The greatest true sports film is "Miracle" about the 1980 US Olympic hockey team. I challenge you not to cry.

“Miracle” with Kurt Russell is my favorite sports movie by far. And a true story I remember well.

Have you seen “Money Ball”? It’s a true story about the Oakland A’s. Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are phenomenal!!! They both won Oscars and it won for best picture as well.

Eagle fans pelted Santa with snowballs. This is how the neighborhood boys and me played football in our backyards. No pads and full tackle. We beat the hell outta each other.

As a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan, this movie holds a special place in everyone's heart here in the city. Great reaction, and thank you.

Veterans Stadium had been torn down by the time they made this movie so they used U. Penn’s Franklin Field as a stand in and digitally recreated the upper decks and outside of Veterans Stadium. Because it’s a college stadium, that’s why there’s a race track around the field. The ironic thing is Franklin Field is where the Eagles played before Veterans Stadium had opened.

Two fun football movies with somewhat similar vibes are "The Replacements" starring Keanu Reeves but with a really solid ensemble cast including Gene Hackman as the coach, and "Necessary Roughness" starring Scott Bakula (the "Quantum Leap" guy). I definitely recommend both. For non-football, "The Cutting Edge" is a good one, as is "Cool Runnings".

This movie shows so much perseverance. His wife at the time wasn't a rider. She left to try and find something better. He made it better for himself. She missed out. Wish we could've seen her reaction. But its even better that they didn't mention her anymore after that.

Great movie! Amber since you ran cross country you both should watch "McFarland, USA". A true story of a cross country team from California. Kevin Costner stars as the track coach.

Dick Vermeil is still with us at 87 and he could probably still teach some people how to coach.

The Opening Song. Yes it's Jim Croce. There is a connection. Jim was from Philly and had just died in a plane crash when the events in the film took place. Being from the Philly area I remember all of it. I was 21 that year. 🙂 Answering April's question about open practices. The Eagles had traded away both their First and Second round draft picks. The Eagles wouldn't have those draft picks for another 3 years when Vermeil took over in 1976. So Vermeil called for open tryouts to create interest and find talent. Cheese steak. To be fair there are many pizza places that make a good sandwich. But the Mecca for visitors has to be south Philly where Pat's and Geno's are. Gotta order it with fried onions 🙂Just Google Pat's Cheesesteaks

One of my favorites! For me it's not just about sports, but more the human spirit. Finding that something deep down inside that fuels and focuses you. This movie does that in an elegant understated way and I come back to it when I need that little extra when dealing with life's challenges.

In real life, Vince Papale went to college on a track and field scholarship and played 2 seasons with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League. When the WFL folded in 1975, that's when he got a tryout with the Eagles.

The scene of the little kid wearing a home made Papale jersey was actually Vince's son and his daughter was the quarterback in the schoolyard

Bull Durham, Tin Cup, The Rookie, Major League, Friday Night Lights., and Mystery, Alaska. These are sports movies we watch over and over!

I love this movie so much. I'm an Eagles fan. Down to the tattoo on my leg. And Vince Papale means so much to this team even today. As does Dick Vermeil. Such a great great man. Also hating the Cowbums is in our blood. I truly can't stand that team. Amber your brother is a smart man! Another great football movie that involves the Eagles is Silver Linings Playbook. It stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. Also Robert De Niro as well.

They are showing a CGI of the Veterans Stadium that was imploded only months before the movie was green lit so the director was saddened to realize all the amazing shots he missed out on by mere months. The actual filming was at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field. (Home of the Penn Relays and the Eagles home before the vet. Hence the track)

I am from South Jersey & we root for the 🦅. I remember when Dick Vermeil started as a coach when I was a kid. We still 💕 Dick & Vince around here. I remember old Veterans Stadium Amber & it was huge. We use to always have nosebleed seats all the way @ the top & I use to like to count how many 🍺 beers others were drinking 😅 . Jay I heard old NFL players say Veterans Stadium was their least favorite stadium to play @ because the concrete playing field was brutal along with Eagles fans. 😂 Fly Eagles fly.

The part of Veterans Stadium was played By Franklin Field. That is why there is a track around the field and bench seats. Veterans Stadium was imploded before they started filming. Good catch on that Jay.

They depict the fan base accurately. Going to a road game in Philadelphia isn’t as horrible as it once was but you still to realize you’re going to get chirped at with some “mustard”.

I used to be a security guard at Veterans Stadium, the Spectrum, Wells Fargo Center, Lincoln Financial Field, and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and Eagles fans are a unique breed. They really used to be monsters, so much so that a holding cell and judge were set up in the underbelly of The Vet, for unruly fans. It has gotten better in the stadiums, probably out of fear of being barred from attending another game, but the parking lots are pure chaos. I loved it! Yes, Eagles fans threw snowballs at a Santa Claus, but there is a backstory behind it. There had been a big snowstorm the night before the game, it was really cold, and the Santa that they hired for halftime cancelled due the weather. There was a big float with eight fiberglass reindeer, Eagles cheerleaders at elves, and a marching band, but no Santa. Someone working for the Eagles spotted a guy in the stands dressed badly as Santa and had him perform. They picked a drunk 20 year old, named Frank Olivo, in a shabby, sort-of Santa costume to act as Santa. Well, the float got stuck, so Olivo was essentially shoved out on to the field with an equipment bag full of wet towels and no idea what to do. The Eagles were losing the game and then they send some goofy kid out there, with nothing to do, people are gonna get mad. Even Olivo understood why people were pissed, but he did yell at one fan, "you're not getting anything for Christmas!" In later years, Frank Olivo became a beloved figure in Eagles lore, even returning as Santa in 2009. However, fans are prohibited from dressing as Santa when it snows now. Eagles fans are passionate and a little obnoxious, but they are fiercely loyal, even when the team sucks. No one likes us and we don't care.

Amber, if you like underdog stories “Seabiscuit” from 2003 is for you! Also based on a true story about a n undersized race horse. Not just an underdog story, it has soo much more like this movie had. You’ll both love it!

One of the best sports movies ever is Hoosiers starring Gene Hackman. A true story, more or less, about a small Indiana high school basketball team and their pursuit of the state championship.

They filmed portions of this down the street from me! Walking home from the subway after work one night, Passyunk Avenue was filled with vintage cars in preparation for one of the scenes. Shortly after, they were filming "Rocky Balboa," and a few years later, "Creed"! Good times!

I saw this when I was deployed to Iraq in 2006. Made me feel closer to home even though I’m a Cowboys fan. The scene during the coin toss with the cowboys took me back to my childhood watching the Boys. Thanks for the reaction.

As for the sports cinemaphotography, this is some of Mark Ellis' best work. I now look for sports movies with him in the credits.

The Song is "I've got a Name " by Jim Croce. You've listened to Croce before, so that's why the voice sounds familiar.

There are so many Philly Easter eggs packed into this movie. For example: The fan in the cape trying out for the team is the present owner of Tony Luke's, one of the signature cheesesteak restaurants in Philly.

Such a great story and love how they shot the NFL play. So many great memories playing mud football in the rain with my local buds from our neighborhood, lifelong relationships.

That was Veterans Stadium, aka "The Vet" Was all purpose, baseball, football, college track & field, other events like monster trucks, etc. Cheapest seats were way up near the top, the "nosebleed" section😉

I'm going to show my age, but I remember watching Steve Prefontaine in the 1972 Olympics. His untimely death was really a blow to the running community. It was really fun watching your reactions to this movie. I saw it once several years ago and really enjoyed it. Still love it. I'm with you Amber, in that I love to see an underdog beat the odds by sheer grit and stick-to-itiveness. Looking forward to your next sports movie reaction. I agree with the others that Miracle is a fantastic movie based on beating impossible odds. They did what was thought to be impossible and I was lucky enough to watch it as it happened. Just an incredibly emotional game!

back in 1976 Veterans stadium was a multi purpose stadium, used for Football, baseball and other sports that came to the city of Philadelphia, it has since been torn down and Philadelphia has separate Football and Baseball stadiums, Lincoln Financial field for Football and Citizens Bank Park for baseball.

The guy with the cape is Tony Luke. He owns a hoagie and cheese steak shop in Philly called Tony Luke's. He also starred in a low budget movie the Nail. My dad has a small part in it.

Great reaction guys. For folks from the greater Philadelphia area, especially for those of us who were to alive to witness these events at the time, films like Invincible and Miracle aren't just underdog sports stories: they are heroic, patriotic films. Two other films that are more than just sports movies you may like are Chariots of Fire (about Olympic runners) and Invictus (uniting post Apartheid South Africa through rugby, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon).

Great Movie! But another sports movie you may like is McFarland. Kevin Costner plays a Football Coach that loses his job and ends up coaching Cross Country in McFarland , CA . Another true story and something for both of you.

Without limits is a great movie about prefontaine, also running brave is another great runner movie about Billy Mills a Lakota who went to the olympics. Lots of great sports movies out there, can't wait to see more.

The Phillies also played at Veteran Stadium, so that may have been the warning track that you saw, From far away it looks like a running track!

This movie always makes me miss playing football as a kid. Out on a scrubby dirt field, full-contact, no pads, living our fantasies as our favorite players. It was 1985 and I was Gary Fencik for an hour or so every Saturday night. I really love when he let's his friend know at the stadium and when he asks him if he's ok, his friend replies "I'm good now." It's such a simple statement but shows the depth of their friendship.

Any Given Sunday has about the best inspirational speech of any sports movie out there. Unbelievable cast as well.

When Vince Papale Was found then drafted it was about the same time Rocky came out. Many people of Philly think of Papale as thier Rocky.

As for South Philly, this was the late 70s, and also when the movie Rocky came out. So there were constant comparisons of Papale to Balboa. Vince Papale was the real Philly underdog.

I am an Eagles fan, born and raised 30 miles west of Philly, we are every bit that crazy and then some

Next up : watch "Goon" the original one. So funny and good!!! ❤ Yall! You keep my husband company while he's suffering from injuries and illness. Thank you for what you do, and keeping good music and movies alive.

This was a fun movie but it definitely takes some liberties. Vince Papale played pro football in the World Football League for the Philadelphia Bell for two years. He was a special teams standout. His play for the Bell earned him a private workout with the Eagles. He did sign as a 30 year old rookie in the NFL, though.

You made my night with this one!! I recommended this from the very beginning of your movie channel. Being that I'm a Philly gal born and raised. I'm a die hard Eagles fan!!!! I have met Vince Papale numerous times and have his autograph. He is so sweet! GO BIRDS!! 🏈🦅💚 Yes, were kinda brutal. Especially With the Cowgirls .. We threw snowballs at Santa. 😅 Smh

"Was this when the Cowboys were good? When people STILL talk about?" LOL that comment had me lol, thank you. Go Birds

Great movie for sure. I hadn't seen it in a long while. Greg Kinnear played, Dick Vermeil. You may remember him for his portrayal of the medivac helicopter pilot in "We Were Once Soldiers" with Mel Gibson. Another movie to consider watching that is with this sports theme based on a true story is, "The Rookie".

Football in the 60s through early 80s was just different. When i was a kid, i grew up around several Houston oilers! Hoyle Grange' and Jr., Curly Culp, Robert Brazille, Dan Pastorini, big Mike, and others. Even Rockets players. I played backgammon once, with Rudy T, Walter Payton and Rick Barry! On a pickup schoolyard game, i was taught to shoot freethrows by the best ever, Calvin Murphy!

You guys would LOVE "Replacements" with Keanu Reeves! Fantastic sports comedy "feel good " movie!

The stadium was the old Veterans Stadium. The Eagles and the Phillies played there

@Rob Squad Movie Reactions THANK YOU! For reacting to this movie there is only one other reaction on YT to this film. It's such a great film, you guys are the best!

I have a clear memory of playing frozen field football with a bunch of kids when we were teens. I also remember waking the next morning unable to reach over and turn off the alarm, or move at all for that matter. This movie is as inspirational as RUDY.

As a life long Cowboys fan it is hard for me to admit that I really like this movie but it is one of my favorite sports movie

Trust everyone Amber, nobody needs a man wearing a cape on the team 😂😂

"Slapshot" is my go-to hockey film.

It’s pretty hard to imagine someone just walking on to an NFL squad. It’s amazing he did that

A great old sports movie you guys should check out is “The Fish that saved Pittsburgh” from @1979. Stars Dr J (Julius Erving) and Jonathan Winters. I saw it in the movie theater as a kid and is still one of my all time favs

So, if you love sports movies, would you guys please react to Miracle? It's probably my favorite sports movie of all time, and I'm not even a hockey fan.

My favorite movie… ❤ such a badass capture! I loved your reactions.. thank you! 🙏🏽

Football Movies. 1. We Are Marshall. 2. Remember The Titans. 3. Facing The Giants. 4. When The Game Stands Tall. 5. Friday Night Lights. Draft Day.

As a long time Ravens fan, I rooted so hard for the Eagles at this past year's Super Bowl. They have been pretty dominant this year & that's saying a lot about how far their franchise & entire organization has come.

The Rookie starring Dennis Quaid, keep the sports true stories coming.

The way Amber reacted to Mark Wahlburg, I really want to see her watch Boogie Nights. Just don't tell them what it's about.😂

"Prefontaine" (1997) and "Without Limits" (1998) are both Steve Prefontaine movies which Amber surely must have seen one of, but maybe not both. And then another true underdog running story is the story of native American Billy Mills, an Oglala Sioux, who still stands alone as the only American to win the Olympic gold medal at the 10,000 meter distance (Tokyo Olympics 1964)-- the movie from 1983, "Running Brave". Thumbs up!

Side note: I live in the same town as the Papale’s. We used to see him around town and he never hesitated to talk to anyone who wanted to talk to him. We didn’t mob him or anything but he was very friendly and just a good guy. He’s 77 years old now so you don’t see him as much now unfortunately.

Miracle is another great movie based on a true story of the ultimate underdog story. Also, Little Giants is a football underdog story that is so cute and hilarious!

My advice from someone who has lived very close to Philly all my life {Southern NJ}. Stay aways from Pat's and Geno's. They are way too commercial now. Instead.. talk to some people and find a local Italian restaurant {people would prob call them "dives". These smaller Italian family run places will have the best food. I wish I could give you a name right now, but I moved down towards the Jersey shore and I haven't been into Philly for a meal for some time now. Trust me, the local Italian dive places are your best bet for a really good cheesesteak. Honestly the cheesesteak in 75% about the bread. You get a great roll, you'll most likely get a great cheesesteak.

I was impressed with Amber's instantaneous recognition of Jim Croce. My mom was in high school and college in the late 60s and early 70s, so I know music of that era better than my own. People my age and younger (you two) usually don't seem to know that kind of music, so it was refreshing to see.

Greg Kinnear played the coach. He was also in "As Good As It Gets" with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt.

That was not really Veterans' Stadium; it had been torn down and replaced by the the Linc by the time they filmed this movie. The exterior was CGI, and I think they used Franklin Field, the home of the University of Pennsylvania and former home of the Eagles (pre-1971), for the interiors, which is why the track is there surrounding the field. The Vet did not have a track. It didn't have bench seating, either.

The coaches name is Greg Kinnear, was not the pastor/dad on 7th Heaven, Stephen Collins was the pastor/dad. Greg starred in Is Heaven for Real.

My Grandfather (on my dad's side) was a walk on for the Redskins in the 56-57 season (I think I got the season right). He was an offensive lineman, and played several scrimmage games. Including a regular season game or two before getting injured. He and my Grandmother would have my dad shortly after, and that was the end of his short-lived career.

song at the begining was Jim Croce, "Ive got a name"

Stadium- there was no track around Veteren's Stadium, but it did have a baseball field under it. Cheesesteaks- there are a lot of good ones, but I would go with JOHN'S Roastpork & Cheesesteaks. Love the movie and music channels.😊

I saw the title invincible and was like wait are y’all ready for that much gore….. then I read (2006) 😂

Angels in the Outfield was always one of my top favorite sports movies. Pulls all the strings you’d want from a movie. You should put that one on the list of films to watch

Mark Wahlberg Started in a boyband New kids on the block, but left before their breakthrough "Tonight" is a fun song, later on Mark returned to music as the rapper Marky Mark - "United" was a bit of a hit in the Netherlands. As for movies: done quite a few, but "The perfect storm" is a real gem. Elizabeth Banks (Janet) also in "The hunger games" movies, "Walk of shame", "Movie 43", "Zack and Miri make a porno"

LOL "READ THE ROOM JOHNNY" LOL LINE OF THE MOVIE.

My brother introduced this film to me a few years ago, and I really love it! An even better one for me is The Rookie with Dennis Quaid. A similar storyline, but a different sport.

Ive been asking you guys for months to watch this movie...so glad you did and just really glad you liked it as much as I did...wonderful movie.

Miracle, The Rookie, The Natural, King Richard, Cinderella Man, Remember the Titans, Major League..... there's a lot of great sports movies out there.

My fellow church members here in Eagles country had to learn grace when we found out our new pastor was a Cowboys fan😣

Great reaction to a great movie! 19:09 I always like seeing one of my favorite Eagles represented right here, Harold Carmichael #17 the 6'8" giant who played WR for 13 seasons with the Eagles and made the HoF in 2020. I wasn't really an Eagles fan as a kid, but my friend Tommy was a huge fan so I became a fan and learned a lot about the team when we were kids in the 70s. Harold Carmichael was probably my favorite of them all. 🙂 "Centers are super smart." That's very true. And, if you noticed, the center was reading Trinity by Leon Uris (which was a new release in 1976, the year this movie was set in, as I recall), which is a novel based on actual events in the history of Ireland and is NOT an easy read from what I know. I also loved how the first two guys to congratulate Vince after the touchdown was #53, the center, and #57 who Amber thought was crazy earlier. 😀 A great story about a working class guy managed to have a three year NFL career at 30 and become a legend in his city. Even if the real story was dramatized for the movie, the core of it is still true.

This reminds me of the NFL player's strike in 1974 from July 1 - August 10, so the entire preseason roster was walk-on rookies from open tryouts. I was 20 and fantasized about being a Lion for a moment and then remembered my lack of talent while playing ball in high school. I excelled instead at wrestling in the 167 weight class. I live in Kansas City now. We have a pretty good team, lol.

Jim Croce is singing the opening song.

For your next sports movie reaction I’d love to see you check out Miracle, but there’s so any to try. Maybe Bull Durham, The Sandlot, Goon or The Mighty Ducks.

I was just in Philly to see my brother and it is a beautiful town if you wanna go to visit. There is plenty of stuff to do👍🏼

It's the time of year for miracles, so watching "Miracle" is an absolute must for you guys. Best sports movie by far.

Without Limits (1998) is about Steve Prefontaine, another good flick

Oh geez - when I saw “Invincible”, I thought for a second you were watching the animated superhero series and I was, like, “noooo! Their innocent eyes!”

This was great. I remember watching it back in the day. But I agree with a previous commenter that 'Miracle' is one of the best true story sports movie that I've ever seen portrayed on screen. Would be GREAT to see you guys react to it. ❤

Bwahahahahah Amber! "Was that slow motion, or was that my imagination?"

Coach Carter is probably my favorite sports movie!

You definitely need to watch "Cinderella Man," with Russell Crow. Another Great true story!

We Philadelphians take a lot of cr@p from people but we are really full of passion and heart and grit, and we are loaded with underdog stories. That’s what makes us special. ❤

Have you all seen The Replacements? it's a comedy football movie, great fun movie: The movie was loosely based on the 1987 NFL strike, specifically the Washington Redskins, who won all three replacement games without any of their regular players and went on to win Super Bowl XXII. Though the film is a story of the replacement players, the Falco-Martel quarterback controversy is quite similar to the one in the post-strike Washington controversy between Doug Williams and Jay Schroeder.

If you like football movies, then you really need to add The Program (1993) and Any Given Sunday (1999) to your watchlist!! Those two films portray the more serious side of football (college & pro levels) as far as what goes on behind closed doors!!

Such a fantastic film, so glad y'all did this! Not simply inspiring but shows the commitment & strength of will within the human spirit. Sports stories set to the screen hype me up, especially the true to life. If you could add a few to the list, I know you'll enjoy them; "Miracle", "62*", "Seabiscuit", "Chariotsof Fire"...& another football film, "North DallasForty". (OH, btw..the guy who played Tommy was Kirk Acevedo....who also played the role of Joe Toye in "Band of Brothers"...& a co-star was Donnie Walberg)

I had forgotten until I watched this with you guys that number 57 (Cosmo Dematteo) is the younger brother of a guy I graduated with. He played several years in arena football.

A sports movie you both would love is “Cool Runnings”. It is very loosely based on a true Winter Olympics story.