She didn't show one of my favorite scenes. After Archie hits the fly ball to right field - meaning that not only did Moonlight get to fulfill his wish of actually getting to bat against major league pitching, but driving in a run to help his team in the process - he goes back to the bench, sits down and turns and smiles and nods at Ray. Ray nods and smiles back. No dialogue is needed but you know what is happening is that Doc Graham is thanking Ray for making a dream come true and Ray is saying "you're welcome". That's great filmmaking to let that moment play out.
My father passed away in 1987 and we were both big baseball fans. Here it is, 35 years later, and when Ray says "Hey dad? Wanna have a catch?" I'm crying my eyes out.
@@gregsager2062 absolutely, now , that simplistic way of living and the family unit including manhood is being threatened, we must honor the men in the past and continue the legacy of Our grandfathers and fathers so future generations will have that simple peace and family. My dad was my baseball coach and played catch with me even when i was in my 20's returning home from the Marines. We must keep this tradition alive.
I'm a 50 year old Aussie bloke, and have spent the last three plus decades breaking into tears (even more so after becoming a Dad) at one line, 'Hey...Dad? Wanna have a catch?' Every single time!!!
There's a baseball pun hidden in this film. When Moonlight Graham gets his at bat, he flies out but a runner scores. This is what is known as a "Sacrifice". When you think about it in terms of Doc"s career, it all makes sense.
I don't know any men who've seen this movie and didn't cry. That last scene where he asks his dad for a game of catch, gets me every time. What guy doesn't want one last game of catch with his Dad? An awesome movie!
This is probably my all-time favorite movie. I cry every single time. As a real Iowa “farm girl” - I grew up on a farm in Iowa- it made me so happy to see a movie that not only was set in Iowa, but actually showed that Iowa can be beautiful too. I’ve been to the Field of dreams twice (yes, the field is still there). I love everything about this movie - Kevin Costner’s performance is wonderful, as are the performances of Amy Madigan and the rest of the cast. The music is beautiful and fits the story perfectly. Fun fact- this movie was shot in the summer of ‘88. That summer was one of the most brutal droughts on record in Iowa. The producers knew nothing about farming and had to have a crash course on growing corn and then try to keep it green and alive during a horrific drought. Not to mention it was extremely hot and humid that summer too while they were shooting. Somehow they managed to keep the corn and field green and beautiful.
So for years after the movie people would drive to that farm in Iowa and just sit there to soak in the joy of baseball. Also a few years ago Costner joined Major League Baseball…they built a second official field that was next to the field used in the move. You can see the opening of the Field Of Dreams Baseball game between the Chicago WhiteSox and The Boston Red Sox on You Tube. Each team wore vintage uniforms and yes as each player was announced they walked onto the field from the corn field. Costner gave an opening speech that would bring a tear to you eyes. This movie is beautiful and I so enjoy reliving these movies through your eyes. Thank you
There were two games, that one and then one in 2022. Last year there wasn't one because a permanent stadium is being built on the site along with youth baseball and softball fields. This year there will be a game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, which was the home stadium of the Birmingham Barons of the Negro League and is the oldest stadium still in use in the US. They're planning on going back to the Field of Dreams site when the construction there is done.
Having had a catch with my dad hundreds of times growing up, and then losing my dad to Alzheimer’s in 2015, that first ball Ray catches from his dad, where he pauses, looks into his glove, kills me every time. Grown man openly weeping bc of a scene in a movie. Yes! We all want one more catch with our heroes. Loved the reaction Ames. ❤
I remember back when this movie came out at the theaters. I’m from Chicago area and my grandparents had a house in Pelican Lake Minnesota. My dad took me and my brother as kids to see this at the theater in Minnesota. Such a good film. My dad passed away from cancer in 2021. My last gift I got from him was Dwier Brown who plays John Kinsella. Dwier signed an autograph ball. My dad went to the Field of Dreams stadium and had a special event with the baseball field. I have a Field Of Dreams shirt he got me and the autograph ball
Such good memories to have and to cherish. My dad taught me how to fish and camp. That to me was cool. We each have memories that we will forever cherish of our fathers.
I love how you can’t tell what kind of movie it is until it unfolds. Burt Lancaster shows what a real movie star is. He commands every second on screen.
Shoeless Joe and the “Black Sox” scandal was real. They made a movie about it called “Eight Men Out” starring D.B Sweeney as Shoeless Joe Jackson.and John Cusack was Buck Weaver
I grew up in Iowa and still live in Iowa. I live less than an hour from the filming location of "Field of Dreams" and I know one of the extras who played one of the baseball players. This film brings me to tears, especially now that I am a father. My own father is still alive but is living with Parkinson's. I'd give anything to go out and throw the ball with my dad and brother like we did when we were kids. One of my favorite moments in this movie besides "Dad. Wanna have a catch?" is when Burt Lancaster (Dr. Graham) is walking off the field and Ray Liotta (Shoeless Joe) says, "Hey Rookie! You were good." And then, Dr. Graham disappears into the corn. They didn't know it then, but that was Burt Lancaster's final film. What an incredible way to go out. That moment also reminds me of the power of words and how much it matters to tell the people you love how much you love them and compliment others without shame or hesitancy. I'd give anything to hear someone I love or admire tell me that "I'm good, or amazing, or worthy." Thanks for watching this movie. It's by far my all-time favorite. One last thing - in 1989, every single motor vehicle in Iowa had a bumper sticker that read, "Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa." It was kind of awesome. :)
This wonderful wonderful movie always makes me cry. I'm a 48 years old man, living in the UK, and not really into baseball at all if I'm honest! I admit, losing my parents from illness and knowing about time well spent with friends and family being essential, plus trying to at least attempt to make some dreams come true, all that hits me deep now, but still. I saw this movie and bought it, bought Kinsella's books (the short and the later novel) and I must say, the screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson added even MORE to the story. This is one of those rare times where a movie is as good as or better than the book! Anyway, thanks for the tears haha, wonderful reaction, and after seeing this so many times, I still think Wow, what a breathtaking entertainment experience and deep emotional story! Cheers!
My whole life….Since I first saw it when I was 12/13. I have never watched this movie and NOT cried. Generally, I am not a crier. Most movies have no effect on me. I’ve watched THIS movie with other people who were seeing it the first time, and been perfectly fine most of the way. No big deal. And then we get to that stupid line. “Is there a heaven?” 🤦♀️😭 “Oh yeah, it’s the place dreams come true.” And the music swells. And I go from zero to sixty. Just burst out in tears. Every. Damn. Time. Like flicking a switch. I’m programmed now. This movie has burrowed into my subconscious. It is a trigger for my deepest darkest yearnings and fears. So of course it’s one of my all time favorites. ❤️😂 Thank you for watching it!
James Earl Jones monologue about baseball is one of the best written and acted moments in film. Another fun baseball movie to watch is A League of Their Own
James Earl Jones was also in The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars and Motor Kings, about the black ball players not allowed to play in Major League Baseball during the days of Jim Crow segregation.
Beautiful film. Watching this film always brings me to tears. My dad is gone 21 years, and we were best friends. Playing baseball with him was among the happiest times of my life.
I watched it for the first time yesterday. Blew me away! I never saw it when it came out, but the 'If you build it, he will come' line has become one of those classic lines ever since. This film is near perfect! Great reaction from you, too!
I LOVE this movie, it's such a gem. It's such an amazing feel good, low pressure film. It has this "matter of fact" feel to it. And Costner is PERFECT in this role. It's a tear jerker every time you see it.
Great reaction, the end gets me every time since it's been years since my dad passed and I too would like to have a catch with him. Eight Men Out is a great recap of the Black Sox scandal of 1919 and pretty well done.
The Field of Dreams still exist in that cornfield and Major League Baseball teams play one game there every year in throw back uniforms. I don't know if they still do it, but the players use to walk ouy of the cornfield onto the baseball field. You gotta LOVE BASEBALL.
This is probably in my top 10 list if I had to make one. The score always stood out for me, not because it’s bombastic or action packed, but because it’s simple and evokes that sense of nostalgia perfectly described by James Earl Jones at the end of the film.
There are so many hidden themes in this movie. Like Doc Graham. There are so many people out there who have dreams but never get to live them and some leave their dreams to do what they were meant to. Doc becoming a doctor changed so many lives that it became a dream he was not aware of until it impacted others lives, that being children. When Karen gets hurt, he steps up to the border of the field and has to make a choice to leave the dream to go and do what he was meant to do. This was Burt Lancaster’s last role. Every time I see him smile at Shoeless Joe after getting validation and then walking into the corn field, I feel like we are giving him validation as an actor before he really died and makes my nose stuff up. He was one of the greats.
1989 was one of the best years of all time for movies. It included movies like My Left Foot, Dead Poets Society, Driving Miss Daisy, When Harry Met Sally, Glory, The Fabulous Baker Boys, to mention a few. They never grow old and Field of Dreams is right up there with them.
I've seen this movie probably at least a dozen times. Super rewatchable. I tear up every time he asks his dad if he wants to play catch. No other movie does this to me.
I used to live in Illinois about 45 minutes from the house. So many Chicago locations during that era. I live 10 minutes from The movie Plains, Trains and Automobiles motel where they crashed the car into the motel. They still have the motel to this day and running. A lot of people stay there to live there. Just surprised motels exist to this day lol
Wonderful reaction Ames. Having grown up in a baseball family this is the ultimate childhood fantasy - being able to play catch with your father when you were about same age. No man can get through that ending - "Hey Dad, want to have a catch?" - without that strong, heartfelt emotion. Maybe this is heaven.
Wonderful reaction! This is the first Field of Dreams reaction I've watched since my dad died 2 months ago. I've always teared up for "wanna have a catch?" before, but this time it hit harder.
This thing makes me cry every time and I've watched it a lot of times and it still gets to me. Terrance's speech is so heartwarming and with James Earl Jones' voice it is a little bit of heaven and a tearjerker and then his dad shows up just to make it worse (better!) Burt Lancaster made his last role a memorable one. Just one great movie experience.
i don't really know anything about baseball, and saw it when it came out on video. It's about regret and lost dreams, but it's more than that Ray's regret about hurtful words to his father and his perception of the times his father forced him to play catch was akin to doing a chore, but then his realization that was that it was more about his father being able to spend time together, that may not come around again, is what makes this so beautiful, with baseball just being the backdrop that can be relatable for most people that see it, the irony is that the people who dislike the movie, are like the people who don't see the baseball game in the movie. But then that's the point of the Field of Dreams. Nostalgic and heartwarming. Burt Lancaster is just amazing in the movie, a true acting legend.
I've seen this film dozens of times, and my cheeks still get wet. But it's wonderful to see someone else appreciate it. Great reaction... you helped me make it new again.
I think I've already cried three times watching this reaction for the third time lmao. But the writing - just extraordinary. The time back in '72 with Moonlight Graham always get me too. It's just a perfect film.
I've watched several of your videos now and your insight is magical. I've seen this particular movie more times than I can remember and your perspective throughout has shed new light on a classic. Thank you!
When they first started filming, the farmers corn wasn't tall enough, so it was watered and watered. When he's standing in the cornfield and hears the first voice, he's standing on a box, because the corn was so tall. In the last shot of the movie, the cars weren't moving, they were flashing their headlights from dim to bright and back down to dim to make it look like they were moving. The only cars that moved were the cars pulling into the area of the ball field. Also, the grass was painted, because when they planted the sod, they were told to wait three weeks before they could be on the grass. From what I understand, the woman who read doc. Graham's obituary from the paper, is the person who wrote the obituary. The director and producer said that won't work, we have to start filming tomorrow. So, they painted the grass green, to make it look like they were playing on green grass of a baseball field. Little tid-bits of info for you. After the filming was done, the farmer I think the next year plowed the field and planted more corn. Edit: 😮😮 I haven't heard some say coinky dink in what seems like forever. I thought that was a thing that only my close friends and I use. That's so cool. 😁😁😎😎 Next time, you might want to have tissues with you. 😁😁😁😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣
THEY don't make movies like this anymore. . . And don't hold your breath, they never will again. ❤❤❤❤❤❤ mucho love, & great reaction to a very memorable classic.
One of my favorite movies. I was in college when I first watched this movie, and I was so high I thought the movie was over once he built the field and Shoeless Joe showed up. I was blown away by the rest of the movie, and I had no idea where it would go. Loved James Earl Jones in this.
I’m a 53 year old man and I’m not ashamed to say that this movie makes me cry every time I watch it. I’ve always said that baseball was my first true love and that I have my dad to thank. Like Ray, my dad was older too and him and I did not make much in common. But baseball was always our strongest bond. I grew up up with stories about Roberto Clemente and the 1960 Pirates that beat the mighty New York Yankees in the World Series. My dad will have passed 25 years ago next month. I do still remember the last game of catch we had. I still miss him…
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction to this truly unique, touching, poetic, as well as suspenseful film (that is only really partly about baseball), and which notably also gave a generation of men more permission for strong men to express tender emotions and display feelings of love (and in this case, for their fathers). Certainly in my Top 50.
A beautiful reaction. I love how you figured out, four minutes in, that what Ray needed was to resolve his regrets about his father. I think this movie is so powerful because we all have regrets about things we wish we could undo, or things we wish we had done, and especially people we've lost who we want to talk to. The film tells us that there is enough love in the universe that we can forgive ourselves and be forgiven, that we can, well, not undo our sins of callousness and thoughtlessness, but at least redeem ourselves.
In the book, Terrance Mann was J.D. Sallinger but Sallinger wouldn't let them use his name in the movie. I found the novel "Shoeless Joe" on new book shelf at the library. I started reading and was totally ducked in. Years later i saw that this movie was coming out and realize it was based on Shoeless Joe and i was thrilled! Great to live through our again with Ames!
Great reaction, Ames! I am from Iowa. When this film was being made I was student at University of Northern Iowa. Three friends and I were in one of cars in that long line at the end. I had no idea it'd be such a fond memory that I'd be looking back on for the next 30+ years! Thanks for doing this.. it's a great movie!
There was a reunion on the 25th anniversary of this movie. The host was Kevin Kostner, and it was held at the real location in Iowa. Check it out sometime.
The film is based on W.P. Kinsella's 1982 novel "Shoeless Joe" (Kinsella, by the way, is a fellow Canadian - from Alberta). There are differences between the book and film, such as the novel having Ray seek out not the fictitious Terence Mann but rather J.D. Salinger (who wrote "Catcher in the Rye"). It's a great read if you get the time. Also, if you want to see a film about the Black Sox throwing the 1919 World Series, watch "Eight Men Out".
I have been to the Field of Dreams several times as a child. Bought a VHS cassette tape of the film there when I was like 8, I think. Still have it! LOVE this movie and I cried right along with you watching your reaction.
Thank you for the reaction. As a kid playing baseball this was a good movie. But as an adult that has set aside some dreams this movie hits vary different and has become one of the greats.
This movie hit me in the feels at the end. All the memories of my Dad teaching me to catch. I’m almost 50 years old and those memories are as clear as if they happened yesterday.
I remember my father always loved the Burt Lancaster bit where he says it would've been more of a shame if he never became a doctor because of all those kids he helped and saved. Now that I rewatch this movie as an adult and my Dad is 80 years old, it occurred to me why that scene MIGHT speak to him more than I considered the first few times. The idea of being happy with your choices in life and not letting regrets take over sure didn't mean much to me when I was a 13 year old.
"I don't have tissues." That was your first mistake. This movie is notorious for making grown men cry like babies. It's beautiful and magical and wonderful.
Just a little trivia, the love of cars are actually the people from the sounding towns. The production company put out an ad. The cats weren't actually moving, they were parked and the little jeep fishing the high beams to make it look like the cars were moving. Also the character Terry Mann died that's why he was able to go into the corn.
That is what ya call a real feel good movie, for damn sure. Great Hollywood motion picture. Beautiful tears in the reaction. Thanks ever so much, darlin'.
Hi Ames. I have watched this movie in full at least a dozen times and almost that many times watching reactions from others, and I cry every time. The field is still there. In fact they built another one very near this one and almost every year Major League baseball schedules 2 teams to play an actual major league game there. Terrance Mann was not an actual author. They borrowed the name of a musician from back in the day. The author who the writer of this story loved so much was actually J.D. Salinger, but there was a threat of a lawsuit if they used his name. Moonlight Graham was a real baseball player, who only played 1 inning in the big leagues on the final day of the season. The next year he was sent back to the minors and he went back to school and became a doctor. The 3 men in the bar that Terry interviewed were actual friends of Grahams, and the woman who read them the obit on Dr. Graham knew him as well and actually wrote his obit. Shoeless Joe was also a real player and was kicked out of baseball though there was no real evidence of wrongdoing by him. Love your reactions Ames. Please consider The Sting, The Great Escape and the 4 part miniseries Lonesome Dove. All exceptional stories and amazing casts. Stay safe and well!!! Hi Ames. I just rewatched you watching this amazing movie yet again. You really are adorable. Don't let a day go by without reminding your spouse how lucky they are lol.
This movie has shown me, and me hit differently every decade Ive seen it. I saw this on VHS as a 14 year old. At that time, it was - a wish my dad wanted to play catch. In my late 20s, i made amends with my dad. He passed within that same week. My take - im glad we had a chance to talk. Everyone on UA-cam has been reacting to this movie. I bought it on 4k and sat down and watched it again. Now, as a husband and father, I connect just as strong (or stronger) with the light in the window. It didnt hurt that my 11 year old son came over at the end to hug me. I cry at this movie, and my man card is still fully intact.
I'm 75 but the line "Hey Dad, wanna have a catch" always takes me back 65 years to the time when my dad would get home from work and play catch with me in the yard. A great memory.
When it's at its best, baseball can still do this. It's why, even though viewership is way down as football has taken over, some of us still watch it. Every season, we catch a few glimpses of magic. It's beautiful.
Absolutely one of my all time favorites. The "Hey Dad, want to have a catch" at the end, gets me every time. Makes me miss my dad even more when I see this movie.
Amy Madigan was so great in this. She and Gaby Hoffman (daughter Karin) also appeared together in 'Uncle Buck', released in the same year as this film.
I always tear up at the end of this movie. My dad passed in 2010 and I would give anything in the world to talk and have one last game of catch with him.
@@holddowna BTW, that female character reminiscing about the 60s I'm sure doesn't support the 2A. BTW, they only pay lip service to the free speech rights in the Bill of Rights as well.
This is the magic of movies. If someone described the plot of this movie to you, you'd probably say "that's a silly idea that will never work as a movie!" And yet it does, beautifully. The only flaw --- Shoeless Joe Jackson was a lefthanded hitter, but Ray Liotta bats right handed. Otherwise, it's perfect!
I saw this as a young adult not long after it was released theatrically, and was devastated. Our family split up when I was a young teen, and the wounds had not healed 15 years later. In fact, my siblings and I had become separated from our father, so therein lay my personal pain. I liked the movie a lot, and would watch it up until that closing scene where Ray's father appeared as a young man. I just couldn't watch it. Well, many years later we all did reunite, and while I can now watch the entire movie, it is still difficult. Watching people like yourself react to it has helped. Thank you!
Thank you for reminding me of the magic in this movie. It reminds me we have to let go of stupid things and appreciate the ones we love. Life is far to short to not do the things we want. Too many people are at odds these days and we all need to watch and read things just like this to remind us who we are.
When I was a young boy, my Dad took my brother & I to Ebbits's Field, the last year that the Dodgers played in Brooklyn. He wanted us to see his Baseball heroes play live. I was six years old & had never been to a Baseball Stadium. Walking out of the tunnel that led to the field, the sight of that ballpark, lit up, some 67 years ago, is still etched in my mind.
Oh and at James Earl Jones' "smile and laugh" being "just so joyous" - one day see him in Three Fugitives movie, he laughs SO hard in that movie in a wonderful scene that can fix any downer mood instantly! :)
Yep, once again you prove that you’re the best reactor on UA-cam. You laughed and cried at all the right moments. You fully understand all the subtleties of the story. It’s amazing how many reviewers don’t get all the wonderful facets of this movie. They just grin and say ‘Ah , that was cute.’ Thanks for being an insightful and thoughtful reviewer, that’s what makes it fun for your audience , the people who love this movie. It’s like we get to enjoy the movie for the first time , again , because we get to see it fresh through your eyes. Keep up the good work.
You are exactly right about Iowa. I live here and just about every square inch of land that hasn't been taken by a road or a building is either a smelly damn pig farm or CORNFIELDS. Cornfields horizon to horizon. As far as the eye can see. And Iowans used to be completely CRAZY about the "Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa" phrase from this movie. This ball field is still there. It's a tourist attraction. They even built ANOTHER ball field right next to it. Apparently one wasn't enough. lol. Cheers and best wishes!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I’ve barked my eyes out to this movie at least two dozen times . It’s been in my top ten movies since the night of its release and has never waivered over all these decades since . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Burt Lancaster put on an acting clinic when he was talking about his wish with the sky so blue and wrapping his arms around the bag.
She didn't show one of my favorite scenes. After Archie hits the fly ball to right field - meaning that not only did Moonlight get to fulfill his wish of actually getting to bat against major league pitching, but driving in a run to help his team in the process - he goes back to the bench, sits down and turns and smiles and nods at Ray. Ray nods and smiles back. No dialogue is needed but you know what is happening is that Doc Graham is thanking Ray for making a dream come true and Ray is saying "you're welcome". That's great filmmaking to let that moment play out.
Hello, " All Hail Burt Lancaster! " What a man.
His last scene, when Joe says: "Hey rookie...you were good." Lancaster said ten lines without saying a word. One of the best!
Burt Lancaster was 1 of the greatest actors ever! Can do it all.
The little girl was also in another great movie titled Uncle Buck. Worth adding to your watch list.
My father passed away in 1987 and we were both big baseball fans. Here it is, 35 years later, and when Ray says "Hey dad? Wanna have a catch?" I'm crying my eyes out.
hugs to you, Sir
For generations a father and son playing catch in the yard has pretty much summed up all that is simple and good and right about American manhood.
@@gregsager2062 absolutely, now , that simplistic way of living and the family unit including manhood is being threatened, we must honor the men in the past and continue the legacy of Our grandfathers and fathers so future generations will have that simple peace and family. My dad was my baseball coach and played catch with me even when i was in my 20's returning home from the Marines. We must keep this tradition alive.
I didn’t even like baseball and I played catch with my old man 😂
It’s just one of those things
Wrecks us all, man.
I'm a 50 year old Aussie bloke, and have spent the last three plus decades breaking into tears (even more so after becoming a Dad) at one line, 'Hey...Dad? Wanna have a catch?' Every single time!!!
There's a baseball pun hidden in this film. When Moonlight Graham gets his at bat, he flies out but a runner scores. This is what is known as a "Sacrifice". When you think about it in terms of Doc"s career, it all makes sense.
The sacrafice fly ball also kept his batting average historically accurate. A sacrafice hit does not count as an st bat. Still 0 for 0.
I LOVE how Amy Madigan delivers the line "Very nice meeting you". She does it with such feeling and sincerity.
I love watching reactions for this movie. Not a single person can keep it together at the end. We ALL cry.
we all cry!!!!!
Every damn time. 😄😭
So true. I have seen this movie dozens of times, and I teared up as well still which is rare for me these days. Feels good.
It starts for me at the James earl Jones speech
Imagine getting the chance to play catch one more time with your father.
"HEY ROOKIE! YOU WERE GOOD!" gets me every time.
Burt Lancaster’s final performance.
Have you ever seen The Train?
And he stole the show in the limited amount of screen time he had!! One of the best actors Hollywood ever produced!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️
A legend 👏
Last theatrical film. Burt did a little TV work after this.
Hey Burt… You were good.
I don't know any men who've seen this movie and didn't cry. That last scene where he asks his dad for a game of catch, gets me every time. What guy doesn't want one last game of catch with his Dad? An awesome movie!
Very well put.....and true.
It's true. This movie hits men even harder. The final seven minutes are among the most powerful in the history of cinema.
I’ve seen this movie probably 15 times, and I still cried even at the reaction.
This is probably my all-time favorite movie. I cry every single time. As a real Iowa “farm girl” - I grew up on a farm in Iowa- it made me so happy to see a movie that not only was set in Iowa, but actually showed that Iowa can be beautiful too. I’ve been to the Field of dreams twice (yes, the field is still there). I love everything about this movie - Kevin Costner’s performance is wonderful, as are the performances of Amy Madigan and the rest of the cast. The music is beautiful and fits the story perfectly. Fun fact- this movie was shot in the summer of ‘88. That summer was one of the most brutal droughts on record in Iowa. The producers knew nothing about farming and had to have a crash course on growing corn and then try to keep it green and alive during a horrific drought. Not to mention it was extremely hot and humid that summer too while they were shooting. Somehow they managed to keep the corn and field green and beautiful.
So for years after the movie people would drive to that farm in Iowa and just sit there to soak in the joy of baseball. Also a few years ago Costner joined Major League Baseball…they built a second official field that was next to the field used in the move. You can see the opening of the Field Of Dreams Baseball game between the Chicago WhiteSox and The Boston Red Sox on You Tube. Each team wore vintage uniforms and yes as each player was announced they walked onto the field from the corn field. Costner gave an opening speech that would bring a tear to you eyes.
This movie is beautiful and I so enjoy reliving these movies through your eyes. Thank you
Thank you for this info. I just watched that video.
There were two games, that one and then one in 2022. Last year there wasn't one because a permanent stadium is being built on the site along with youth baseball and softball fields. This year there will be a game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, which was the home stadium of the Birmingham Barons of the Negro League and is the oldest stadium still in use in the US.
They're planning on going back to the Field of Dreams site when the construction there is done.
When Ray asks his father to play catch, I cry every time.
He says have a catch and not play catch. It is an East Coast thing.
@@tonypassaretti Correct. But I think Hazi knew that. He's just using the way HE would say it.
As Kevin Costner said in an interview with Conan, “This movie is our generations ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’.”
Yeah it kind of is that isn't it? Both movies just make me cry. Reminds of what was once good in world, like being dipped in magic waters.
Having had a catch with my dad hundreds of times growing up, and then losing my dad to Alzheimer’s in 2015, that first ball Ray catches from his dad, where he pauses, looks into his glove, kills me every time. Grown man openly weeping bc of a scene in a movie. Yes! We all want one more catch with our heroes. Loved the reaction Ames. ❤
I remember back when this movie came out at the theaters. I’m from Chicago area and my grandparents had a house in Pelican Lake Minnesota. My dad took me and my brother as kids to see this at the theater in Minnesota. Such a good film. My dad passed away from cancer in 2021. My last gift I got from him was Dwier Brown who plays John Kinsella. Dwier signed an autograph ball. My dad went to the Field of Dreams stadium and had a special event with the baseball field. I have a Field Of Dreams shirt he got me and the autograph ball
A cool gift.
That is quite a story, thanks for sharing your memories. Hey, isn’t there a “Field of Dreams” game played at the stadium in Iowa every year?
Such good memories to have and to cherish. My dad taught me how to fish and camp. That to me was cool. We each have memories that we will forever cherish of our fathers.
@@solvingpolitics3172 yes there is a MLB game played there every year
@@jennifermichelleswanson3797 exactly and when I went Minnesota I always went fishing with my dad and grandpa
I love how you can’t tell what kind of movie it is until it unfolds. Burt Lancaster shows what a real movie star is. He commands every second on screen.
always heard his name! can't remember what he's from or if i have seen his stuff!
Watch The Swimmer on Prime from 1968. I think it's one of his finest performances @@holddowna
Shoeless Joe and the “Black Sox” scandal was real. They made a movie about it called “Eight Men Out” starring D.B Sweeney as Shoeless Joe Jackson.and John Cusack was Buck Weaver
John Cusack played Buck Weaver. D.B. Sweeney played Shoeless Joe.
You’re right.
Moonlight Graham was real too
8 men out was so good. still feels to me that Shoeless Joe was taken advantage of.
Cusack wasn’t Shoeless Joe.
Tears every time. James horner's score is epic.
50% of this movie comes from the music. Rest in peace James Horner. Thanks.
That finale is 100% Horner. The music is almost overwhelmingly beautiful. 😭
I grew up in Iowa and still live in Iowa. I live less than an hour from the filming location of "Field of Dreams" and I know one of the extras who played one of the baseball players. This film brings me to tears, especially now that I am a father. My own father is still alive but is living with Parkinson's. I'd give anything to go out and throw the ball with my dad and brother like we did when we were kids. One of my favorite moments in this movie besides "Dad. Wanna have a catch?" is when Burt Lancaster (Dr. Graham) is walking off the field and Ray Liotta (Shoeless Joe) says, "Hey Rookie! You were good." And then, Dr. Graham disappears into the corn. They didn't know it then, but that was Burt Lancaster's final film. What an incredible way to go out. That moment also reminds me of the power of words and how much it matters to tell the people you love how much you love them and compliment others without shame or hesitancy. I'd give anything to hear someone I love or admire tell me that "I'm good, or amazing, or worthy." Thanks for watching this movie. It's by far my all-time favorite. One last thing - in 1989, every single motor vehicle in Iowa had a bumper sticker that read, "Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa." It was kind of awesome. :)
Great post Jonathan. Thank you for sharing. All the best from Australia.
This wonderful wonderful movie always makes me cry.
I'm a 48 years old man, living in the UK, and not really into baseball at all if I'm honest!
I admit, losing my parents from illness and knowing about time well spent with friends and family being essential, plus trying to at least attempt to make some dreams come true, all that hits me deep now, but still.
I saw this movie and bought it, bought Kinsella's books (the short and the later novel) and I must say, the screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson added even MORE to the story. This is one of those rare times where a movie is as good as or better than the book!
Anyway, thanks for the tears haha, wonderful reaction, and after seeing this so many times, I still think Wow, what a breathtaking entertainment experience and deep emotional story!
Cheers!
"Field of Dreams" is like an extended "Twilight Zone" TV episode. It's very Rod Serling-esque. That's why it's so darn good.
I've never thought of it that way, but that really hits the nail on the head!
"Submitted for your approval: One Raymond Kinsella, who has a wife, daughter, mortgage and is in danger of becoming his father....."
What @@vampiro4236 said :)
My whole life….Since I first saw it when I was 12/13. I have never watched this movie and NOT cried.
Generally, I am not a crier. Most movies have no effect on me. I’ve watched THIS movie with other people who were seeing it the first time, and been perfectly fine most of the way. No big deal.
And then we get to that stupid line. “Is there a heaven?” 🤦♀️😭
“Oh yeah, it’s the place dreams come true.” And the music swells. And I go from zero to sixty. Just burst out in tears. Every. Damn. Time. Like flicking a switch. I’m programmed now. This movie has burrowed into my subconscious. It is a trigger for my deepest darkest yearnings and fears.
So of course it’s one of my all time favorites. ❤️😂
Thank you for watching it!
James Earl Jones monologue about baseball is one of the best written and acted moments in film. Another fun baseball movie to watch is A League of Their Own
Others include The Natural and Major League.
@@cshubs I agree with you there
@@agarven1 And omg, Bull Durham!
@@cshubs another good film
James Earl Jones was also in The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars and Motor Kings, about the black ball players not allowed to play in Major League Baseball during the days of Jim Crow segregation.
"Hey, dad? You wanna have a catch?" destroys me every. Single. Time.
Same, I'm always holding on....until that moment.
Yep, tears run down my face. Such great acting. Costner sounds like he going to break into tears when he asks him.
@@generoberts9151yeah, the catch in his voice makes me blubber like a baby
Beautiful film. Watching this film always brings me to tears. My dad is gone 21 years, and we were best friends. Playing baseball with him was among the happiest times of my life.
I watched it for the first time yesterday. Blew me away! I never saw it when it came out, but the 'If you build it, he will come' line has become one of those classic lines ever since.
This film is near perfect!
Great reaction from you, too!
I cry every time
Miss you Dad
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I LOVE this movie, it's such a gem. It's such an amazing feel good, low pressure film. It has this "matter of fact" feel to it. And Costner is PERFECT in this role. It's a tear jerker every time you see it.
Great reaction, the end gets me every time since it's been years since my dad passed and I too would like to have a catch with him.
Eight Men Out is a great recap of the Black Sox scandal of 1919 and pretty well done.
The Field of Dreams still exist in that cornfield and Major League Baseball teams play one game there every year in throw back uniforms. I don't know if they still do it, but the players use to walk ouy of the cornfield onto the baseball field. You gotta LOVE BASEBALL.
This is probably in my top 10 list if I had to make one. The score always stood out for me, not because it’s bombastic or action packed, but because it’s simple and evokes that sense of nostalgia perfectly described by James Earl Jones at the end of the film.
There are so many hidden themes in this movie. Like Doc Graham. There are so many people out there who have dreams but never get to live them and some leave their dreams to do what they were meant to. Doc becoming a doctor changed so many lives that it became a dream he was not aware of until it impacted others lives, that being children. When Karen gets hurt, he steps up to the border of the field and has to make a choice to leave the dream to go and do what he was meant to do. This was Burt Lancaster’s last role. Every time I see him smile at Shoeless Joe after getting validation and then walking into the corn field, I feel like we are giving him validation as an actor before he really died and makes my nose stuff up. He was one of the greats.
Well said!👍
1989 was one of the best years of all time for movies. It included movies like My Left Foot, Dead Poets Society, Driving Miss Daisy, When Harry Met Sally, Glory, The Fabulous Baker Boys, to mention a few. They never grow old and Field of Dreams is right up there with them.
Every time I watch this, it's just like you were watching it just now. All the emotions.
Amazing movie. My dad and I were huge baseball fans. He passed from cancer years ago. I still sob everytime I watch the ending.
I've seen this movie probably at least a dozen times. Super rewatchable. I tear up every time he asks his dad if he wants to play catch. No other movie does this to me.
Me too.
They ADR'd that line in after test audiences voiced how they had wished he asks to play catch and finally calls him 'dad' at the end.
Same here 👍👍👍
And, me too.
@richieb3356 you mean the "hey dad" line?
Amy Maddigan was in Uncle Buck with the late great John Candy, wonderful film.
The Daughter in this film was also in uncle buck as well. Gabby Hoffman is her name.
I used to live in Illinois about 45 minutes from the house. So many Chicago locations during that era. I live 10 minutes from The movie Plains, Trains and Automobiles motel where they crashed the car into the motel. They still have the motel to this day and running. A lot of people stay there to live there. Just surprised motels exist to this day lol
@keithsimpson6563 She was also the little girl in Hook. Robin Williams daughter.
@@SueProv the little girl that plays Robin Williams daughter in Hook was the actress Amber Scott. Gabby Hoffman was the little girl in Uncle Buck
Yea! Kobalaski tires 😅
Wonderful reaction Ames. Having grown up in a baseball family this is the ultimate childhood fantasy - being able to play catch with your father when you were about same age. No man can get through that ending - "Hey Dad, want to have a catch?" - without that strong, heartfelt emotion. Maybe this is heaven.
This is one of the best movies I've ever watched. This movie gets me every time. Field of Dreams marks the Spring and coming Summer.
Wonderful reaction! This is the first Field of Dreams reaction I've watched since my dad died 2 months ago. I've always teared up for "wanna have a catch?" before, but this time it hit harder.
"Hey, dad. Wanna have a catch?" Gets me every time. 😢
This thing makes me cry every time and I've watched it a lot of times and it still gets to me. Terrance's speech is so heartwarming and with James Earl Jones' voice it is a little bit of heaven and a tearjerker and then his dad shows up just to make it worse (better!)
Burt Lancaster made his last role a memorable one. Just one great movie experience.
When I think of the Americana, it comes from this movie. Pure nostalgia. . .
i don't really know anything about baseball, and saw it when it came out on video. It's about regret and lost dreams, but it's more than that Ray's regret about hurtful words to his father and his perception of the times his father forced him to play catch was akin to doing a chore, but then his realization that was that it was more about his father being able to spend time together, that may not come around again, is what makes this so beautiful, with baseball just being the backdrop that can be relatable for most people that see it, the irony is that the people who dislike the movie, are like the people who don't see the baseball game in the movie. But then that's the point of the Field of Dreams. Nostalgic and heartwarming. Burt Lancaster is just amazing in the movie, a true acting legend.
I've seen this film dozens of times, and my cheeks still get wet. But it's wonderful to see someone else appreciate it. Great reaction... you helped me make it new again.
I think I've already cried three times watching this reaction for the third time lmao. But the writing - just extraordinary. The time back in '72 with Moonlight Graham always get me too. It's just a perfect film.
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I've watched several of your videos now and your insight is magical. I've seen this particular movie more times than I can remember and your perspective throughout has shed new light on a classic. Thank you!
When they first started filming, the farmers corn wasn't tall enough, so it was watered and watered. When he's standing in the cornfield and hears the first voice, he's standing on a box, because the corn was so tall. In the last shot of the movie, the cars weren't moving, they were flashing their headlights from dim to bright and back down to dim to make it look like they were moving. The only cars that moved were the cars pulling into the area of the ball field. Also, the grass was painted, because when they planted the sod, they were told to wait three weeks before they could be on the grass. From what I understand, the woman who read doc. Graham's obituary from the paper, is the person who wrote the obituary. The director and producer said that won't work, we have to start filming tomorrow. So, they painted the grass green, to make it look like they were playing on green grass of a baseball field. Little tid-bits of info for you. After the filming was done, the farmer I think the next year plowed the field and planted more corn.
Edit: 😮😮 I haven't heard some say coinky dink in what seems like forever. I thought that was a thing that only my close friends and I use. That's so cool. 😁😁😎😎
Next time, you might want to have tissues with you. 😁😁😁😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣
THEY don't make movies like this anymore. . . And don't hold your breath, they never will again. ❤❤❤❤❤❤ mucho love, & great reaction to a very memorable classic.
One of my favorite movies. I was in college when I first watched this movie, and I was so high I thought the movie was over once he built the field and Shoeless Joe showed up. I was blown away by the rest of the movie, and I had no idea where it would go. Loved James Earl Jones in this.
I’m a 53 year old man and I’m not ashamed to say that this movie makes me cry every time I watch it. I’ve always said that baseball was my first true love and that I have my dad to thank. Like Ray, my dad was older too and him and I did not make much in common. But baseball was always our strongest bond. I grew up up with stories about Roberto Clemente and the 1960 Pirates that beat the mighty New York Yankees in the World Series. My dad will have passed 25 years ago next month. I do still remember the last game of catch we had. I still miss him…
Thanks for watching and leaving ur comment!!! It’s a tear jerker!
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction to this truly unique, touching, poetic, as well as suspenseful film (that is only really partly about baseball), and which notably also gave a generation of men more permission for strong men to express tender emotions and display feelings of love (and in this case, for their fathers). Certainly in my Top 50.
A beautiful reaction. I love how you figured out, four minutes in, that what Ray needed was to resolve his regrets about his father. I think this movie is so powerful because we all have regrets about things we wish we could undo, or things we wish we had done, and especially people we've lost who we want to talk to. The film tells us that there is enough love in the universe that we can forgive ourselves and be forgiven, that we can, well, not undo our sins of callousness and thoughtlessness, but at least redeem ourselves.
In the book, Terrance Mann was J.D. Sallinger but Sallinger wouldn't let them use his name in the movie.
I found the novel "Shoeless Joe" on new book shelf at the library. I started reading and was totally ducked in. Years later i saw that this movie was coming out and realize it was based on Shoeless Joe and i was thrilled!
Great to live through our again with Ames!
Oh! Thanks ya I wasn’t sure if TM was a real dude or not LOL
Great reaction, Ames! I am from Iowa. When this film was being made I was student at University of Northern Iowa. Three friends and I were in one of cars in that long line at the end. I had no idea it'd be such a fond memory that I'd be looking back on for the next 30+ years!
Thanks for doing this.. it's a great movie!
There was a reunion on the 25th anniversary of this movie. The host was Kevin Kostner, and it was held at the real location in Iowa. Check it out sometime.
There’s something about this movie that stays with you forever.
The film is based on W.P. Kinsella's 1982 novel "Shoeless Joe" (Kinsella, by the way, is a fellow Canadian - from Alberta). There are differences between the book and film, such as the novel having Ray seek out not the fictitious Terence Mann but rather J.D. Salinger (who wrote "Catcher in the Rye"). It's a great read if you get the time. Also, if you want to see a film about the Black Sox throwing the 1919 World Series, watch "Eight Men Out".
And the man tears “Hey, Dad wanna have a catch?" Hits crescendo of tears.
If this movie doesn't make one tear up something must be wrong.
Love this movie, and I've visited the field in Dyersville, Iowa.
Once again I cried at the end! 😭 I know Dog Day Afternoon didn't win the poll but please watch it someday, it's a perfect movie.
2 lines that always get me: 'It was you', No Ray, it was you.' and 'Dad, you wanna have a catch'. 59 years old and still shed tears 🙂
I have been to the Field of Dreams several times as a child. Bought a VHS cassette tape of the film there when I was like 8, I think. Still have it! LOVE this movie and I cried right along with you watching your reaction.
Thank you for the reaction. As a kid playing baseball this was a good movie. But as an adult that has set aside some dreams this movie hits vary different and has become one of the greats.
Watch Eight Men Out.
John Cusack
This movie hit me in the feels at the end. All the memories of my Dad teaching me to catch. I’m almost 50 years old and those memories are as clear as if they happened yesterday.
Whoever tricked you into watching this without tissues got you good! Great movie, great reaction!
BAH!!
The House and Field are all still there, even the original wooden bleachers. It’s a special place to visit for sure.
If you react, I will watch. :)
I love that movie and have seen it a bunch of times. And I cry every time!
29:40 "I don't have any tissues!" - oh boy, you're going to be in trouble in a couple minutes
So much trouble!!!!
I remember my father always loved the Burt Lancaster bit where he says it would've been more of a shame if he never became a doctor because of all those kids he helped and saved. Now that I rewatch this movie as an adult and my Dad is 80 years old, it occurred to me why that scene MIGHT speak to him more than I considered the first few times. The idea of being happy with your choices in life and not letting regrets take over sure didn't mean much to me when I was a 13 year old.
"I don't have tissues."
That was your first mistake.
This movie is notorious for making grown men cry like babies. It's beautiful and magical and wonderful.
Just a little trivia, the love of cars are actually the people from the sounding towns. The production company put out an ad. The cats weren't actually moving, they were parked and the little jeep fishing the high beams to make it look like the cars were moving. Also the character Terry Mann died that's why he was able to go into the corn.
One of the most impactful movies of all time for me...gets to me every single time.
That is what ya call a real feel good movie, for damn sure. Great Hollywood motion picture. Beautiful tears in the reaction. Thanks ever so much, darlin'.
Hi Ames. I have watched this movie in full at least a dozen times and almost that many times watching reactions from others, and I cry every time. The field is still there. In fact they built another one very near this one and almost every year Major League baseball schedules 2 teams to play an actual major league game there. Terrance Mann was not an actual author. They borrowed the name of a musician from back in the day. The author who the writer of this story loved so much was actually J.D. Salinger, but there was a threat of a lawsuit if they used his name. Moonlight Graham was a real baseball player, who only played 1 inning in the big leagues on the final day of the season. The next year he was sent back to the minors and he went back to school and became a doctor. The 3 men in the bar that Terry interviewed were actual friends of Grahams, and the woman who read them the obit on Dr. Graham knew him as well and actually wrote his obit. Shoeless Joe was also a real player and was kicked out of baseball though there was no real evidence of wrongdoing by him. Love your reactions Ames. Please consider The Sting, The Great Escape and the 4 part miniseries Lonesome Dove. All exceptional stories and amazing casts. Stay safe and well!!! Hi Ames. I just rewatched you watching this amazing movie yet again. You really are adorable. Don't let a day go by without reminding your spouse how lucky they are lol.
This movie has shown me, and me hit differently every decade Ive seen it.
I saw this on VHS as a 14 year old. At that time, it was - a wish my dad wanted to play catch.
In my late 20s, i made amends with my dad. He passed within that same week. My take - im glad we had a chance to talk.
Everyone on UA-cam has been reacting to this movie. I bought it on 4k and sat down and watched it again.
Now, as a husband and father, I connect just as strong (or stronger) with the light in the window. It didnt hurt that my 11 year old son came over at the end to hug me.
I cry at this movie, and my man card is still fully intact.
I'm 75 but the line "Hey Dad, wanna have a catch" always takes me back 65 years to the time when my dad would get home from work and play catch with me in the yard. A great memory.
When it's at its best, baseball can still do this. It's why, even though viewership is way down as football has taken over, some of us still watch it. Every season, we catch a few glimpses of magic. It's beautiful.
My favorite film of all time. Always makes me miss my dad. Love your reactions kiddo
This whole movie makes me feel like we're truly in a simulation and that we're all just in a dream and can't die.
Absolutely one of my all time favorites. The "Hey Dad, want to have a catch" at the end, gets me every time. Makes me miss my dad even more when I see this movie.
Amy Madigan was so great in this. She and Gaby Hoffman (daughter Karin) also appeared together in 'Uncle Buck', released in the same year as this film.
I always tear up at the end of this movie. My dad passed in 2010 and I would give anything in the world to talk and have one last game of catch with him.
RIP Mr. Jones. You left your mark on the world. And it was pure greatness. God Bless.
RIP!!!
@@holddowna BTW, that female character reminiscing about the 60s I'm sure doesn't support the 2A. BTW, they only pay lip service to the free speech rights in the Bill of Rights as well.
This is the magic of movies. If someone described the plot of this movie to you, you'd probably say "that's a silly idea that will never work as a movie!" And yet it does, beautifully. The only flaw --- Shoeless Joe Jackson was a lefthanded hitter, but Ray Liotta bats right handed. Otherwise, it's perfect!
❤❤❤ Love this movie. Loved that you we got to share this time with you as we rewatched this beautiful movie. ❤
The little girl is from the movie "Uncle Buck" played young niece John Candy was babysitting. beautiful emotional reaction.
I saw this as a young adult not long after it was released theatrically, and was devastated. Our family split up when I was a young teen, and the wounds had not healed 15 years later. In fact, my siblings and I had become separated from our father, so therein lay my personal pain. I liked the movie a lot, and would watch it up until that closing scene where Ray's father appeared as a young man. I just couldn't watch it. Well, many years later we all did reunite, and while I can now watch the entire movie, it is still difficult. Watching people like yourself react to it has helped. Thank you!
Thank you for reminding me of the magic in this movie. It reminds me we have to let go of stupid things and appreciate the ones we love. Life is far to short to not do the things we want. Too many people are at odds these days and we all need to watch and read things just like this to remind us who we are.
When I was a young boy, my Dad took my brother & I to Ebbits's Field, the last year that the Dodgers played in Brooklyn. He wanted us to see his Baseball heroes play live. I was six years old & had never been to a Baseball Stadium. Walking out of the tunnel that led to the field, the sight of that ballpark, lit up, some 67 years ago, is still etched in my mind.
This is a movie I never tire of watching. Being a father and growing older it just resonates every viewing, timeless.
Oh and at James Earl Jones' "smile and laugh" being "just so joyous" - one day see him in Three Fugitives movie, he laughs SO hard in that movie in a wonderful scene that can fix any downer mood instantly! :)
Love Field of Dreams 😊😊😊
It takes a lot to make my husband cry. This film slays him every time. Tears just roll down his face when the dad turns up. 😢🥰
Yep, once again you prove that you’re the best reactor on UA-cam. You laughed and cried at all the right moments. You fully understand all the subtleties of the story. It’s amazing how many reviewers don’t get all the wonderful facets of this movie. They just grin and say ‘Ah , that was cute.’ Thanks for being an insightful and thoughtful reviewer, that’s what makes it fun for your audience , the people who love this movie. It’s like we get to enjoy the movie for the first time , again , because we get to see it fresh through your eyes. Keep up the good work.
You are exactly right about Iowa. I live here and just about every square inch of land that hasn't been taken by a road or a building is either a smelly damn pig farm or CORNFIELDS. Cornfields horizon to horizon. As far as the eye can see. And Iowans used to be completely CRAZY about the "Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa" phrase from this movie. This ball field is still there. It's a tourist attraction. They even built ANOTHER ball field right next to it. Apparently one wasn't enough. lol. Cheers and best wishes!
It was so beautiful to drive throu!!
@@holddowna Another good baseball movie is Eight Men Out. It's about the 1919 White Sox mentioned at the beginning of this movie.
You sound very cynical. We'd be nowhere without agriculture.
@@holddowna It's funny you said he bought the farm. Bought the farm is also an euphemism for dying.
@Anon54387 It's all true. No exaggeration, no cynicism.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I’ve barked my eyes out to this movie at least two dozen times . It’s been in my top ten movies since the night of its release and has never waivered over all these decades since . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️