Mind blown. You did an amazing job capturing every memorable and emotional shooting location scene in one of the, if not, the best sports movies of all time.
One of the most powerful scenes is when Rudy is on the practice field and after a play comes on over to the sideline and says to Mary, “Don’t I know you?” First, that is so incredible that you found that field where they shot this scene and so glad you included it into your video. While this scene plays for humor, it also expresses the main theme and message of the film: never give up on realizing your dreams. In this moment when Rudy says this to Mary, he’s essentially saying, ‘see, I did make it into the University of Notre Dame as I said I would’ or ‘I realized my dream of not only getting into the school but also making it onto the football team.’ The shocking look on Mary’s face and the heartfelt music adds so much emotion to this brief yet powerful scene. It also makes us think about how Mary couldn’t bend the rules about participating in the student activities and wasn’t sympathetic when Rudy revealed at the bar that he wasn’t a student at Notre Dame.
I’m glad you pointed out this particular scene and you hit the nail right on the head about what you said about it. I feel the same way. That part and the scene when Fortune lectures him in the stadium are two of my favorite parts of the movie for the messages and meanings in those scenes. Thanks for the comment.
@ Totally agree. Yes, the scene with Fortune and Rudy in the stadium is the other emotionally powerful moment that ties into the themes of the film. So amazing that you found that iconic spot of their exchange.
@ I just discovered there’s an extended cut of Rudy with multiple scenes featuring Mary with Rudy - not sure if you’ve seen that version. These scenes with Mary add so much more emotion to the story, especially when we glimpse Mary shedding a tear in the press box after seeing Rudy make the tackle at the end of the film. I had always wondered why we never saw a shot of Mary in the stadium at the end. Cannot believe the filmmakers didn’t include all her scenes in the final original cut. (Just found out: there’s a 2023 Director’s Cut of “Rudy” (to celebrate its 30th Anniversary) - which is a 127 minute cut of the film which is 13 min longer than the original. This is the way the Director intended things. You may need to find some additional shooting locations for this cut :). Going to watch it, and hopefully, all the Mary scenes are in this longer cut - she’s a more significant character in this cut I heard - she’s a sportswriter that wants to write about Rudy)
No, I wasn’t aware of that. I would definitely like to see it. Where did you come across that? I have seen one deleted scene where they are all out to dinner talking about Notre Dame football, but that’s the only one I’ve seen. I would definitely like to see the one you’re talking about.
My family were extras in some of the stadium shots in the fall of 1992. They asked the crowd to switch clothes and mix it up several times. They super imposed the groups together to look like big crowds depsite some of the shots being from a real game. They didn't pay us but they gave us all raffle tickets for participating as extras. I won 2nd prize which were round trip tickets to LA to watch Notre Dame vs USC. It's probably one of my best memories growing up as my dad and I went on the trip together to LA. They put us up in a hotel downtown facing the Hollywood sign. Side note, 1st prize was a new car (1992 geo metro) and I'm super happy that I won 2nd prize because that memory has outlasted any geo metro today. It's kind of cool to say "I was in the movie Rudy" but in reality were a small dot in the crowd scenes :-) I was there for him being carried out of the stadium on the teams shoulders.
How cool! What a cool experience, both as an extra and that you won that trip! And I agree, 2nd place was much better than 1st in this case. Thanks for sharing that story and info. I appreciate it.
Wow, I just stumbled across this myself. Needless to say you've definitely done a wonderful job capturing all of this. Rudy was and still is one of my favorite movies. I've had a lot of similarities to Rudy. I've been told by many people that I was always going to be a dreamer and that I wasn't gonna go to college. Granted I still dream a lot of times and I can say I went to college. Granted I haven't graduated yet but I'm still chasing my dream to be able to finish going to college. Being able to have my life to have identical similarities as Rudy's means a lot to me. I even have a learning disability just like Rudy. I'm determined and proud of being fearless.
This is probably the best film location video I have ever seen. Just fantastic how you nailed literally ever scene. It must have taken so long to do this. Thanks so much for this. The only addition that would have made it complete would be if you had pointed out the actual seats where Rudy's parents were sitting. Because, directly behind them, the real Rudy was sitting as a cameo in the film. He was wearing a plaid cap and sheepskin trimmed jacket, and sat directly behind Rudy's mom in the stands.
I was at a UFC even about 7 years ago and Sean was 2 rows back from us w a couple of his buddies...when the event was over I seen him standing there and me and a couple friends started chanting " RUDY RUDY RUDY".....he wasn't to impressed but his buddies loved it and wanted us to keep it going but out of respect we stopped and Sean still wouldnt stop shaking his head...lol
Ha! I can imagine that kind of thing happens to him from time to time. It’s funny that his friends found it funny. I always enjoy hearing these kind of things, thanks for sharing that.
Excellent job Sir!! One of my all time favorite movies. I visit Notre Dame and it is beautiful, spectacular! Thank you again sir an awesome and amazing job!!!
I live here and just recently went to some of these locations and you don’t fully understand Notre Dame and the city of South Bend until you’ve been to these places.
I've been to Notre Dame a million times before and after the film was made, but for some reason I never thought to look for any of the places that the movie was shot as I always just thought it was all of Notre Dame, lol. I am glad I have memories of the stadium before it changed into what it is today, etc. I think my first visit to ND was in 1978 or 79.
You are so thorough in your location hunting. Absolutely outstanding. You also do something more times than not that makes a huge difference to me in your videos…. You actually say what streets and town you are in! I love running to google earth when I find a locale like the family man and without that info I might as well not found it. So thank you for your channel. Big fan. Would love to know how you scored the pass to do all this. From stadium field access to exact holy cross room. Great work!! 🎉
Thank you very much! I really enjoyed doing these locations. I actually didn’t need a pass to do any of this. I did all the research myself and luckily was able to get into everything that I sought out to see.
Really great work! I am the only one in the family that is so curious about filming locations and get this…. Stadiums. Not just college, though I live next to lane, but nfl and mlb etc. The routes I’ve taken across US just to fit in another will never make sense to anyone else. 😂 Anyhow great channel! Ty🎉
Thank you! And I can obviously relate to your interests as well. It’s one of the things I have enjoyed about this channel, and that is, hearing from people who also have similar interests.
Nice video, well done. My parents got married in that church where Pete's service was held, of course my parents married there in the early 1950's (St Casimir Church). My aunt at the time lived about 4 houses away from the church and that Joe's Tavern is just a block down the street from the church and her old house. I have been down that street (Dunham) many times as a very young boy...I am now in my mid 60's, so it was many many years ago and long before Rudy was made. I have watched Rudy many times and I never made the connection on where some of the scenes were actually filmed.
The high school & stadium that was used in the filming of Rudy was formerly known as St. Rita High School. I've seen many football games there as a student & alumni in that particular stadium which was called St. Rita Stadium at Pat Cronin Field, home of the Mustangs. St. Rita HS sold the property to the Chicago Public Schools in the early 90's and relocated just a few miles away where the high school continues to thrive.
@@ComeSeeWithMe Serious question; how are you able to gain so much access to these locations? Do you ask permission? Do you just go in? To you say you're filming and they let you in? What's your secret?
Great question. I do a lot of research and planning before I set out and shoot locations. There’s a good amount of time I invest on the front end to come up with an itinerary of which sites I’m going to visit in what order and for how long. Every movie that I do filming locations for varies, but most of the locations I find I’m able to just walk up and see and visit then freely. Sure there are certainly some that I need to arrange for permission or access to see, but I would say in general, most are accessible without any special arrangements (of course, each movie has different circumstances). For Rudy, I was able to see almost everything I shot without any arrangements, I only needed to ask about a few spots. I had to work around a few other locations with timing of the spots, but the rest was pretty much available without any issues. If the locations are for a popular movie that I’m covering, most people understand why I’m filming them. But for lesser known movies or more remote scenes and locations, people are sometimes confused or unsure of what I’m doing or why I want to see and film the locations. In a number of cases, people weren’t even aware of what ties some of the locations were to movies. I’ve informed a number of people that their house, street, building, town, etc, were in a movie - sometimes ones they had even seen - and they had no idea until I told them or showed them how they match up.
One word describes your video: *EPIC* Notre Dame, the single most beautiful university on the Planet.☘ Thank You So Very Much For Reminding Me Of This, This Great Place KB
You are a great videographer! ND campus is lovely. I once lived close enough, that I was able to hear, the crowds cheering at the stadium. I met Rudy in the mid '90s. He represented a company but I do not remember exactly why I met him. I had a sportcard store in So.Bend at the time.
Thanks! And that’s cool you lived across the street from the house. Did you ever get to go inside it? I just wondered if they used the actual interior of the house for the interior shots they showed in the movie. I was bummed to find out some of those locations were no longer standing. But almost any time I do one of these filming locations videos, there’s often several locations that are sadly no longer there when I go tracking them down.
@@ComeSeeWithMe Also, fun little movie tid bit for ya. The Fugitive with Harrison Ford also filmed a scene in Whiting. When they go to the home and ultimately end up killing the escaped con hiding out with a woman. At 45:40 into the movie Joe Pantoliano tells Tommy Lee Jones "we got him....he's shacked up with a babe in Whiting"
@@ComeSeeWithMe I stand corrected. Although in the film they are going to Whiting, it however was filmed in south Chicago on Green Bay Ave. and the homes have since been demolished.
Thanks, I appreciate it man! I was surprised no one had done this filming locations before. I felt I almost needed to, this movie deserved it. Thanks for the comment and glad you liked it.
@@ComeSeeWithMe Yes Sir!!...When my uncles and I watch football games and a good play happens....one of us will say out RUDY! RUDY! we all know were it came from if you know football or something about it ! Or to be funny Hercules! Hercules! from ???? 😂 Good job bro 💯🤙🏽!
You do such a great job on these. I knew as soon as I saw your Notre Dame video several days ago that there juuuust might be a certain movie filming locations vid following it.
Thanks very much! And yes, you called it. I had a lot of fun doing this location, it took me all over the place and I got to see almost everything I set out to do, and I wasn’t sure that was going to be possible. I appreciate the comment.
Excellent video!!! One question - Is there a specific GPS coordinate to type in to get close to the bench? Kind of hard to find! I'll be in the area this coming weekend, and it's on the list of stuff to see.
Yes, unfortunately much of what was filmed in Whiting is gone. Thankfully most everything in and around South Bend is still there, but even a few of those locations are gone.
Do you mean the factory that Rudy worked in, in the movie? In the movie he worked at the factory before going off to Notre Dame. If that’s what you are asking about, the factory still exists but is no longer in operation.
No, I do not. I looked into possibly going to see it, but it appeared to be posted and abandoned and I didn’t want to spend the time and money tracking that location down and likely not being able to see what was used in filming.
I think joes bar back then was called a good time bar I was with a small group of people across the street ,when they finished filming sean Astin came out and a person would hand him a small teddy bear. Imagine there was a person there whose job was to hand him a teddy bear. Actually, a few scenes were filmed my the hometown of whiting Ind.
Thanks man. This was one I had been wanting to do for awhile now. I planned on doing it last year but Covid hit so I pushed it aside. One year later and with Covid still around and not going anywhere anytime soon, I got vaccinated said heck with it, I’m tired of waiting around and went and did it. I feared Covid would make it hard to explore all the places I wanted to, especially the ones on campus, but I was able to navigate around almost everything I set out to find even with the added hurdles. I had to plan a few things around a few obstacles, but I came away much more pleased than I expected to with the Covid limitations. I agree, we really should do one together some time, what was your idea?
@@ComeSeeWithMe So awesome and good for you! I just finished watching the whole thing.. AWESOME!! I was hoping you’d show the exact spot for the “I’ve never seen a game from the stands.” Scene. One of the most under appreciated reveals and scenes in movie history. So good... And yes, would be epic to do!
Yeah, that’s one of my favorite parts of the movie, I love that scene. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to get any interior footage of the stadium when I was there. I’ve been to Notre Dame a number of times before and they are pretty strict on how access into the stadium. But fortunately I found an arrangement. The main reason I wanted to get back inside this time was to find that spot where Fortune and Rudy had that discussion. I had already been in the stadium in the past for games but really wanted to get in to find that exact location. I also wanted to find the seat that Rudy sat in, when the stadium was empty after the game. Those were the two spots I wanted to find most inside the stadium.
That wasn’t the only thing that was made up. The older brothers were made up. I don’t know everything but I think Rudy was the oldest in the family. He had no older brothers. You have to take some liberties I guess. The high school he went to… It was an all boys high school there were no girls. So yeah, you could pick this movie apart if you wanted to. But it is still one of my favorite sports movies.
Mind blown. You did an amazing job capturing every memorable and emotional shooting location scene in one of the, if not, the best sports movies of all time.
Thank you very much! I had a blast finding all these locations. It was a lot of fun doing this project. Glad you enjoyed it.
One of the most powerful scenes is when Rudy is on the practice field and after a play comes on over to the sideline and says to Mary, “Don’t I know you?” First, that is so incredible that you found that field where they shot this scene and so glad you included it into your video. While this scene plays for humor, it also expresses the main theme and message of the film: never give up on realizing your dreams. In this moment when Rudy says this to Mary, he’s essentially saying, ‘see, I did make it into the University of Notre Dame as I said I would’ or ‘I realized my dream of not only getting into the school but also making it onto the football team.’ The shocking look on Mary’s face and the heartfelt music adds so much emotion to this brief yet powerful scene. It also makes us think about how Mary couldn’t bend the rules about participating in the student activities and wasn’t sympathetic when Rudy revealed at the bar that he wasn’t a student at Notre Dame.
I’m glad you pointed out this particular scene and you hit the nail right on the head about what you said about it. I feel the same way. That part and the scene when Fortune lectures him in the stadium are two of my favorite parts of the movie for the messages and meanings in those scenes. Thanks for the comment.
@ Totally agree. Yes, the scene with Fortune and Rudy in the stadium is the other emotionally powerful moment that ties into the themes of the film. So amazing that you found that iconic spot of their exchange.
Totally agree, and thank you!
@ I just discovered there’s an extended cut of Rudy with multiple scenes featuring Mary with Rudy - not sure if you’ve seen that version. These scenes with Mary add so much more emotion to the story, especially when we glimpse Mary shedding a tear in the press box after seeing Rudy make the tackle at the end of the film. I had always wondered why we never saw a shot of Mary in the stadium at the end. Cannot believe the filmmakers didn’t include all her scenes in the final original cut. (Just found out: there’s a 2023 Director’s Cut of “Rudy” (to celebrate its 30th Anniversary) - which is a 127 minute cut of the film which is 13 min longer than the original. This is the way the Director intended things. You may need to find some additional shooting locations for this cut :). Going to watch it, and hopefully, all the Mary scenes are in this longer cut - she’s a more significant character in this cut I heard - she’s a sportswriter that wants to write about Rudy)
No, I wasn’t aware of that. I would definitely like to see it. Where did you come across that? I have seen one deleted scene where they are all out to dinner talking about Notre Dame football, but that’s the only one I’ve seen. I would definitely like to see the one you’re talking about.
My family were extras in some of the stadium shots in the fall of 1992. They asked the crowd to switch clothes and mix it up several times. They super imposed the groups together to look like big crowds depsite some of the shots being from a real game. They didn't pay us but they gave us all raffle tickets for participating as extras. I won 2nd prize which were round trip tickets to LA to watch Notre Dame vs USC. It's probably one of my best memories growing up as my dad and I went on the trip together to LA. They put us up in a hotel downtown facing the Hollywood sign. Side note, 1st prize was a new car (1992 geo metro) and I'm super happy that I won 2nd prize because that memory has outlasted any geo metro today. It's kind of cool to say "I was in the movie Rudy" but in reality were a small dot in the crowd scenes :-) I was there for him being carried out of the stadium on the teams shoulders.
How cool! What a cool experience, both as an extra and that you won that trip! And I agree, 2nd place was much better than 1st in this case. Thanks for sharing that story and info. I appreciate it.
Dude, thanks for making this. Rudy is one of the best movies of all time in my opinion and this is nostalgic. Thank you
You’re welcome!
Wow, I just stumbled across this myself. Needless to say you've definitely done a wonderful job capturing all of this.
Rudy was and still is one of my favorite movies. I've had a lot of similarities to Rudy. I've been told by many people that I was always going to be a dreamer and that I wasn't gonna go to college. Granted I still dream a lot of times and I can say I went to college. Granted I haven't graduated yet but I'm still chasing my dream to be able to finish going to college.
Being able to have my life to have identical similarities as Rudy's means a lot to me. I even have a learning disability just like Rudy. I'm determined and proud of being fearless.
Thank you, and thanks for sharing your story. I appreciated reading it.
This is probably the best film location video I have ever seen. Just fantastic how you nailed literally ever scene. It must have taken so long to do this. Thanks so much for this. The only addition that would have made it complete would be if you had pointed out the actual seats where Rudy's parents were sitting. Because, directly behind them, the real Rudy was sitting as a cameo in the film. He was wearing a plaid cap and sheepskin trimmed jacket, and sat directly behind Rudy's mom in the stands.
Thank you very much. Yes, it took a lot of time to make. But it was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed doing it.
This video deserves a lot more than 4,700 views. Well done sir.
Thank you very much! I appreciate it!
I was at a UFC even about 7 years ago and Sean was 2 rows back from us w a couple of his buddies...when the event was over I seen him standing there and me and a couple friends started chanting " RUDY RUDY RUDY".....he wasn't to impressed but his buddies loved it and wanted us to keep it going but out of respect we stopped and Sean still wouldnt stop shaking his head...lol
Ha! I can imagine that kind of thing happens to him from time to time. It’s funny that his friends found it funny. I always enjoy hearing these kind of things, thanks for sharing that.
Excellent job Sir!! One of my all time favorite movies. I visit Notre Dame and it is beautiful, spectacular! Thank you again sir an awesome and amazing job!!!
Thank you very much!
I wish I had Rudys' fortitude and desire. I'm convinced I would've made the pros. Wouldn't have been a superstar, but a good player.
I live here and just recently went to some of these locations and you don’t fully understand Notre Dame and the city of South Bend until you’ve been to these places.
I agree!
@ next time you come to visit, let me know!
Good work my friend on a classic movie 🍿
Thank you!
Great job on this hometown classic!
Thank you!
I've been to Notre Dame a million times before and after the film was made, but for some reason I never thought to look for any of the places that the movie was shot as I always just thought it was all of Notre Dame, lol. I am glad I have memories of the stadium before it changed into what it is today, etc. I think my first visit to ND was in 1978 or 79.
Yeah, the additions and upgrades to the stadium are nice. But I still miss the stadium prior to them too. Something about that old bowl…
You are so thorough in your location hunting. Absolutely outstanding. You also do something more times than not that makes a huge difference to me in your videos…. You actually say what streets and town you are in!
I love running to google earth when I find a locale like the family man and without that info I might as well not found it.
So thank you for your channel. Big fan. Would love to know how you scored the pass to do all this. From stadium field access to exact holy cross room. Great work!! 🎉
Thank you very much! I really enjoyed doing these locations. I actually didn’t need a pass to do any of this. I did all the research myself and luckily was able to get into everything that I sought out to see.
Really great work! I am the only one in the family that is so curious about filming locations and get this…. Stadiums. Not just college, though I live next to lane, but nfl and mlb etc. The routes I’ve taken across US just to fit in another will never make sense to anyone else. 😂 Anyhow great channel! Ty🎉
Thank you! And I can obviously relate to your interests as well. It’s one of the things I have enjoyed about this channel, and that is, hearing from people who also have similar interests.
You definitely put some work into making this video. Well done sir ☘️
Yes I did, but it was fun and I always enjoy hearing when people enjoy them.
Nice video, well done. My parents got married in that church where Pete's service was held, of course my parents married there in the early 1950's (St Casimir Church). My aunt at the time lived about 4 houses away from the church and that Joe's Tavern is just a block down the street from the church and her old house. I have been down that street (Dunham) many times as a very young boy...I am now in my mid 60's, so it was many many years ago and long before Rudy was made. I have watched Rudy many times and I never made the connection on where some of the scenes were actually filmed.
Thank you very much, and thanks for sharing that info.
The high school & stadium that was used in the filming of Rudy was formerly known as St. Rita High School.
I've seen many football games there as a student & alumni in that particular stadium which was called St. Rita Stadium at Pat Cronin Field, home of the Mustangs.
St. Rita HS sold the property to the Chicago Public Schools in the early 90's and relocated just a few miles away where the high school continues to thrive.
Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.
Channels like yours are something to be cherished. Awesome video!
Thank you very much!
@@ComeSeeWithMe Serious question; how are you able to gain so much access to these locations? Do you ask permission? Do you just go in? To you say you're filming and they let you in? What's your secret?
Great question. I do a lot of research and planning before I set out and shoot locations. There’s a good amount of time I invest on the front end to come up with an itinerary of which sites I’m going to visit in what order and for how long. Every movie that I do filming locations for varies, but most of the locations I find I’m able to just walk up and see and visit then freely. Sure there are certainly some that I need to arrange for permission or access to see, but I would say in general, most are accessible without any special arrangements (of course, each movie has different circumstances). For Rudy, I was able to see almost everything I shot without any arrangements, I only needed to ask about a few spots. I had to work around a few other locations with timing of the spots, but the rest was pretty much available without any issues. If the locations are for a popular movie that I’m covering, most people understand why I’m filming them. But for lesser known movies or more remote scenes and locations, people are sometimes confused or unsure of what I’m doing or why I want to see and film the locations. In a number of cases, people weren’t even aware of what ties some of the locations were to movies. I’ve informed a number of people that their house, street, building, town, etc, were in a movie - sometimes ones they had even seen - and they had no idea until I told them or showed them how they match up.
One word describes your video:
*EPIC*
Notre Dame, the single most beautiful university on the Planet.☘
Thank You So Very Much For Reminding Me Of This, This Great Place
KB
Thanks, and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
You are a great videographer! ND campus is lovely. I once lived close enough, that I was able to hear, the crowds cheering at the stadium. I met Rudy in the mid '90s. He represented a company but I do not remember exactly why I met him. I had a sportcard store in So.Bend at the time.
Thank you, and also thank you for sharing that information. I also enjoy my visits to South Bend and I had a lot of fun making this video.
WOW !!! This is just AMAZING. One of my dream is to do exactly what you did and you made me want to do it even more !! This is just insane. TY Sir !
Thank you very much l! And I hope you get to do it yourself one day. It was a cool adventure, I really enjoyed it.
Love this!!
Thanks!
Cheers to you, one of my favorite movies growing up. I rewatched it so much the reels in the vhs tape wore out 😂
Thanks!
Great video. Chicago native here and ironically my wife and I lived in an apartment across the street from the "Ruettiger" house
Thanks! And that’s cool you lived across the street from the house. Did you ever get to go inside it? I just wondered if they used the actual interior of the house for the interior shots they showed in the movie. I was bummed to find out some of those locations were no longer standing. But almost any time I do one of these filming locations videos, there’s often several locations that are sadly no longer there when I go tracking them down.
@@ComeSeeWithMe yes, the interior was used in shots. We had family friends who had been in the house throughout the years.
@@ComeSeeWithMe Also, fun little movie tid bit for ya. The Fugitive with Harrison Ford also filmed a scene in Whiting. When they go to the home and ultimately end up killing the escaped con hiding out with a woman. At 45:40 into the movie Joe Pantoliano tells Tommy Lee Jones "we got him....he's shacked up with a babe in Whiting"
@@ComeSeeWithMe I stand corrected. Although in the film they are going to Whiting, it however was filmed in south Chicago on Green Bay Ave. and the homes have since been demolished.
That’s very cool! And thanks for sharing that info. I appreciate it.
Thank you boss for sharing.... One of my old favorite movies , true story....because it is 💯🙏🏽❣️....🤙🏽🇬🇺🇲🇵🤙🏽
Thanks, I appreciate it man! I was surprised no one had done this filming locations before. I felt I almost needed to, this movie deserved it. Thanks for the comment and glad you liked it.
@@ComeSeeWithMe Yes Sir!!...When my uncles and I watch football games and a good play happens....one of us will say out RUDY! RUDY! we all know were it came from if you know football or something about it ! Or to be funny Hercules! Hercules! from ???? 😂
Good job bro 💯🤙🏽!
You do such a great job on these. I knew as soon as I saw your Notre Dame video several days ago that there juuuust might be a certain movie filming locations vid following it.
Thanks very much! And yes, you called it. I had a lot of fun doing this location, it took me all over the place and I got to see almost everything I set out to do, and I wasn’t sure that was going to be possible. I appreciate the comment.
Love the movie Rudy! Thank you for this video. I would love to see in person one day. :)
Thanks, and I hope you get to see these places one day yourself too.
Excellent video!!! One question - Is there a specific GPS coordinate to type in to get close to the bench? Kind of hard to find! I'll be in the area this coming weekend, and it's on the list of stuff to see.
Are you asking about the bench where Rudy is reading the acceptance letter by the lake?
@@ComeSeeWithMe Yes, sir.
(41.7074046, -86.2408133)
Paste that into google maps and it should put you right on the spot.
@@ComeSeeWithMe Thank you!
Sean astin greatest movie of all time.
Some parts were filmed across street where I grew up in Whiting, Indiana. Only one building left from movie. City tore all down
Yes, unfortunately much of what was filmed in Whiting is gone. Thankfully most everything in and around South Bend is still there, but even a few of those locations are gone.
You deserve more likes and views, this was great. We live near ND and nice to see the before and after.
Thank you very much! I appreciate it.
Do you know if the construction 🚧 site where rudy worked existed in the movie 🎬 ?
Do you mean the factory that Rudy worked in, in the movie? In the movie he worked at the factory before going off to Notre Dame. If that’s what you are asking about, the factory still exists but is no longer in operation.
@ComeSeeWithMe oh okay cool, yes, that one.. do you have footage of that ?? You dud great job on filming 🎥 locations
No, I do not. I looked into possibly going to see it, but it appeared to be posted and abandoned and I didn’t want to spend the time and money tracking that location down and likely not being able to see what was used in filming.
I think joes bar back then was called a good time bar I was with a small group of people across the street ,when they finished filming sean Astin came out and a person would hand him a small teddy bear. Imagine there was a person there whose job was to hand him a teddy bear. Actually, a few scenes were filmed my the hometown of whiting Ind.
Thanks for sharing that info.
Love this movie and you’ve managed to do another outstanding job here bud! We have to do one of these together. I have an idea for a fun one.
Thanks man. This was one I had been wanting to do for awhile now. I planned on doing it last year but Covid hit so I pushed it aside. One year later and with Covid still around and not going anywhere anytime soon, I got vaccinated said heck with it, I’m tired of waiting around and went and did it. I feared Covid would make it hard to explore all the places I wanted to, especially the ones on campus, but I was able to navigate around almost everything I set out to find even with the added hurdles. I had to plan a few things around a few obstacles, but I came away much more pleased than I expected to with the Covid limitations. I agree, we really should do one together some time, what was your idea?
@@ComeSeeWithMe So awesome and good for you! I just finished watching the whole thing.. AWESOME!! I was hoping you’d show the exact spot for the “I’ve never seen a game from the stands.” Scene. One of the most under appreciated reveals and scenes in movie history. So good... And yes, would be epic to do!
Yeah, that’s one of my favorite parts of the movie, I love that scene. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to get any interior footage of the stadium when I was there. I’ve been to Notre Dame a number of times before and they are pretty strict on how access into the stadium. But fortunately I found an arrangement. The main reason I wanted to get back inside this time was to find that spot where Fortune and Rudy had that discussion. I had already been in the stadium in the past for games but really wanted to get in to find that exact location. I also wanted to find the seat that Rudy sat in, when the stadium was empty after the game. Those were the two spots I wanted to find most inside the stadium.
@@ComeSeeWithMe Very cool
Surprised that none of the early scenes were ever filmed in Joliet. Joliet Catholic is pretty accessible
I’m not sure why they handled it the way they did. Often the answer to why is traced back to money. It could be applicable here but I’m not sure.
Where exactly is the location of rudy reading the accepted letter?
Here is the exact GPS coordinates if that helps: (41.7074123, -86.2408076)
@@ComeSeeWithMe thank you
You’re welcome.
Rudy dreams of playing college football for Notre Dame.
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Sean Astin got the sack to end the game and get carried off the field. He played football for notre dame.
Unfortunately, the great actor who played the character Fortune was made up.
Yeah, it is unfortunate that person didn’t exist in the backstory. But that character certainly added a lot to the movie. A good addition IMO.
That wasn’t the only thing that was made up. The older brothers were made up. I don’t know everything but I think Rudy was the oldest in the family. He had no older brothers. You have to take some liberties I guess. The high school he went to… It was an all boys high school there were no girls. So yeah, you could pick this movie apart if you wanted to. But it is still one of my favorite sports movies.
@ thank you for letting me know all the obvious and known facts about this movie, Mr. helper.
Robert prosky the priest