Field of Dreams | FULL Reaction
Added 2026-01-21 18:23:44 +0000 UTCOkay, this was NOT AT ALL what I was expecting this to be about! It felt like a fever dream, but in the best way! Definitely need to watch this one again now that I know what to expect!
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One of my top 3 films of all time, and it got you a sub. I know your videos from youtube, and when I saw you did this one, I had to watch the whole thing with you. Thanks for doing this one. It is very dear to my heart and for many others. Films that allow the viewer to go through their own journey as they are watching the characters are rare, and for as many times of this that I have seen it, I have gone through a journey each time, and each time it's a little different. I am not sure if I will stay subbed, but just know that I see you and appreciate you, and I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you that you do good work, and I love your products, and I wanted to do what I could to support you in it. Thank you.
Damon Corrigan
2026-01-31 22:30:32 +0000 UTCIf you’re interested, Kevin Costner has done several sports movies: American Flyers (cycling), Draft Day (football), McFarland, USA (running). I think you would particularly enjoy Bull Durham (baseball), Tin Cup (golf) and For Love of the Game (baseball).
Justtired
2026-01-30 18:08:54 +0000 UTCAn interesting fact about the Fenway Park scene is that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who grew up around the Boston area, were among the thousands of extras. And, Teagan, have you seen "Weapons" yet? The Oscar nominees were announced earlier this week, and Amy Madigan - who plays Kevin Costner's wife in this film - is one of leading favorites in the Supporting Actress category.
Tim Heron
2026-01-23 23:02:37 +0000 UTCEven in its abridged version, I love your story Larry. Here’s to second chances. 🍻
Dan M
2026-01-23 20:06:08 +0000 UTC“Hey Dad… You want to have a catch?” just thinking those words… instant tears. After watching this the other night, I started to write a comment, and it evolved into a long story about my Father’s depression and My insecurities, and the next morning, I reread and decided it felt like I was having a pity party, so I deleted it. So here’s the simple version. I lost my Dad when I was 25. He was 59. I played baseball for about 3 years when I was a kid for my Church League and my Dad coached. I wanted to quit, and my Dad decided to quit too. Looking back on it, I wish I had kept playing, and tried harder at it. I’ve always loved the game of baseball and I miss playing with my Dad. After my parents divorce, I saw my Dad much less during school years and then even less after school. It was only a few years before his death that I spent the most time with him since I was kid. We became best friends. His life started going down hill after my parents divorce, and it never got back to where it was when we were playing baseball. If I could go back and change one thing in my life, have a second chance at something… I would go back and not give up on baseball. I would work at it and Try much much harder. I would have tried out for baseball in high school. Tried to play competitively. I really did enjoy playing baseball. I really enjoyed baseball with my Dad. I don’t know how much it would’ve changed my Dad’s life. Maybe it would have been one less thing that he gave up on, maybe that would have been enough… probably not. I like to think that maybe I would have had more of a fighting attitude in his later years, and that could have helped him. I don’t know. I just know that I would give anything to play catch with my Dad again.
Larry Darrell
2026-01-23 18:30:31 +0000 UTCMy only "problem" with the film is the idea that losing 4.5 acres of land would be enough to be the difference between a farm failing or succeeding. In 1990 Iowa, that would have been the loss of about $1500/year of revenue. The cost to actually build the field, on the other hand, would be a major expense, but the film continually harps on the loss of acreage being the big problem. I wrote "problem" because it doesn't actually detract from my enjoyment of the movie, just makes me chuckle about the plot hole. FYI, Terrance Mann is a stand-in for JD Salinger. The book actually uses a fictionalized Salinger as that character, but the movie created the replacement character of Mann because they were concerned Salinger could sue if they didn't.
Michael Kemmet
2026-01-23 02:20:21 +0000 UTCGreat movie picks lately. Love these reactions. so cool we should call you 'ICE Tee' Very appreciated. Thank-you.
Sean Kay
2026-01-22 23:08:12 +0000 UTCThere is a fan theory that everyone That Ray meets is dead and are ghosts (other than his family).Thats why Ray is not welcome into the cornfield because he’s still alive. Idk if I believe that theory personally.
Alex Gorell
2026-01-22 14:26:26 +0000 UTCSome people have said that when Terrance Mann walked into the cornfield he died and went on to Heaven. His reoccurring dream was to play at Ebbots Field alongside Jackie Robinson.
Matthew Pincumbe
2026-01-22 10:55:32 +0000 UTC“Hey Dad… You want to have a catch?” just thinking those words… instant tears. My Dad coached my Church Baseball Little League. I only played Church ball as a kid for a few years, and then I thought at the time that I wanted to quit. I was never really that great at it, but I realize now that was because I never really tried. I thought I’d rather be doing something else with my time, that was less stressful. So when I told my Dad I didn’t want to play anymore, he was fine with it. He worked nights, so it was easier for him to do coaching in the daytime, but also harder for him personally because he was giving up some of his sleep time. He decided to quit coaching then, since I wasn’t gonna be playing. Quitting baseball… or more specifically, Not Trying at baseball is one of my biggest regrets. About a year later, my parents got divorced (which looking back, was the better thing for the two them). Dad moved out and I only saw him every other weekend, while I was in school, and then even less after that. We never played much ball together after we both gave up on baseball. Another year passed and my Dad remarried. I was never keen on my new stepmom and my two stepbrothers, and time would prove that I was right in my sentiments. After 10 years of marriage, she had driven him crazy and a very messy divorce was the result. My Dad suffered from depression, which admittedly affected both of his marriages… but also having two wives that didn’t believe that depression was a disease or disability, that depression was a choice, didn’t help either. By the end of the last marriage, he’d lost his house, he’d lost his job of 30 years, he had nothing but a GED and nothing but factory training. He was 55. He was not taking good care of himself and his health was worsening. He wasn’t able to do hard labor, which was pretty much the only thing he was qualified for. He tried his hand at being a security guard, but that didn’t work. He tried going to truck driving school and did that for a spell, but it didn’t take. He had been living with his brother for a while, until cancer suddenly took my Uncle, less than a month after diagnosis. My Dad then moved in with me for a couple months, until tensions between us got to be so much that he decided to move into an apartment. I never thought that I could be cold or resentful towards my Dad, but then this was the most time that I had spent with him since I was kid. I found myself being sharp and harsh sometimes with him, because I would come home from work and he was always there. He said that he went out looking for a job, but I began to doubt him. I was in my early 20s and was hating the idea that I was basically being a parent for my own parent, when he should be out living his own life. He had gotten some inheritance from his brother and used that to live on for the next 2 years. He decided that he didn’t want to work. His health was making it hard and he was tired of trying. In those 2 years, most weekends I would go and get him, and we’d go see a movie, get something to eat and just do something outside the house. In those 2 years, we got really close. We talked about everything in life and our lives and relationships. What went wrong, what was right. We had become best friends. I was still using the tough love approach though, and at one point I told him that he could come back and live with me… if he got himself a job. He declined. One October evening, I got a call from the police. My Dad had taken some pills and his life. He was 59. I was 25. I know why he did it. His money was almost out, he didn’t want to work, and he absolutely didn’t want to be a burden on anyone. When I look back on my time with him, I see so many regrets. So many opportunities where I could have done something or said something… or tried harder. I so want to take back the caveat that I pressed on him, that he could only live with me if he got a job. If having my Dad back meant him living in my house rent free for the rest of his full natural life, I’d accept it in a heartbeat. If anyone’s read this far, sorry for the length of drama, and I’ll now bring it back to baseball. When I think back to my time playing baseball as a kid, I remember it being fun, but also hard. It sucked when you messed up. When you struck out. When you dropped a fly ball. When you felt like you were responsible for the team losing. I let the stress get to me and I gave up. I didn’t want to try to do better. I’m in my late 30s and I realize this was a pattern that I carved out for myself, and I’ve been following it ever since. If only the bare minimum is required, then that’s all I’ve ever done. In high school and college, I never did any work at home or ever studied for a test. Every test I ever took, I would cram for about 30 min to an hour right before, pass the test, and then forget all of it. I got a degree in Film, but have never used it. I found out you have to work many extra hours and basically live and breathe filmmaking day and night if you’re going to be successful in the business. I decided I prefer an 8 hr a day, 40 hr a week job. Something that only requires the bare minimum, but still pays well… a trade in construction. Where I work now, all the older guys are about to retire, and it’s being expected for some of us to step up and take over. I know I can do it. I’m one of the smarter and more skilled ones of my peers (I hate bragging, by the way), but in the past, if someone else wants the lead, I’m not fighting for it. I’m wrestling with myself though, in order to finally get in gear and Try Harder. Like Ray Kinsella, I’m afraid that I’m turning into my Father. Never doing anything spontaneous or extra, or hard, that would benefit my life more… because I’m basically a Lazy Ass. (I’m definitely having a moment right now, forgive me if you’re reading this.) If I could go back and change one thing in my life, have a second chance at something… I would go back and not give up on baseball. I would work at it and Try much much harder. I would have tried out for baseball in high school. Tried to play competitively. I really did enjoy playing baseball. I really enjoyed baseball with my Dad. I don’t know how much it would’ve changed my Dad’s life. Maybe it would have been one less thing that he gave up on, maybe that would have been enough… probably not. I like to think that maybe I would have had more of a fighting attitude in his later years, and that could have helped him. I don’t know. I just know that I would give anything to play catch with my Dad again. That’s it. Thanks and Sorry for whoever reads this.
Larry Darrell
2026-01-22 06:21:14 +0000 UTCSuch a great movie, every time i see it I like it more and more. Field of Dreams, Dreams is plural because many of them had their dream come true. Terence Mann loved baseball and writing but had left his love for baseball and writing, his dream and love came back, for baseball and writing about baseball. Plus this movie was showing the love of the game of Baseball. If you want to know more about the the scandal of the Chicago White Sox and the 8 men. check out, Eight Men Out (1988) great movie about this event in baseball history. Another movie about the love of baseball is: The Natural (1984) a great movie also.
John A
2026-01-22 05:02:13 +0000 UTCThe Natural with Robert Redford is my choice for a baseball movie. For Football, Rudy is a great heartfelt movie and The Replacements if you'd rather watch something fun and more lighthearted. Teegan, during the outro you mentioned that you didn't know what Terrance Mann's purpose was. I believe he was invited to go out so that he could write again. He'd lost his passion for writing and through his love for baseball, he found that passion again.
Tara
2026-01-22 04:33:15 +0000 UTC
