jay Sherman in it but it was totally him. He's in an episode of The Simpsons also. Same shape but yellow.
Geena Davis has actually been sporty in real life, and only narrowly missed out on being in the U.S. archery team for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Women were in the Olympics long before the 40's. First in the Olympics in 1900.
I was amazed to find out years after seeing this that the older Dottie was not Geena Davis in old age makeup but an actress named Lynn Cartwright. An amazing resemblance.
That is amazing!
This is one of my all-time favorite films! Watched it a million times as a kid, was obsessed, still love it, it's perfect!
This was filmed in my hometown (Racine's Home Stadium) It's a real stadium, called Bosse Field, which is the 3rd oldest baseball field in the country (Only Wrigley in Chicago and Fenway in Boston are older)
I went to church as a kid a few blocks over on Stringtown and seeing the Crawford Doors sign always brings a smile.
@@roboticd Oh yeah. I'm old enough to have gone to actual Triplets games. Haha. But I just *barely* remember any of them.
World War 2 was a seminal cultural event in the USA , with most of the men away fighting in the war , women moved more and more into the now vacant roles that had once been exclusively male .My mom left the family farm in Kentucky and went to work in a munitions factory in Champagne , Illinois, with her younger sister , her older sister became a sergeant in the WAC's . None of them went back to the farm .
This was based on a real league during world War 2, and expertly done and a classic movie with so many quotable lines
this movie lifted multiple character traits and comedic beats from the OG 1976 movie "The Bad News Bears" ... especially the Tom Hanks alcoholic character. If you do watch the bears, make sure you watch the unedited theater release version.
Yes Mary, many people in the 1940s did know how to dance. Radio was popular, and TVs weren't common at all.
Heck, it's only been 100 years since indoor plumbing started becoming common in urban areas. Rural areas much later.
Physical activity was the norm for most people in daily life, so obesity was a relative rarity.
11:39 - Remember he was playing a retired ballplayer who suffered a knee injury. So Tom was walking with a limp
It’s amazing how American women proved all the things they were capable of doing when given a chance during WW II. It’s unfortunate that it took the war for us to realize that women were great farmers and factory workers and mechanics and carpenters, etc. And baseball players too. Many of us whose parents were children of the Great Depression who came of age during the scarcity of WW II didn’t realize how resourceful they really were. There was a stoicism about my parents (born in the 1920’s) that I didn’t fully understand until years later.
Similar to how Mary was asking if 'everybody could dance'. Of course not but many could because that activity was popular. They didn't live with smartphones taking up all their time.
Also somehow government and industry found a way to provide daycare for all the working mothers - something that is supposedly not possible to do today.
This is a 90s classic. I love everyone that's in it. Penny Marshall outdid herself wirh this film. Great writing, great cast.
Penny Marshall was a terrific director
Women competed in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. In America, the first woman "superstar" is often considered to be Babe Didrikson Zaharias. She won 3 medals at the 1932 Olympics, and subsequently became a professional golfer, winning 10 LPGA majors.
Around the same time, my grandmother was the first woman in Oregon with a state bartender's license. She didn't play baseball, but she served drinks while raising her two children.
World War II, and the years after, were astronomical for women's rights and individuality.
After the war, my grandfather came back extremely messed up, and my grandma went on to take classes, get a real estate license, and create a great business on her own while raising my father, and later me and my siblings.
Mr. Harvey, the guy in the white suit, is the Director's (Penny Marshall) brother, Garry Marshall, who is also a Director, who directed "Pretty Woman", and "The Princess Diaries", etc..
it's all who you know or who is related to you.
Also, Betty Spaghetti is played Tracy Reiner, Penny Marshall’s daughter and step-daughter to director Rob Reiner.
Fun facts: The film spawned two series adaptations. The league was a haven for queer women. A documentary on a queer player was made for Netflix.
I was happy sad at the sister moment until you said Agblabla lmao. 😂
Great reaction
First time I noticed how much Kit's insecurities mirror that same energy Nebula puts off with her never-does-wrong older sister Gamora
Kids get good at what they have available to them. In the 40s and 50s kids went through high school and came out a good dancer. In todays age, kids go through high school and come out really good at video games
Interesting casting: Penny Marshall, director of A League of Their Own, cast a few of her old friends from when she starred in “Laverne & Shirley” to appear in the film. David L. Lander; who played Squiggy, was cast as the commentator who called all of the Peaches home games. And in a small part during the dance sequence with Mae and the other G.I’s, Eddie Mekka; who played Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa, was one of the G.I’s. She even reached out to her family and cast her own brother, Garry Marshall, as Walter Harvey; the man who started the Women’s Baseball League.
🍒 Actresses Hurt During the Filming of A League of Their Own
The following actresses suffered injuries during the filming of “A League of Their Own” (1992):
Renée Coleman: She sustained a nasty bruise on her thigh, which was visible in the film. The bruise was real, not just a prop or makeup effect.
Anne Ramsay: She broke her nose while trying to catch a baseball mitt during filming.
Geena Davis: Although not specified which injury she suffered, Davis mentioned in an interview that some of the real-life cast members, including herself, experienced ripped skin on their legs while sliding into home base during filming.
These injuries occurred while filming the game scenes, which involved physical activity and stunts.
Beautiful movie with many moving scenes, but I’m sucker for the scene that Tom Hanks throws the glove at the kids face!
Such a heartwarming Classic, with excellent writing and a truly stacked cast. Great choice Mary, Happy Tomorrow from Yesterday here in Canada. 😁
During WW2 stepped up in all sectors of society, whether it as working in factories driving, or playing baseball, women did their part. I do believe that this women.s league was the forerunner to women sports overall. I love that filmed parts of the movie inside of Wrigley Field in Chicago, where the Cubs play their home games. Well it was fun watching your reaction to A League of Their Own, it's a baseball classic. Take care Ms. Cherry, and God bless.
True that Baseball isn't huge in Australia, but the Melbourne Cricket Ground did hold the attendance record for game of Baseball for over 50years
Kind of an interesting trivia fact, there was actually a Major League Baseball (MLB) player, Casey Candelle, whose mother (and aunt) both played in the AAGPBL, making them the only mother/son combination to have both played professional baseball.
9:47 back then a lot of kids, especially in rural communities, didn't go to school or dropped out early to help their families on the farm or with their businesses. This was especially true during the war when young men were fighting overseas. As a result illiteracy was much more common.
And she might be able to read her name when it's printed, but not in script.
Omg, I never fell in love faster than when Mary started singing 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'! I mean love at first sight happens all the time 😅
I always loved Rosie O'Donnell. She gives me safe vibes... or cool aunt vibes. She was a comforting presence in movies I watched as a kid. Like both strong and warm.
Special movie. It's subtle and easily forgotten but in the very beginning, Dottie advised her eldest grandson to take it easy on his little brother and then tells the younger one to "kill him." I love that moment because it reminded Dottie how hard it was for Kit sometimes.
I also like how when Jimmy and Dottie were bonding, he tells Dottie that he couldn't serve in the war bc of his bad knee. Several years later Hanks would play an Army Ranger Captain fighting Nazis in WWII, in "Saving Private Ryan."
Bill Pullman most famous for being the President in Independence Day, but also the dad in Casper, the reporter in Newsies, and much more.
Bill and Geena, both presidents.
My personal favorite of his will always be Lone Starr from Spaceballs.
A good early Madonna movie is Desperately Seeking Susan, from 1985, starring Rosanna Arquette and Aidan Quinn
Her character's idea about showing skin became reality thanks to Janet Jackson . . . .
Shanghai Surprise!
The casting for the older versions of the characters is so great! Those ladies match the vibes so well!
4:20 TANK GIRL! 🤪
Point Break
😂🤣🤣🤣😂 Dottie's husband is Lone Starr!
He will always help us celebrate Our Independence Day!
Baseball film favourites - Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, MoneyBall, The Natural, For Love Of The Game, Major League, Trouble With The Curve, Million Dollar Arm, Brewster's Millions.
don't forget 'bang the drum slowly' and 'damned yankees'
17:20 they are giving signs to the batter on what to do. Dottie is saying bunt, just tapping the ball so it lands a few feet away, and Dugan is saying swing away as hard as you can.
It’s funny Madonna seems more relatable in this movie than in real life! lol and I wonder if kit was always asking her sister if she dropped the ball on purpose for the rest of their lives! Lol
I Would like to suggest 2 baseball tearjerkers that will touch your heart. #1 "PRIDE OF THE YANKEES" The story of Lou Gehrig. This is every much of a love story than baseball. But it is true. #2 AMAZING GRACE AND CHUCK. The final scene according to star Jamie Lee Curtis had even the film crew crying at the end.
Two of my aunt's during the war worked in Kalamazoo making bomber airplanes. Classic "Rosie the riveter"
The first time I saw this movie, I was a maybe 19yo young man, but I fell in love with it immediately.
Madonna´s 1987 movie "Who's That Girl" was the reason, why they had a lion running around in on of the "Naked gun" movies
Major League might be my favorite baseaball movie because it's funny, but when it comes to the romance of baseball this movie is my favorite. It's so good.
I get why some people aren't fans of baseball, but movies like this probably help non-baseball fans realize why us fans love it so much
League of their own is the essential baseball movie.
Popular dances are ubiquitous throughout human history; depicted on analog media, such as scrolls , vases, and VHS tapes; described in instructor manuals and in songs. There was a cultural revival of that style around the time this movie came out.
This movie is definitely based on a true story. My coworker’s grandmother was a real life Rockford Peach in 1944, their family was very proud of their grandmother.
the writers mother..or maybe aunt was a member of one of the teams.. he had heard enough stories - he decided to string a few together and write a script
Kit hit a growth spurt at middle age 🤣
Perhaps I still have a chance
@UtopiaBlue68 same! 🤣
There may be no crying in baseball, but this movie always makes me cry.
Hands down, one of my favourite movies ever! Great memories of watching this with my late bestie when we were young, free and single!!
Mary anytime your watching a movie in that time you can't judge by our time now, it was 1940’s and it is a true story
I don't understand what you are trying to say.
lol, it must be exhausting being born in this generation. Constantly having to identify the injustices and social fo-paws from 80 years ago.
I have been a lover of baseball for over 50 years and I will never not say that this is one of the greatest baseball movies ever
Tom Hanks is amazing
Geena Davis is amazing
Rosie O'Donnell is amazing
Even Madonna is amazing.
Hey Mary! Love your content, keep it up! Regarding the dancing style in the 40s; the dance craze was called swing dancing, they "swung" to the music. It's a really awesome style of dancing
And Mary, if you look up "swing dance" in your area, it's entirely possible that there's someone who could teach you, or at least put on shows you could watch.
The big bruise on Alice's leg was real. The makeup department took pictures of Renee Coleman's leg as reference material. According to Coleman, it didn't fully heal for almost a year.
The shot of Marla departing on the train, with the American flag reflecting off it, gives me goosebumps every time.
This is up there with Field of Dreams and The Sandlot as one of my favorite baseball movies of all time, it's iconic.
The Natural
"For Love of The Game" or "Angels in the Outfield" would be my 2 favorites.
This is a good movie. When actors and actresses do great jobs.
I'm from Rockford, There's a plaque about the Rockford Peaches at a baseball field near my old house. They were a real team
My favorite Madonna movie is Desperately Seeking Susan.
Awesome reaction as always Mary ❤
13:51 he's spitting tobacco juice. Back in the day a lot of ballplayers chewed tobacco, and when the juice built up they'd have to spit it out.
They dont do it anymore because they found out it causes cancer. A great hitter, Tony Gwynn (he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame) unfortunately died from cancer due to years of chewing tobacco.
It is still fairly popular in baseball and many have switched to nicotine pouches.
3:40 - So the reason Gina Davis didn't swing is in baseball if the ball doesn't come over the plate in a certain way, and you don't swing it's a ball (meaning 4 of those and you move to 1st base), if you do swing at it despite it going over the plate wrong it's a strike (3 of those and you're out for that inning)
15:00 - The type of dancing there is called Swing Dancing. You can actually find places that teach it. Now mind you they're doing a lot of advanced and special stuff thrown in there, so if you should look it up manage expectations if you think you'll be learning how to roll your partner over your back and stuff.
Madonna had an uneven acting career. This is peehaps her best film. Another good one is Desperately Seeking Susan, in which she is very good.
Good
They made a series out of this a few years ago on Amazon that was pretty decent. All different characters but the same setting.
Dottie let the ball drop out, obviously. I'm not sure everyone gets it but oh well.
That's so cool
No way
To answer your question about Toms drinking: Most guys his size would have to be a good 8 or 9 drinks deep at least. So yea, he was hammered.
Hi Mary..a baseball movie that I think you would really like is For Love of the Game...with Kevin Costner. A lot of folks don't like the romantic parts of the plot, but I think you will really love them.
The credits showed many original AAGPBL photos mixed with movie shots.
One vote here for a video on Tank Girl, where Lori Petty (Kit) gets to be punk Jim Carrey in Mad Max land while Naomi Watts tags along as a nerd genius.
The interior scenes of the Suds Bucket were filmed at Fitzgerald's Nightclub in Berwyn, IL (outside Chicago). The mural behind the band was painted for the movie, but the venue's owners have kept it up ever since because of how cool it looks. That back wall has actually gotten scratched and dinged many times in the 30 years since, but wanting to keep the mural means they can't repair it (making for a funny image up close). I've played on that stage many times and attend shows in the club periodically, so seeing it in this movie always puts a smile on my face. They also filmed part of The Color of Money there, plus a couple music videos and other projects, so it's wild to be in the room and think about its cinematic history and all the famous stars that were once standing where you are.
The film is based on a true story. There is historical footage throughout the film. The closing scene shows the real players who were part of the league.
29:15 For many years it was allowed and the rule was if the catcher drops the ball, the runner is safe but if they hold on to it the runner is out. But only in the last few years have they changed the rules that the catcher cant completely block the path mainly to prevent injuries. They call it the "Buster Posey rule" named after who suffered a season ending injury during such a collision.
Great reaction ......i love this movie, and all the actors did a great job. Didnt see any bad acting in it at all really 👌🏾
Oh, yay! You've been killing it lately with some great pics, that honestly, are ones I would've assumed you'd already reacted to by now. Penny Marshall who directed this, was the sister of writer/director/producer/actor Gary Marshall, who played Mr. Harvey, who among a lot of other movies and TV shows, is most famous for creating the TV show "Happy Days" in the 70s. Which I don't know if you guys got it, but it was a big deal here, and I grew up watching reruns of it. She had a guest role on it, that was so funny that they eneded up creating a whole separate spin off TV show called "Laverne and Shirley", that she was one of the two stars of, which was also a big hit in the 70s. Then she obviously went on to be a director herself, and a very good one. Besides this one, a young Tom Hanks in "Big", which was a career changer for both of them, and "Awakenings" with Robert Deniro and Robin Williams are couple really good ones to check out.
Don’t ever apologize for having to live life, that always should come first. You have such a beautiful soul ❤️ Love Ya!
Hold up! 5:35 seconds into it and Mary just sang a Beatles song from my all time favorite album! I’m completely thrown now. Anything can happen now!
The part where they were giving Marla signs from the dugout. You were lost because you were supposed to be. Those signs are worked out among the players and (ideally) kept secret so strategy can be relayed to the players without tipping off the other team
"this used to be my playground..."
🎵This used to be my childhood dream🎶
My favorite Madonna's song
Fantastic movie. Much of this was filmed in southwest Indiana. Evansville's Bosse Field was used for the Racine Belle's home field and League Stadium in Huntingburg was the Rockford Peaches home field. The producers put out a call for many extras for the filming of the climactic championship game scenes. I took my son and his friend to Bosse Field for the day. I've never been able to spot us in the movie. Tom Hanks said he had a great time while staying in the area. Madonna had some disparaging things to say about it and ticked off a lot of the locals. I go to minor league baseball games at Bosse Field which kept the Racine Belles signage from the movie.
Dotty is one of those gifted people when it comes to sports, such as baseball. Her sister, on the other hand, is like the rest of us, who has to work at it. "This used to be my playground" is one of my favourite Madonna songs.
This ha always been a great movie. I haven't watched it in a long time, and I'm surprised at how many lines I remember from it. "There's no crying in baseball" is a classic. I just love movies about trailblazers in all aspects of life.
20:35 that bruise is real. The actress really tried to slide and spent the entire movie dealing with that as the aftermath.
You're the only reactor (that I know of) who has ever recognized Sharona from "Monk" while watching this.
Mary yours is the 2nd reaction I’ve watched today with a younger person like yourself questioning a parent and their adult child kissing on or near the lips. The other movie was it’s a wonderful life and Jimmy Stewart and his characters mom. This was very common probably into the 70’s and not looked at as weird or improper.
I love how Dottie and Kit immediately stand up for Marla. The women were already a team, looking out for each other. Such a great film.
Love this movie and your reaction too. People still dance that way to swing music! I go every week to dances ^_^ There are dance studios everywhere offering classes! There are even big international weekend events
Madonna has nearly 2 dozen film credits including 007 James Bond - Die Another Day.