Rudy (1993) *First Time Watching Reaction!! | Fantastic Film |

Rudy (1993) *First Time Watching Reaction!! | Fantastic Film |
In this video we watch and react to seeing Rudy (1993) for the first time. Rudy is based on a true story and stars Sean Austin, Jon Favreau, Charles S. Dutton and Vince Vaughn. Watch us react to seeing Rudy for the first time. We also give our thoughts and rate Rudy at the end. For more first time watching reactions subscribe to Force Of Light Entertainment today!
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[@mikesilva3868]

It's a good movie 😊

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

@@mikesilva3868 it is!

[@mikesilva3868]

@@ForceOfLightEntertainment ever seen the preacher on Netflix my family member says its weird 🤗

[@jonboldrey5339]

Jon favreau 😂

[@jonboldrey5339]

One my favorite sport movie

[@neneshubby]

People try to pick this movie apart but the basic facts of the story are true. He did go to Holy Cross to work on his grades, he did get accepted into Notre Dame, he did make the scout team, he did dress for one game, he did get on the field, he did contribute to a sack and he did get carried off the field.

[@WILTALK]

Rudy was a con artist who ended up convicted for fraud. The movie was doctored to make him more sympathetic. You know he was in the Navy and went to ND on the GI bill. Too many other things in the movie were either created or left out. For all practical matters the story was fiction.

[@winterwolfsden]

I never understood why people did that. I don't care if this was 100% made up. It's a perfect encapsulation of determination, inspiration, and perseverance.

[@kbrewski1]

Exactly. As an ND alum who got to ND 2 years after Rudy graduated, I have found that the vast majority of "nitpickers" are losers who never achieved a dream they worked hard for.

[@KRAM-ct7ok]

and I believe Rudy was the last player to ever be carried off the field at Notre Dame, I think it's mentioned in the closing B & W scenes. A GREAT movie

[@ChicagoDB]

@@KRAM-ct7ok nope

[@timlois]

Ron Swanson once said there are two acceptable situations for a man to cry; funerals and the Grand Canyon. He forgot about Rudy.

[@buddry538]

The grand canyon?

[@JGComments]

And for us oldsters, there is also Brian’s Song.

[@prestonpresley6885]

@@JGComments Except Brian's song was more true. The crowd never chanted Rudy nor did the players all turn in their jerseys. Look it up.

[@kbrewski1]

I went to Notre Dame. Was a freshman 2 years after Rudy graduated. Heard many in person stories about him from the upperclassmen in my dorm, long before a movie was in the works. While there were some liberties taken with the story to make it more "Hollywood", all the essential and basic storylines were true. He was a good but not great hustling player from Joliet Catholic, a South side of Chicago football power. He actually was in the Navy for a few years, then worked at the steel factory (actually a power plant). He had a close buddy who really did tragically die in an accident at the plant. He went to Holy Cross Junior College which was literally across the street from Notre Dame.(There was also a small all girls Catholic college across from Notre Dame, St Mary's College, which is more likely to be the source of female scouting for Jon F character). Rudy went 2 years to HC and did get admitted to Notre Dame after all that>>the true accomplishment of Rudy. It is and WAS extremely difficult to transfer to Notre Dame. They acceot very few. ND is much smaller than people think. In the mid 70s the undergrad size was about 6000 students. My grad class was 1600 about 6 years later. And he really did make the walk on team and put up with that punishment every day as a "scout team" player for 2 years. The "laying the jerseys" on Coach Devine's desk was exaggerated. While there was lobbying to let Rudy dress for 1 game, the producers of the film asked permission of Devine to make him be "the heavy" for that, and he agreed. They also made his brother the naysayer character. Rudy really got in (the game was a blowout), and he really did sack the GA TECH QB on the last play. And he was really carried off the field, which had never happened to a player. Joe Montana was a backup QB in 1975 on this team. He did not play in this game at all, Rick Slager was the QB. In 1977, he led the Irish to an 11-1 record and the National Championship. His senior year was my freshman year, so I watched Joe play in person all through 1978. All those campus scenes were really shot on campus at ND. I almost got into the film myself by pure happenstance. The football game scenes were shot at a couple 1992 games. Mostly the Boston College game, but also a Brigham Young game a few weeks earlier for crowd scenes, atmosphere etc. I was at the BYU game and we noticed people dressed in "older 70s type clothes" and I recognized the cheerleaders were wearing their 1970s unis, which I knew because I was a student in the late 70s. I thought there was some kind of anniversary being celebrated, I noticed some film crews, but didn't know it was filming for Rudy. We just missed being on the edge of a scene. Notre Dame is very protective of giving people rights to use Notre Dame and make a commercial film about it. Before RUDY, KNUTE ROCKNE ALL AMERICAN was the ONLY movie shot about Notre Dame and with campus scenes etc permission. It was the true story of legendary Irish coach Rockne. A guy named Ronald Reagan played star player George Gipp, and uttered the famous line "Win one for the Gipper". Thanks for a thorough reaction that wasn't all chopped up. Please ignore all the bitter Notre Dame haters that try to nitpick irrelevant scenes to death, and miss the big picture.

[@JoshuaFrick3]

@kbrewski interesting tidbits. Thanks for sharing

[@R3v0kt]

I grew up in "rudy's" hometown. One of his brother taught criminology at my HS. Just a hollywood story.

[@rneelymedia9152]

The late Jerry Goldsmith scored the film (also did ‘Hoosiers’ which was by same filmmakers). Purportedly, he teared upon hearing the recorded score playback of the climatic scene music he wrote.

[@trhansen3244]

One of Goldsmith's best scores. And that is saying a lot.

[@SamWoolfLifeofaMilitaryWife]

My high School PE teacher made us watch this on a rainy day. I have loved it ever since.❤🎉

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Had a PE teacher in Australia that was American and obsessed with Rudy. Glad he showed it to us, we didn't have a clue about the rules but he knew we were into Rugby and figured (correctly) we'd love it.

[@user-xz3xb1vh1z]

Rudy still had one more year of at Notre Dame to finish his degree, because he still stayed involved with the football program. He spoke to a young 4th string freshman Quaterback into not leaving for another college because he felt he would never get the chance to play. That young freshman was none other than Joe Montana, who in a that season's bowl game, all of Notre Dame's Quarterbacks were injured in the first half and Joe was the last remaining Quaterback. Joe went on to bring back Notre Dame and Win. And as you may or may not know the rest was/is History!

[@WILTALK]

Total BS. The team, especially Joe, thought Rudy was a joke and a pest, not an inspiration. Rudy in reality was a con artist who scamed people and was convicted of fraud. Any thing Rudy said should be taken with a grain of salt.

[@kbrewski1]

Not sure what Bowl game you're talking about. Joe didn't play in the 1974 season Orange Bowl W over Alabama and Bear Bryant, Ara's last game as coach. In 1975 the players voted to decline an invitation to a Bowl game after ND lost to Pitt the week after the Rudy game. In 76 ND beat Penn St in the Gator Bowl. Montana didn't play at all in 1976 due to a seperated shoulder. Rick Slager was the QB.

[@stonecoldku4161]

You can see the real Rudy sitting behind the actor playing Rudy's during the last game. He's the guy in the blue coat that Rudy's "dad" grabs at 41:06

[@BigGator5]

"Rudy, are you ready for this, champ?" "I've been ready for this my whole life!" "Then you take us out on the field." Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Lisa Varga. Location Location Fact: One of only two movies shot on Notre Dame's campus. The other was Knute Rockne All American (1940). Casting Notes Fact: Ned Beatty plays Sean Astin's father. The year before, he appeared in Prelude To A Kiss (1992), in which he played the husband of Astin's real-life mother, Patty Duke. First credited movie role for Vince Vaughn. Cameos Cameos Fact: The real D-Bob cameos as the bartender in the movie. Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger appears in the final six minutes of the film, the real-life Rudy as a Notre Dame fan sitting in the football stands. Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger can be seen to the left of his Ned Beatty. Rudy is wearing a plaid driving cap and a dark coat with a white fur collar. Later during the cheering, Ned Beatty turns and playfully bats at the real Rudy. Historical Fact: Rudy (Sean Astin) runs his fingers down the list in a close-up two times. The first time he starts on one name, the second time he starts on another name. The two names he starts his finger on are the actual names of the two players who picked him up and carried him off the field. In the movie, Rudy is portrayed as having largely gone into the steel industry after graduating high school. In reality, he served four years in the U.S. Navy as a yeoman on a communications ship, which is never mentioned. According to Rudy, he has no brother named Frank (Scott Benjaminson) in real life. The character of Frank is all of the people who told Rudy he couldn't do it rolled into one person.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks!

[@prescottlange]

Hoosiers is another great sports film by the same director as Rudy.

[@James_Ford4815]

no where near as emotional as rudy but agreed a great sports movie , and gene hackman is great as always

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Thanks!

[@trhansen3244]

I would say the best basketball movie is One on One. When they make the Caitlin Clark movie that will become the best. Anything with Caitlin is the best.

[@WILTALK]

@@James_Ford4815 Rudy is emotional because it was doctored to make it so. Hoosiers was a true story with only the romantic details and the drunk being added. If you want to see a totally true story of a walk on watch " Greater" about a guy who walked on to play for the Arkansas Razer backs. He was a real inspiration not a fabrication.

[@kbrewski1]

HOOSIERS IS THE BEST BBALL MOVIE EVER MADE. IT SPURRED RUDY TO GET THE SAME director PIZZO, and the same music composer, GOLDSMITH.

[@spyswatter]

His family works in a steel mill. When Rudy is first talking with Father Cavanaugh, he says that he was working at the steel mill for the past four years, right before mentioning that his best friend Pete died.

[@WILTALK]

He never worked in a steel mill. He spent two years in the Navy and two years for a power plant. He went to school on the GI Bill.

[@kbrewski1]

​@@WILTALK They substituted steel mill for power plant. Big whoop. His close buddy really did die in an accident at the plant.

[@spyswatter]

@@WILTALK I didn’t know that about the true story, but in any case, I was responding to their questions about the movie - they kept asking if it was a coal plant. In the movie, Rudy and Pete both worked in a steel mill - which he says to the priest when he first goes to Notre Dame.

[@americanmutt9089]

Jon Favreau plays a real funny part in my favorite Keanu Reeves movie The Replacements which is another movie about football.

[@winterwolfsden]

One of my absolute favorites. If you're not tearing up when he finally gets on the field you're not human. And then beaming ear to ear when everyone tells him to stay in. Epic. Movies need to get back to this.

[@Hiraghm]

I saw this movie when it came out, and I didn't realize something until just now. Well, I didn't put it together til now... 24 years after my dad passed away... Rudy's birthday is August 23rd... my dad's was August 22nd. He grew up in South Bend, and attended Notre Dame on the GI bill after WWII. I remember him telling me that he hung out with the football team while he was there. When he passed, I began having massive panic attacks. I eventually realized they would occur whenever I tried to remember something about him... because that's all I had left. When the memories were gone... he was gone. Thank you for helping me remember something I didn't even know I'd forgotten.

[@EricWood-tm3oq]

The scene with Charles Dutton convincing Rudy not to quit is my favorite part of the movie… fantastic film and very inspiring. Also I noticed the Chicken Salad Chick cup lol 😂 it’s one of my favorite restaurants 😁

[@BrianD0313]

The guy that played Rudy is the same guy that played Sam in Lord of the Rings. The music in this movie is so inspirational! Fun Fact: The coach was actually very supportive of Rudy but they felt the movie needed a "villain" so he accepted the role. I think when Rudy was carried off the field, it was meant to be a joke and not a place of honor. There are some speculations (I think by Joe Montana) that Rudy didn't actually make that final tackle while others claim it did happen.

[@JohnnyUtah15]

The actor that portrays Coach Yonto, who believes in Rudy, is actor Ron Dean. Majority of the films he is in are located in the Chicagoland area. I remember him as Emilio Estevez’s dad in “The Breakfast Club” and he was in the Chicago PD in “The Fugitive”, “The Color of Money”, “Risky Business”, “The Dark Knight”.

[@AbeVicious]

Above The Law

[@JohnnyUtah15]

Yep, forgot about that one.

[@AbeVicious]

@@JohnnyUtah15 probably the first movie I remember seeing him in. Used to wear that VHS out when I was younger in the 90s lol

[@JohnnyUtah15]

@@AbeVicious lmao good one. I can’t recall the very first, but my bet would be The Breakfast Club. I don’t remember which part of the year it was released, but I’m guessing I had already graduated from high school that year.

[@pastorbrianediger]

It's an awesome movie! We named one of our dogs Rudy when I was a kid. It also inspired me to give my everything in every sport I did and to do well in school. It was a streel mill.

[@larryhinson947]

I was watching alabama playing auburn in 1975 when they interrupted the game to show Rudy making his tackle. I hated Notre Dame but celebrated Rudy's tackle.

[@buddry538]

Wait, what? Seriously?

[@gregleblanc9357]

The real Rudy actually had an appearance in the movie. He was the guy in the stands sitting behind the dad. That was the real Rudy.

[@drextheklingon8300]

The real life Rudy was in the movie. He was in the stands behind Rudy's father in the final game..

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Oh cool!

[@philmullineaux5405]

Lots of great True story sports movies but this is one of the best! The three guys are back, Sean, John, Vince! Some others are...we are Marshall, remember the Titans, Cinderella man, something for Joey, Brian's Song, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Prefontaine, The Rookie, Hoosiers, 8 men out, Miracle, million dollar arm, Invincible, The Greatest game ever played, Greater, cool runnings...tho a comedy, the blind side, the hurricane, World's fastest Indian, chariots of fire, the fighter, Ford vs Ferrari. And 2 Kevin Costner documentaries, Fastball and Facing Nolan!😮

[@A23457]

An all-time fav. Before the first day of my football training camp growing up, my dad and I would watch the training camp scene from Rudy.

[@blackpowder99]

Time for you ladies to watch "Remember the Titans" another inspirational true story football movie.❤ Let's Go Chiefs

[@WILTALK]

The Rudy movie was a fabrication. It you want to see a real inspirational movie about a walk on, watch " Greater" Its about the greatest walk on of all time Brandon Bulsworth who played for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

[@Binerbud]

One of the best ever soundtracks, ladies. That's one of the reasons this movie has been and will be the greatest inspirational films. Music by: Jerry Goldsmith. Glad you enjoyed it. The Force be with you both🥰

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you! You too!

[@andrelockridge9109]

Every young man needs to watch Rudy! A right of passage!!

[@jimmykelly4138]

I loved watching you ladies watch this movie, you don’t need to know anything about football to know this is a great movie. I am a huge Notre dame fan so this movie hits home , I have seen it a million times and still cry , but when you ladies cried it burst out my floodgates of tears, thanks that was fun to watch!

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kbrewski1]

I've met and talked to the real Rudy several times. He frequently did book signings on Notre Dame football weekends. The guy knows how to market. I went to ND myself, was a frosh 2 years after Rudy graduated. Was there for Joe Montana's senior season. I've met and talked with Coach Dan Devine (and have a picture with him), he was the ND coach after Ara, and was the ND coach for 3 of my 4 years at ND. I could tell some funny stories about him, one of my suitemates at ND was an OL, snd I lived in the dorm that housed most of the football players at the time. But the person I was most proud of after I got my degree at Notre Dame was the man who signed my diploma and shook my hand on graduation day>>Father Theodore Hesburgh, Notre Dame's long time President, who was in a brief cameo in Sacred Heart Cathedral talking to Father Joyce in the scene where Rudy talks with Father Cavanaugh. An amazing and incredibly influential human being Father Ted was.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

For some reason PE teachers in Australia were obsessed with Rudy and Remember The Titans whenever it rained and we couldn't do sports outside at school. Great movie, no idea why I saw it so much - none of us even knew the rules of gridiron.

[@Roadghost1969]

The actual Rudy was a decent player in high school (all conference) just undersized. He actually went into the Navy after high school during Vietnam. He was a good boxer on the ship. When he returned from Vietnam, he worked at the oil refinery (Movie made it a steel company) he did lose a friend in a fire there. He did meet with Father Cavanaugh had to go to the junior college near Notre Dame. He did have some money from being in the Navy. The groundskeeper was a composite of two or three different people and he did live in a janitors office lol! The funniest thing is Rudy made the February 5 1972 cover of Sports Illustrated UCLA VS Notre Dame basketball The late BILL Walton from UCLA is going up for a Basket Rudy as a Fan is between Walton's legs in the photo.! The real Rudy was also in the movie at the end (Rudy's Big Game) seated behind Rudy;s parents and brother in the film. Rudy and his his brothers got along great backed each other a 100% and The Notre Dame Coach wanted Rudy to play one player decided to sit for him. They make stuff up for more drama in film. Miracle (2004) should be next very accurate!

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks!

[@WILTALK]

Being in the Navy he was eligable for the GI bill which gave him money each month for college.

[@zbennalley]

This film is what made Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau friends. They wrote together and tried to get acting parts together. I'm so happy to see how far both have come.

[@trhansen3244]

I heard they are both conservatives. And we know conservatives are mostly white supremacists.

[@scottgibeault1717]

And he prayed. He blindly follows his logos on a faith based adventure of a lifetime towards his destiny. Along the way, he just happens to find a Priest, a Guardian Angel and a Buddy Angel who guide him on his own yellow brick road of pure light. When you have the courage to fully commit to chasing your true dreams, the universe just somehow wants to help you out. Amen to that.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@RichardinNC1]

My fathers favorite joke, was a man escaping a flood, on the front porch a car goes by and the man said no, I prayed God would save me. The flood got worse, he was on the roof and a boat goes by, no, God will save me he says. Finally the water was at the top of the roof and a helicopter goes by, no, God will save me he says. The water rises and he drowns. At the pearly gates, he asks why wasn’t he saved? We sent a car, boat, and helicopter for you, what more did you want?

[@Little-Larry777]

@@RichardinNC1 💯

[@seekfirst817]

Her crying made me cry

[@cypher515]

Had to get here as quick as I could because, as I probably say in the comments section of every channel that reacts to this, my mom and dad were at the Rudy Game. Not the game they filmed. But the actual game it was based on; my dad was in his second to last semester for his MBA and my mom was working in the bookstore. Oh and my sister was about 3 months away from existing. (It was probably important to the priests at the time that my mom and dad were already married. Probably.) Having said that, before he died Dad had to admit he didn't remember anything special about that play except thinking it was probably going to be his last Notre Dame Stadium game for a long while since he was graduating in May. And my mom definitely had already left to go to work -- crowds were always worst in the bookstore after a game. But still, I love that they managed to do this at just the right time. Five years or so later they built around the original stadium to expand to near 80 thousand seats and add lights, yet it was too early to CG it back to the 70's shape.

[@shawnzzz]

Great reaction girls. Hey, I wanted you to know that the actual real Rudy is in the movie too. He is in a scene during the last football game. When the movie cuts away and shows Rudy's Dad in the stands, Rudy is sitting behind the lady sitting by his dad. Rudy is wearing an old man cap and a dark coat with a white fur collar.

[@robertwalegir8677]

Part in the movie that nobody is understanding is Rudy help people come to the realization he paid for the sins of his father and his family, especially his brother for not believing in him. He also played for the sins of fortune who came full circle at the end to understand the motivational speech he gave him was not wasted, but embrace in Rudy play the game through his spirit

[@collislbryant4435]

You got your Rudys, your Remember The Titans. My #1 inspirational football film is The Replacements. Keanu's final huddle speech is top-notch.

[@StandUpComedyFan28m]

If you ladies didn't recognize him, the coach who took over is played by Chelcie Ross (Eddie Harris in Major League.)

[@mil2k11]

I grew up in an irish-catholic neighborhood as a kid. For some reason, it seemed half the kids wore ND merch even though the school was over 600 miles away from us. I remember watching a Michigan vs ND on a saturday. it was the first college game I ever saw. I loved that Michigan won and they became my instant-favorite team as now I can troll all of the ND fanboys in my neighborhood. A few weeks later, they were on tv again - this time against USC. The trojans knocked ND out of the chance for a national title. Chalk up USC as my other favorite team. That was in 1978 when I was about 11 years old. To this day, I watch every USC & Michigan game I can. I want them to win each one. I also hate-watch a lot of ND games hoping that they get destroyed. I don't know how it's been going for so long, but I guess I'll be this way until I'm no longer walking the earth. I mean it's been 45 years - why stop now? BUT - I do like "Rudy". I've seen this film at least five times and I do root for him to succeed. And honestly, in the long run, I really don't care if ND has a great season or not. Same goes with USC/Michigan as I went to none of them. It was simply a "despise" against one school because everybody in my neighborhood artificially loved them. But it stuck. And I can't lie. The USC logo looked very similar to the Colonel piece in Stratego back then and I played that game constantly. So I guess this is what kids did (or at least I did) and thought about long before the internet came around.

[@robertlynch7013]

Crying is not an option when watching this movie. Great reaction ladies!

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks!

[@thefuturebecomethepresent]

Yep, that's what I looked like when he ran in, then I seen his father. The real Rudy was standing rite behind Rudy on screen father in the stands during the last scenes. The ultimate Cameo. Lol

[@Downtime-33]

This is one of the all-time great inspirational movies. Another fantastic movie on the same level is 'Brian's Song' which is about the friendship between two Chicago Bear players while one has terminal cancer. Always makes me cry but also makes me hopeful.

[@trhansen3244]

There is no way I am watching Brian's Song again. Too traumatic.

[@gmaqwert]

You WILL cry if you watch Brian’s Song.

[@jerseyYanksfan]

Oh one more thing...The man behind Rudys father with the brown leather jacket and tan Derby hat was the real Daniel "Rudy" Rutiger

[@pauldavis1963]

If you've cried watching "Rudy" , then you guys are definitely not ready for "Million Dollar Baby"

[@javelldunn3379]

Rudy is the best movie and her crying makes me cry

[@cyatic]

This is such a great film. Another great movie is "Greater." It's about the greatest walk on.

[@tonycampbell4982]

Remember as a child in the opening scene playing with his brothers he rushed the quarter back and his older brother made fun of him then as a Notre Dame notre Dame student. He rushed the quarterback at the end of the game and got the sack on the quarterback for Georgia Tech.And when in the record books.

[@curtisdyoung3350]

As much as I love this movie, your reactions really took that up a notch. I was tearing up and smiling 😂 along with you. So happy that you enjoyed it worth the full five hoots. Once again, a great and entertaining reaction. Keep it up, Force of Light ladies!!

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Aww thank you!! ☺️

[@trhansen3244]

I am thinking of signing up on patreon to see the full reaction. And I want to see Rudy.

[@kbrewski1]

The director of Rudy, and the composer of the music for Rudy, both did the same for another sports classic, HOOSIERS, about a small high school in Indiana. The best basketball movie ever. Rudy was so impressed by HOOSIERS he insisted on getting the same director and composer for his story. HOOSIERS IS ANOTHER MUST SEE SPORTS CLASSIC. If you haven't reacted to it yet, I think it will definitely "hit you in the feels".

[@alancoy5305]

A wonderfully executed biopic of a great story. Sean Astin and Ned Beatty are fantastic in this film. If you want to see two other great biopics, I highly recommend: Seabiscuit, a great 2003 biopic of the famous racehorse from the 1930s and his famous Jockey, Red Pollard. A very well done film based on true events and the novel by Laura Hillenbrand. It stars Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks and William H. Macy. Directed by Gary Ross, Director of "Pleasantville." Finally, I highly recommend "Jersey Boys" a great 2014 film adaptation of the famous Musical of the same name. It is a very beautiful musical biopic of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Stars John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen and Christopher Walken. Directed by Clint Eastwood. A wonderful film. Great review!

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks!

[@arnawawidagda7860]

Oh, this one is a gem. I love this movie, saw it a long time ago. Thanks for this, apt timing especially with the Gipper reference.

[@jakefavre]

This is the film where Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn met and would go on to make Swingers '96 and Made '01 together plus many more projects in the future

[@tonycampbell4982]

Best sports movie ever made. Based on a true story.

[@wadegarrett2376]

Aloha. as an ND alum, i love that you reacted to this! :). Go Irish!

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

😊 thank you!

[@BBCoachNash]

.....And yes the is the REAL Rudy sitting behind Ned Beaty (Rudy's Dad) at the game in the Sheepskin coat.

[@grantmourning189]

I'm like 10 beers in, watched your reaction about 6 hours ago. You ladies are absolutely gorgeous! And it obviously is added in your personalities. Damn.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you!!

[@Itsjandz105]

The score is just beautiful!

[@myrdozer]

Always love this one. Always tear up at the end.

[@christopherhamlet734]

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[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Great reaction ladies, I'd suggest "Invictus" as a sports movie with Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon starring. It's about post apartheid South Africa when Nelson Mandela made South Africa the hosts of the Rugby World Cup and made the team a tool to unite races in the nation. I'm Aussie so pretty neutral but the 1995 final was so close and Matt Damon playing the captain screaming to his team as the stadium sung the anthem is spine tingling. "Listen to that - THAT'S YOUR COUNTRY!"

[@kenbear64]

15:04 Notre Dame traditionally has dorm dances called SYR's for "screw your roommate" where roommates set up dates for each other.

[@tylerprime674]

Will always have a soft spot for this movie. First joined football at 11. I was the shortest kid there, was wearing old cleats my mom found at a thrift store, all the spots were already filled in by the coaches’ kids - small towns are like that. During practice I trained hard and kept up with everyone. I eventually earned my definitive position on both offense and defense - a right guard. Even to this day my old classmates I haven’t seen in 12 plus years still refer to me as “Rudy” as that’s what I nicknamed by our coaches.

[@medicfire1212]

The guy the dad grabs in the stans is the real Rudy.

[@edwardimhoff3106]

Daniel Rudiger was actually the Oldest in his Family. Johnny and Frank were fiction. In the movie the real Daniel Rudiger was in the stands of that last game standing right behind Rudy's Dad. When Rudy made that last Tackle (Which actually happened by the way,) Rudy's Dad turned around and grabbed the coat of the Real Daniel Rudiger. The Factory was a Steel Mill. The Town was Gary Indiana. D. Bob was also Real. Actually Mean old Coach Dan Divine was asked by the director of the movie if they could paint him as a stoic mean guy for the story of the film and Divine said yes. Actually it was Coach Divine who asked one of his own players if he would step aside for that one game to allow Rudy to dress. Coach Divine was a Good Guy and wanted to put Rudy in. Good Movie. in 1974 the Georgia Tech game was nationally televised and I watched it while living in Wisconsin. I remember them carrying this "Nobody" off the field Some guy who didn't even have his name on the back of his jersey. I wouldnt know it till the Movie came out. ... but it was Rudy.

[@kbrewski1]

It's Coach Devine.

[@richardpappas7800]

I once saw a picture of Sean Austin standing next to Rudy. Sean Austin is actually taller than Rudy.

[@jamesjohnston9225]

Glad y'all liked this classic. My kids and I all loved this movie and have watched it several times.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

It’s good!

[@oaktree1628]

I noticed the redhead was already tearing up near the beginning of the film… just like me. 😊❤

[@natalieforceoflightenterta8857]

❤️❤️

[@bigbow62]

Very good till the end... you should've left in the part that said since Rudy no other N.D football player has ever been carried off the field and the photo of the real RUDY. Thank you for the video 😎🏉

[@TheBriguy33]

As a lifelong ND fan, I still love this movie. The ending still gets me emotional. Actually going to my 1st game in November, so I guess I get that dream too, just like Rudy did :) Inspirational sports film. Glad you both enjoyed it, and I knew you would tear up at the end :) Another Indiana sports film you need to see is Hoosiers about the 1950s Hickory high school basketball team. Loved your reaction :)

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you!!

[@AbeVicious]

“Having dreams is what makes life tolerable”

[@MDK384]

such a great movie. the guy that did this soundtrack also did hoosiers, another great movie you should watch

[@billyoung2051]

Ladies!!!! Yall are awesome. Well done 💯💯💯

[@drh3280]

Made me weep again. Love it.

[@laynemiller9229]

Great, great reaction. I was crying right there with you. You ladies are two of my favorites. 😊 If you want another classic sports movie that was based on a true story and ALSO happened in Indiana…I highly recommend watching “Hoosiers”. It’s a movie about Indiana High School basketball and is definitely one of Gene Hackman’s greatest performances. It also features an incredible musical score by the same composer who scored “Rudy”, Jerry Goldsmith. Lastly, fun fact, the actor who played the final Notre Dame coach is also in the movie “Hoosiers”.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks!

[@laynemiller9229]

@@ForceOfLightEntertainment you’re welcome. 😉

[@kbrewski1]

The efforts Rudy made to lobby Director Angelo Pizzo (an admitted Indiana alum and ND "disliker") and composer Jerry Goldsmith to direct and do the music for Rudy after he saw Hoosiers is almost a movie in itself. HOOSIERS IS MUST REACT.

[@christopherhamlet734]

Oh yes, there will be tears😂

[@duanetelesha]

Rudy had a desire to play for ND, persevered till he got to play. Rudy worked in a steel plant, he said this when he first talked to Ara Parseghian. Emotional happy tears and great duel reaction, movie five hoots.

[@WILTALK]

He never worked in a steel plant.

[@carlchiles1047]

In real life..the Coach always planned to put Rudy in the game, but to make,it more tense..they wrote it like this..artistic license..but generally, other than that, it’s factual..

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks!

[@mikeyt3784]

As a Pittsburgher, you not knowing what a steel mill is is wild to me lol.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

We are girls from the south 😂

[@thew.i.s.ecommunity7986]

I love this movie. You two make a great team and I am happy you loved this movie as well. I was in 11th grade playing football when this movie came out. It inspired me to become a walk on at Rutgers and eventually get a full ride football scholarship there. (And i have to say that you are both beautiful women but natalie is just a heart breaker. I just wanted to give her a hug watching her cry) Great work ladies. will be watching more

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you!!

[@derekray2683]

One movie I’d love to see your reactions to is, “Immortal Beloved.” Definitely worth the watch!

[@grantmourning189]

I'm a 38 year old man and always cry at the end of the movie. The vision of someone like rudy is hard to repeat for a man his size and education status. I never went to college and was never the smartest kid in school but I love football and I have a very intellegent level of common sense. Which is why I have not had any debt in 10 years. Thanks for the reveiew ladies!

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

That’s great! Thank you!!

[@jasonward1470]

Definitely a great feel-good movie. The part that always gets me is, at the end, when they say, no other player has been carried off the Notre Dame field since. You guys didn't mention it. I hope you caught it.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

We did ☺️

[@kbrewski1]

Yes, I don't know why of all things, they would edit out that 3 seconds.

[@angelomaurizio1668]

@41:07 the real Rudy Ruettiger makes his cameo appearance as he cheers with Ned Beatty who plays Rudy's father in the stands.

[@your-average-patriot-nerd146]

"Rudy" is all Heart ❤️. Great movie. 😎👍

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

It is!

[@trhansen3244]

But I hear it was heavily fictionalized. I also heard the actual Rudy in real life was a Republican but they kept that hidden in the film.

[@marknethercutt3381]

My son and I watch that movie and he is hooked on the football team Notre Dame

[@christopherhamlet734]

Yeah I agree Jon Favreau was awesome in his movie another movie he’s in it’s a football movie that you may not have seen as the replacements with Keanu Reeves you should check it out. It’s pretty good gene Hackman a lot of people in it. Just just a good fun movie take care ladies.😉

[@philmullineaux5405]

He quotes from the true story movie in this...the Knute Rocknie story.

[@ruf1970]

It's probably my favorite movie. Rudy is a classic. You should also watch Hoosiers which was written and directed by the same guy. It has Gene Hackman. It's a very good movie.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks!

[@ruf1970]

@@ForceOfLightEntertainment you're welcome ladies !!!!

[@trhansen3244]

I might have to give Hoosiers another try. I didn't really like it. And I love basketball.

[@scottdarden3091]

Dang Michelle knows football😂😂

[@JeremyWalker-ng4uu]

Another great review ladies, even if im not a Notre Dame fan. Haha. And absolutely agree on the music during the last game. Really set the tone well. Also echo everyone who suggested Hoosiers. Keep up the good work ladies.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you!!

[@johnboydTx]

Fantastic Movie Great Reaction 👏👏👏👏 Thanks for the tears 😉✌️❤️

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@dustinsensenig9798]

They played this movie in church once, as part of their At the Movies series

[@jjkcharlie]

Hey, force of light. Y'all, needs to watch more movies. Way more.

[@GS-xt8fu]

At the end it tells the story of the real Rudy. I wish I could watch that with you

[@gotaigo]

This is one of those non-blockbuster films that I cherish but there is another one that has the same quality and “feel” as Rudy. Please react to “Searching for Bobby Fischer.”, also based on real people.

[@zunnilunni4795]

Nice reaction, this was one of my dad''s favorite movies

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks! It’s good!

[@russcarvertruthjedi259]

I was my team's Rudy in high school. Never got to play a snap of varsity, but I was only 5'6 and 135 lb. But they started me on Junior varsity because I worked so hard in practice to make the team better. My teammates used to say carve them up Carver whenever I went into practice or when the varsity we're supporting the JV team. I didn't know if it was giving me a hard time or supporting me. 10 years after High School at my reunion, The varsity guys still said carve them up Carver when they saw me. It wasn't until 10 years after High School that I knew I was popular in high school. That would have been really useful information 10 years earlier. I also found out that the girl I had a crush on would have dated me if I would have asked her. Also would have been very useful information 10 years earlier. The world series is coming up soon and if you're looking for a baseball game, there is none better than for Love of the game with Kevin Costner and the late absolutely amazing Kelly, Preston and the hilarious John c. Reilly. It is one of my favorite movies of all time. Just so you know what a perfect game is. It's where nobody reaches first base, no hits, no runs, no errors. Enjoy

[@kbrewski1]

I thought you were going to tell us that your HS Varsity coach let you play in one Varsity game or even one play. Bummer. Tell your HS Varsity coach he sucked.

[@russcarvertruthjedi259]

@@kbrewski1 No, but he was the best. He inspired me to coach. Whenever he coached the JV team. He started me. I didn't start otherwise, a little dick head named Corey Stapleton who ran for governor and I'm so glad he lost. Always got to start ahead of me when he didn't coach. He always rewarded me for my effort on the field. I was just too small to play varsity. I didn't grow until after high school. I was 5'6 135 lb dripping wet in high school. I'm 5'8 and I was 180 lb when I was young and athletic. My coach in college though was amazing too. Coach Kramer took me under his wing when I was in college and when I applied for a head coaching job at a local high school he wrote a letter telling them that I had the best football mind he had come across in a decade and that I was fiercely loyal. That if they hired me they wouldn't be looking for a new head coach every year because I would stay with them coaching and teaching for decades. He was right, I would still be there if I was able to coach still. They chose somebody else and they were looking for a new head coach the following year. But I ended up moving away from Washington State for my ex-wife's career. I don't think I had a gun with her if I was coaching at that little school. Getting to teach some history, some economics and civics. Helping inspire Future Leaders like my high school coach did for me. Here's the coolest story about my high school coach. He found out that I walked home in 4 ft of snow. It was Great falls Montana and I lived 10 miles north of town. My dad never showed up and after 5 hours of waiting I decided to walk home. I got about 80% of the way before somebody picked me up and drove me home. He found out somehow, I don't know how he found out. But he sent a message to me and called me to his office. This was 2 or 3 months after football ended. Probably February. He chewed me out, using curse words. I'd never heard him say before. He told me if I ever did that again he would knock the snot out of me. He gave me his home phone number and his office phone number and said if I was ever stranded, and he meant ever, to call him and he would pick me up and get me home. Men like that are far too rare. I don't know if I ever told him how much he meant to me. But I assume that he knew. Coaching is always a pay. Forward endeavor. Thanks for the kind comment.

[@kbrewski1]

​@@russcarvertruthjedi259 All that was a bit confusing, but are you saying you played college football at 5'8" 180 after only playing JV in HS? Div 1? I was 5'10" and about 180 as a QB and All Conference DB in HS. Went to Notre Dame 2 years after Rudy graduated. I even thought about taking a shot at the walk on team, and then I got a look at the team walking into the Dining Hall for their post practice Training Table dinner. My thought about walking on lasted about 30 seconds when I saw the size of them.

[@russcarvertruthjedi259]

@@kbrewski1 No, I was learning how to coach while earning bachelor's degrees in history, economics and government, and a master's degree in history. I didn't start college until I was in my late twenties. Never said I was able to play in college, just said I learned how to coach from the incredible Coach Mike gramer. The man who made Eastern Washington University a powerhouse in football.

[@levity2022]

Great reaction! Yes, sports movies can be among some of the most tear jerking! Another classic sports, inspirational movie is comedy/drama Breaking Away (1979) in the same vein, if you haven't seen it yet starring a very young Dennis Quaid and daniel stern and revolving around the competitive world of competitive Bicycle Riding. One my favorites of the genre.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

@@levity2022 thank you!!

[@levity2022]

@@ForceOfLightEntertainment YW! thanks for the great reactions.

[@SinSationNation]

Another tear jerker for sure 😢 Thanks for another good time with the both of you ❤️

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thanks for watching!

[@realBkay]

This was my favorite sports movie for a very long time until, I saw SEABISCUIT (2003).