Grown men cry during Rudy

I'm almost positive that the man sitting behind Rudy's parents during the last game is the actual Rudy.

And if you are NOT crying, you have NO SOUL!!!!😭😭😭

I cannot watch this movie without crying. Best. Inspirational. Movie. Ever.

This is my stop and watch movie. If I'm flipping channels and I find this movie on I stop and watch it. It doesn't matter how many times I've seen it; it doesn't matter if it's the beginning of the movie, in the middle of the movie or near the end I'm going to stop flipping channels and watch it.

Rudy became a motivational speaker, wrote at least one book about his journey getting admitted to Notre Dame, and then walking on, making the scout team, and then finally dressing for the game and playing in the very last game of the year, getting the final sack. He appeared at many ND games, signed books etc. I've talked with him and shook his hand a few times. He then lobbied the Director of HOOSIERS to film his story for years, and the Director finally agreed. So Rudy continued to "hustle" his story into Irish legend. I went to Notre Dame myself. Ironically, I worked 3 summers at a steel factory to help pay my way through. I was a freshman 2 years after Rudy graduated. So there were seniors and juniors on my dorm floor who had known Rudy, and that's how I first heard of his story long before the movie. There was a huge picture in the Student Union of Rudy making that final sack vs Georgia Tech. So that wasn't exaggerated. The greatest accomplishment was persisting to try to get admitted to Notre Dame in the first place. In order to do that, he had to get good grades at the Holy Cross Junior College to even have a shot. That required a 2 year stint at Holy Cross. Only then could he be admitted. And Notre Dame doesn't accept many transfer students because there are so few spots, even back then. Most people think Notre Dame is this gigantic school because ND is well known. But it's not an Ohio St, a Michigan, an Oklahoma etc with 40,000 to 60,000 students. In the 1970s, Notre Dame had about 6500 undergrads, 8000 total w graduate students. My graduating class had 1600 people. Schools like Ohio St had 10,000 to 12,000 students a class. So GETTING INTO NOTRE DAME and graduating was Rudy's biggest accomplishment, not that one play.

Glory Road and Remember The Titans are two other sports movies based on a true story that you will love.

I wonted my daughter to run track at Notre Dame but they didn’t think to much of her. She ended up running for another university buy the time she graduated. She was a two time first team all American, finishing second and seventh in the country. Her times are faster than anybody at Notre Dame. Even though this did not happen for her at Notre Dame, she did have the coaching staff in her senior tell her that they should have recruit her. She ended up graduating number one student in the medical school and held eight school records. Sometimes universities can’t see into the future.

I don't cry at movies, and only 3 movies have made me cry, this being one of them. So I knew Toni would be crying throughout the entire thing.

As a Hoosier that lives 30 minutes from Notre Dame, I've been to most the places that are shown in the movie. I was an extra for 3 days, but you never see me. The cool part about the last game is they filmed it at halftime of a real game so that they could have a full stadium. Back in 1987 they (same director and writer) were unable to get the 20,000 seat gym (Butler U) for Indiana's high school state final in the movie "Hoosiers." We did what we could with about 6000 extras, moving around the gym to where the camera was pointing to look like there were more fans then there really was. So, they made sure to get a crowd for this movie.

Coach Ira played Father Karras a decade earlier in ' The Exorcist' & the player who got mad at Rudy & took off helmet in practice was VinceVaughn😊

One of my favorite sports movies, alongside “Chariots of Fire”, “Brian’s Song” & “61*” to name a few. The perseverance, drive & determination that Rudy shows just makes this top tier inspirational.

One of Rudy's teammates was future NFL great Joe Montana, who was a freshman during the final game

Rudy is from my hometown of Joliet, IL. They made some changes to his high school in the film, which was also my brother’s alma mater. Joliet Catholic was all-boys until the early ‘90s, and the school colors were brown and gold. They are still a football powerhouse, though-they unfortunately lost the state championship game on Saturday. Rudy still makes frequent appearances at local events.

"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.

In reality the head coach tried to send Rudy into the game, but the offense was on the field, so Rudy actually told him that "I can't go in, I'm a defensive player." Which angered the coach, but just as he said that the offense scored again, so then Rudy got sent in.

Jon Favreau- the chubby friend- also directed Iron Man and Elf. He’s very talented.

The real Rudy was standing behind the father in the stadium during his play.

This movie has some scenes that for sure got to Toni. They get to me every time I see it.

Rudy went on to be a motivational speaker. I heard him give a speech at my college in the early 2000’s.

Hoosiers it was also from the director of Rudy the basketball starring Gene Hackman Dennis Hopper which also won an academy award for best supporting

Brians Song is a great movie about a true story of Brian Piccolo and Gayle Sayers.

@popculturallychallanged YES!! I’m glad you guys are watching and took my suggestion looking forward to watching!!!

Any time I want to feel better, I can watch this movie and be inspired. Sean Astin and Charles S. Dutton are so great together. One of my favorite sports movie, and my favorite football movie.

1.Remember The Titans 2. The Blind Side 3. Secretariat( I know it’s a horse/ horse racing but it’s still a sport and the story is great )

Coach Devine (former Breen Bay Packers coach) was actually very supportive of Rudy and instrumental in him coming back to the team. The Rudy chant never happened and it was Devine's plan t play Rudy. The whole team didn't leave their jerseys. It was only the captain and another player, and it was to ask for Rudy to dress. He played 3 total plays and registered a sack. The players really carried him off, but another player was carried off in 95. A few years after this came out. The coaches were all really supportive of him. Also, Joe Montana was on the team at this time but was injured for the season and sat on the sidelines. Montana's absence on the roster do to injury actually led to the open space for Rudy. Montana called the carry off as a prank, but I think he was just sorta jealous of the attention at the time.

19:00 -- That was my favorite line in the whole movie! No Rudy you can't be kicked off the team unless you're on it first, you silly golden helmet goose!

Favorite sports movie hands down. Nothing like it emotionally. I was small as a high school player but always gave the best effort and it’s due to this movie fr. And became senior captain for my HS team when even I thought it wasn’t possible. Size don’t always matter.

What a wonderful reaction. I live just up the road from South Bend in West Michigan and love college football above all other sports. While the Michigan Wolverines are my team and a Notre Dame rival, this movie always makes me smile. I actually met Chelcie Ross by chance once, who played the "mean" coach Dan Devine. Sweetest man in the world and the complete opposite of his character. Cheers!

Rudy was in the movie sitting behind the parents at the game. I met Sean Astin at a convention and talked with him about Rudy and not the Rings Trilogy. Rudy is a movie that means allot to me. Invincible is good movie about a fan who made the Eagles by a publicity open tryout. It is a true story. Running Brave is about an American Indian, Billy Mills, who won an Olympic gold medal. American Underdog is about Kurt Warner who went from the scrap heap to the NFL Hall Of Fame as a Quarterback.

The real Rudy came to my elementary school when I was young, very inspirational, I went to a catholic school and growing up catholic they showed us this film too before he came to speak to us, it truly makes you realize no matter how hard life getsz even if you fail, keep trying, things can work out! Great reaction ❤

55 yrs old. I cry like a baby EVERY. SINGLE. TIME

One of my favorite inspirational movies... great reactions. The surprise of your emotions was heart felt. Thanks.

Love how the only play that he did at the beginning as a kid was the same play at the end

Remember the Titans, Invincible and Rudy best football movies ever.

Fun fact , in the final game, the guy behind Rudy’s dad in the stands is the real Rudy

Hey Toni, the beauty of sports movies is that they are about the guys who lost and not the guys who won. ----- Truthfully speaking it makes for a more compelling story. Check out movies like, "Invincible", Rocky, the longest yard, Mystery Alaska, The Replacements. ------ They all rug at the heart stirings.

Fun fact, the real Rudy was sitting behind the Dad & Brother in the stadium, even though I don't believe they ever showed his face.

Growing up Rudy always wanted to sack the quarterback, playing for Notre Dame, and his dream came true! Thanks for a great movie reaction!

Here’s a fun fact. The fan seated behind Rudy’s father, played by Ned Beatty, in the stands that he was high fiving after Rudy’s sack was the real life Rudy who was given a cameo in the movie.

Never be embarrassed about the feels! People that love reactions love seeing you feel the feels while they have the feels! It's all good ☺

The scene in the locker room when the coach gives the speech before the final game. The guy kneeling right in front of Sean Astin was my old construction trades teacher in high school Joe Churches who was an extra in this movie.

This one is one of my all time favs, he never asked to play he just wanted to dress, getting to play was an added bonus. If i had to recommend sports movies id recommend My All American and American Underdog. Both true stories. Great reaction yall

I’m not crying, you’re crying. Lol you guys do the best reactions and I hate seeing her cry but it’s always great when she does lol if that makes any sense

Rudy didnt have any older brothers in real life. He was the oldest. Rudy also served in the Navy for 2 years so the GI Bill would have paid for his college. They left that part out to make finances a major storyline. Rudy was 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) and 165 lb (75 kg).

Excellent movie, very moving! Rudy is a true inspiration!

Hey Toni, Everybody knows about Tom Brady but what about the 5000 other guys who tried to make it and failed it had to become a mechanic, a landscaper, or a plumber because they couldn't cut it, or had a family to feed. ----- That's something we can all relate to and movies are about trying to connect the human story and spirit

I had a No Fear shirt that said "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog". I don't know if you remember those shirts from the 90s.

Thank god my folks never treated my bro n me with discouragement. My mom’s words were “go for it” and my dad was “take a chance” or “anything is possible under the sun”…😁💯

I love her response. It's exactly how you should respond.

The score for this film is just incredible!

As far as other movies based on true stories, I'd recommend Shine or October Sky.

To see people dream and accomplish... what's not to love. RUDY! RUDY! RUDY! "The Natural" is a great baseball movie. Beautifully shot.

One of my all time favorite sports movies.

This movie always makes me cry. Even watching it in a chopped up reaction video gets me teared up.

Yes! Invincible with Mark Wahlberg is fantastic!! And Remember the Titans with Denzel Washington is another fantastic sports movie! Then for a fun one, The Replacements with Keanu Reeves.

Saw this movie with my dad when I was a kid and we thought it was fantastic but when we realized it was a true story at the end it became a masterpiece!

It’s kind of hard to go wrong with any of the Disney based-on-a-true-sports-story movies, so just keep watching the ones you haven’t seen yet and there are plenty of us who will flock to those reactions to cheer you both on!😀

FYI. Joe Montana was the quarterback of Notre Dame in that game when Rudy played, but they couldn't not use the name "Joe Montana" in the movie.

I love this movie. It's one of the greatest sports movie ever. You guys should watch the movie "Radio" with Cuba Gooding Jr also a football movie based on a true story

Good movie and good reaction. The coach Divine didnf actually put up a fight to him dressing though. That was added for some additional drama.

"We are Marshall" is an amazing true story football movie. It's about a team and a town. However, Toni will need the tissues, :)

RUDY IS CRAZY!!!❤❤❤❤Who doesn’t love him to pieces????😊Rudy is a commentator now, right YALL?

Composer Jerry Goldsmith cried when he first heard the playback of the climatic music he wrote.

This was Vince Vaughn's first movie. Rudy creamed him in practice and the coached kicked him off the first team and said he wished he had the heart of Rudy. And at the end he made that TD catch to seal the chance of getting Rudy in the game and took the blame for calling that play.

A really good sports movie to watch is Slap Shot with Paul Newman. It’s the ultimate underdog story set in Hockey.

That's the real Rudy at 29:55. He's on the back left.

Seen this movie at least 20 times and I tear up every time and watching this was no different and I’m not ashamed

I love y’all’s channel. Thanks for showing Rudy . Texas

Great reaction. Hoosiers is another excellent sports movie. If you're into cycling, American Flyers stars a young Kevin Costner.

I was kinda hoping Rudy would get a touchdown when he was on the field at the end lol

The Greatest Game Ever Played PG 2005 ‧ Sport/Thriller ‧ 2 hours also based on a true story about golf, you will love it!

"Remember the titans" "No limit"

I along with you two had no idea about this movie. I got emotional with you Toni. Luv your reviews.

It’s nice to see this great movie being reacted to, I have few recommendations for sports movies Pistol Birth of A Legend I think 1989? It’s based on pete Maravich who was considered one of goats in basketball, his college records still remained unbroken for close to 60 years, 44.2 points per game for 3 years, if you can’t find the movie, LumaFlix on here have full movie, Also next recommendation is Rebound: The Legend of Earl The Goat Manigualt I think from 96? It’s very tragic movie, he was the greatest player ever that never played in nba Last recommendation - sixth man with Marlon wayans it’s great movie I appreciate it if y’all ever got to see this comment, I’m deaf sometimes captioning is off and names can be mistaken, the husband - you kind of look like you could be octokrools older brother lol

Loved your reaction to this movie. It's been a long term favourite of mine for years.... A movie I would like to recommend to you both is The Blind Side, starring Sandra Bullock. It's another that hits the emotions........

Hi Toni and David. Rudy Rudy, Rudy. Rudy had so much ❤️ and determination. One of my all time favorite sports movies, movies period along of course with another uhm hint series of movies starring Sean Astin. Truly one if not the greatests underdog movies. Inspiring, beautiful. Reminds us to never listen to the nay sayers and go for our dreams. This movie hits the feels hard. Ten Gold Notre Dame helmets out of Ten. Toni & David Toni & David. Thanks for reacting to this .

Remember the Titans is a must watch. Much bigger than sports movie.

I ball my eyes out every time I watch this movie and I watch it at least once a year. It’s one of my family’s post Christmas movies. Great reaction from you two!! But yeah, the coach, his family and girlfriend really pissed me off.

I’m a 50 year old man and ball like a baby every time I watch Rudy

Nice one, you two! Such a great story. Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂

South bend is in Indiana. A couple hours past Ft. Wayne Indiana. Which is about 30 minutes from where I live in northwest Ohio. I'm a diehard Ohio State Buckeyes fan and I absolutely love this movie ❤😊 great reaction!! 😊

26:33 all you need in life is one person to believe in you

Your wife and I would get along fine! I'm in tears every time I watch this movie and she's not helping me out! LOL Didn't think anybody cried more than me!

Always loved the music in this film.

Not many people mention it (so forgive me if it's already been acknowledged) but this film also has very early roles for both Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn (who went on later to make Swingers together).

Such a wonderful story. I love true stories. Here are several more true life stories you should react to. Remember the Titans. Lorenzo's Oil. Secretariat. The Fighter. Seabiscuit. Searching for Bobby Fisher. Beyond The Sea. We Are Marshall. Here are several that aren't true stories but great movies. Rigoletto. The Shooter. Rocket Gibraltar. Legends Of The Fall. Dragon Fly. Dirty Dancing. Regarding Henry. P.S. I Love You. Somersby. Imitation of Life. Straw Dawgs.

You can not LOVE this movie. And chant Rudy, Rudy, Rudy! But the SEC and the LSU Tigers will always be my home.

"The Legend Of Bagger Vance" is another life/sports movie.

another great and moving sports movie I would recommend is HOOSIERS

For the underdog in all of us!

How many viewers recognized a youthful Vince Vaughn as the the running back # 44 Jamie O'Hara in the practice scene at 20:33 and 28:28 ?

Football movie based on true story Title: Invincible Year: 2006 IMDb Rating: 7.1/10 Plot: The film is set in the 1970s in Philadelphia and follows the life of Vince Papale, a bartender and part-time substitute teacher who, against all odds, earns a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles, a professional football team. The movie portrays his journey from being an everyday guy to making it onto an NFL roster as a special teams player.

Shoot. Missed the live chat. Here we go. Toni will like this one.

I think you guys would both enjoy the movie “Greater” it’s also based on a true story. But be warned that you will both likely be emotional throughout the film, it’s for sure one that deserves to go down as one of the better true sports films.

There's a reason it's an absolute classic!

Lot of great true story and comedy sports movies! Mark Wahlberg did one, the origional Longest Yard was great, Major League and slapshot are two of the best comedies ever, and Brian's song and Something for Joey, will tear ur heart out! Classic sports movie! Him, favreau, Vince Vaughn, all came up at the same time! Vince is so skinny here!! Those three, him, Vince Vaughn, Jon favreau, did a lot of stuff together! U proly didn't even recognize Vince! He and Jon also did 4 Christmases, Made, and Swingers! I haven't even watched yet but I know u will give this, best movie ever! Vince was number 44!

SUPER DUPER GREAT MOVIE!!!

That comment was from the Boise state vs Oklahoma fiesta bowl

This is a great movie! Sean Aston was Bob Newby in second season of Stranger Things!