Happy Father’s Day, Babysitters' Club! To celebrate Tom’s first Father’s Day, we are covering the Dad movie classic: Field of Dreams! This sports fantasy film was a lot different than we expected…and we talk all about it. Go have a catch with your kid and then tune in!
Next week is our one-year retrospective Q&A! We're excited! Come visit us on Instagram or e-mail us at babysfirstwatchlist@gmail.com to submit any questions or comments you may have - podcast-related or not!
(00:00) - Intro/This movie is super weird
(01:53) - Field of Dreams facts, figures, background
(16:03) - Backyard Baseball 2001 talk
(18:49) - Plot summary
(30:43) - Porch swings are goals
(31:43) - Explicit exposition is OK
(32:49) - Ray just needed therapy
(33:43) - Why was Costner THE '80s/'90s guy?
(36:52) - The score was like meditation
(37:57) - Bright and clear cinematography
(38:17) - Book banning scene
(39:23) - Movies that were different than you expected
(50:42) - Reaction to Tom hearing voices
(51:43) - If you were a ghost, where would you haunt?
(55:47) - Mount Rushmore of Dad Actors
(1:00:27) - Psychology of these characters
(1:01:52) - Boomer nostalgia
(1:03:06) - Hot dog and beer inflation/misc. comments
(1:04:15) - Tom's Top Five Trivia
(1:08:26) - Roger Ebert review
(1:09:56) - Does Field of Dreams make BFW?/Takeaways
(1:11:18) - Next week: Q&A!/Outro
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