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The Quiet Man - Full Reaction (Patreon)

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Hey guys!  Here is The Quiet Man! My first John Wayne film, this sure was a different time but it was funny, sweet, beautiful scenery and got me in the St. Patty’s mood 🍀🍀

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Bill

Yep. Filmed in Cong, Ireland

Clay F

"Here's a good stick, to beat the lovely lady." Sean: "Thanks"

Ramah Mustangs

Great reaction as always. Sometimes, you just need to enjoy a good fight. I don’t think the message was that fighting solved the problem but that she was worth the fight. It just turned out ok in the end. I really hope you watch more John Wayne movies.

MikeLL

YEESSSSSSSSS!! Thank you Cassie!!!!! I"m watching this right now! And probably twice tomorrow! Let's go to Inisfree!!!!!!!

Todzilla

Can't wait to watch this full reaction! Hopefully tomorrow 🤞

Stick Figure Studios

Not only your first John Wayne film, but your first John Ford film (the guy that made Wayne a star and one of my favorite directors; a poet of a filmmaker). You can see in this movie just how much of a crush Ford had on Maureen O'Hara, who you may or may not recognize as the mother in the original PARENT TRAP. Can't watch this now, but looking forward to watching this later.

Stephen Aech

Haven’t seen this one in ages. I don’t think I enjoyed it that much when I did, but that was probably 40 years ago. I’m sure Cassie will make it fun though.

Rainbow Dash

Trying to sync this movie with your reaction, but it doesn't sync with the version on Amazon. That seems to run a bit faster.

Carol_White

Oh wow, I finally get the E.T. reference.

MikeLL

Cassie, that was a beautiful reaction. I dearly, dearly love this movie. I always tear up when I see it, and usually in the first ten minutes. It has a sweet sentimentality for me that few movies have, and the musical score is a delight to hear. I would have told you before you saw it that you wouldn't understand some of the Irish customs. I had to watch it many times before I completely understood everything. When she talked to the priest she explained his still using his sleeping bag and not sharing the marital bed, a situation that I believe was resolved that night, but she still tried to leave him because of the ongoing dispute over the dowry money. To answer some of your questions, John Wayne was 44 when he made the movie, but his character was 35, Maureen O'Hara was 31. The movies exteriors were filmed in Ireland, and the location is a tourist destination today with a statue of the stars erected in the town. This was not a typical John Wayne picture, the studio didn't want to put a lot of money into it, star Wayne and his director Ford were known for Westerns and Action films, not this kind of lighthearted story, but this film was a favorite of Wayne's, Ford, and O'Hara. John Wayne, Victor McLaglen who played Mary Kates brother, and Barry Fitzgerald who played Michaleen Flynn all won Oscars for acting in other films. John Ford won 5 Oscars for directing, he won his fourth for The Quiet Man, and this film was nominated for Best Picture. John Wayne said his best pictures were Stagecoach, The Searchers, Red River, and this film. The movie he won his Oscar for, True Grit, he did not consider one of his best. Enough rambling for me. Thank you very much for watching this movie.

Christopher Carr

Ditto. Ford was of Irish descent and this movie was a labor of love. Wayne and O'Hara made a number of movies together. My favorite John Wayne movies are the same that were Wayne's. As far as customs are concerned , Wayne's character is as puzzled as as you might be. A dowry is a custom that was common across Europe, but didn't make in the self-made American society. I'm so happy this was chosen. Now, let's get the Treasure of the Sierra Madre up for an action adventure themed viewing. Probably as close to a perfect adventure movie as you're going to get.

Jason Mangen

John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara made five movies together but remained best friends until Wayne’s death in 1978. She stayed with him for several days prior to his passing and it was the hardest thing she ever did. Maureen O’Hara was one of the classiest ladies in Hollywood. They don’t make them like her any more.

Jason Mangen

if you think it was rough and tumble in The Quiet Man then get ready to watch them in the Western comedy Mclintock.

Grinznmore

I found so many scenes incredibly demeaning. The scenery, occasional humor and jolly music did little to hide the ugliness. I’m old enough to remember how society put lipstick on this piggish behavior. Leave it in the film vault. It wasn’t kind to the Irish men either.

Joseph Krider

I wasn't expecting this for a week. Thank You!!! Now, I'm off to watch it.

John McCloy

Fun Fact..the ending scene where Maureen O’Hara whispers into John Wayne’s ear before the credits

Mike Lipke

now you need to watch True Grit starring John Wayne

John McCloy

she was directed by John Ford the director to say something absolutely explicit to get a genuine reaction out of him..to this day only the 3 of them know what she whispered and all swore never to repeat it…and now all are deceased so we will never know.

Mike Lipke

found a great movie to drink Guinness beer with

Celeste McAllister

Can't deny the chemistry between Maureen O'Hara & John Wayne,."That red hair is no lie" ain't that the truth!

Erik Daniel

The Great Maureen O'Hara. She made a sweet film in '91 with John Candy (one of my fathers favorites) called Only The Lonely that I think Cassie would like. I'm sure we all know how great John Candy was but I always loved the story on the set of Only The Lonely. Maureen hadn't acted since '73 and was basically retired, but in the end really liked John (how could you not) and agreed to do the movie. When they started filming John noticed that he had by far the biggest trailer on set (he was a big star at the time) and they had put Maureen O'Hara who he respected enormously and who was Hollywood royalty, in a small little trailer. John went straight to the producers and demanded they showed her the respect she deserved and to get her an equal size trailer to have a place for herself. They said they could not afford it and John said 'oh really? ok sure' and proceeded to move everything out of his trailer, move all of Maureen's things in, and John moved in to the tiny trailer. After a few days of the producers saying 'John that trailer is too small you can't stay in there' and John saying 'well, it isn't in the budget...' the producers decided they couldn't have their biggest star in a small trailer so they caved lol. Sorry maybe should have waited for a John Candy movie for that story but Maureen always reminds me of Only The Lonely because of Pops and I will never pass up an opportunity to share awesome John Candy stories. That man had a huge heart. Actually, he probably would have really dug this channel. Hope everything is good Cassie, thanks as always for the smiles.

Sean Novack
>>79646335

Amen! Maureen O'Hara was an angel. Her and "Duke" Wayne were the best of friends. She spoke of him glowingly many times after his death in 1978 to lung cancer.

Sean Novack

I'm of Irish descent and have been to the Emerald Isle several times. My wife and I spent several weeks there for our honeymoon and made a point of not visiting relatives so it wouldn't turn into several months! This is the idyllic vision of an Ireland that never existed with characters that are caricatures of many Irish stereotypes. Now, there are reasons for those stereotypes, remember the character of Malone in "The Untouchables"? That's the IRISH way! ;-)

Ben Livingstone

On the riverbank, the priest and her are speaking the Irish language, a Celtic tongue still spoken in parts of Ireland. There are related languages spoken in Scotland, Wales, England, France and Canada.

prince andrey
>>79650745

Couldn't agree more. I believe it was promoted as a comedy but it had a lot of dramatic scenes that still resonate with me to this day.

prince andrey

I enjoyed this film but as Cassie said it was probably due more to the cast and it's Irish location than the story, which admittedly has some scenes that don't translate well for today's audiences. In my opinion, a better but darker film was director John Ford's How Green Was My Valley which also starred Maureen O'Hara from 1939.

prince andrey
>>79647862

Another fun fact ... Victor McLaglen fought Jack Johnson the heavyweight boxing champion of the world back in 1909 in Vancouver (... my home town.) A little before my time however.

Allen Bond

This is not a movie about boxing, it's a love story; between a tough guy and a shy girl that hides from him, but she's actually tough as nails. She has a brother she has to escape from Will/Paulie. Sean/Rocky only needs a trainer/wingman like Michaeleen/Mickey and the support of Catholic Church.

Naji Simmons

When you guys get a chance, could you make a direct link to your Terminator 2 reaction? I tried downloading the reaction, so I could watch it and stream the movie on YouTube simultaneously, but it doesn't work. When one video starts, the other stops. Only the direct link lets me watch both videos at once. Thanks, Guys!! 😃

Alex Gorell

I genuinely do not like John Wayne as an actor, but I do like him in this movie for some reasons.

JC762

I’ve stayed at Ashford Castle which was simply amazing. Not to be missed if you are able to visit that area of Ireland.

softshoes

The movie won your poll for a reason. Also, I could watch Barry Fitzgerald all day long in this role.

Gideon James

I now get why the boomers voted so strongly for this movie. They miss the way a man could treat a women and NOT go to jail.

Jon Freezin-Rain

And an introduction to the John Ford/John Wayne stock company. You see the same faces playing different roles in many of those films

Brian O'Grady

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this reaction. :) I watched along with a pint of Guinness, and enjoyed it! A visually exquisite film, with a tender love story, complicated by a clash of cultures. I've watched this movie many times since I was a teenager (which has been some time by now), and it took me a long while to understand what was at the heart of Mary Kate's conflict with Sean. Cassie, you picked up on it far better than I did. I understand now why, after Sean gets the money from Will, she holds open the furnace door as he throws it in. It was never about the money. It's that he fought for it, fought for her. He didn't want to fight for his own reasons, which were understandable, but when it came down to it, he was willing to fight again for her love. Though the movie couldn't say it outright, being the 1950's, it is inferred that the marriage wasn't consummated, when she asked why he was planting roses instead of turnips or potatoes. "For our children," he said, which was obviously a sore subject. At times it did seem a little "mercenary," but for her it represents family, tradition, and her lifelong dreams. And when it was taken from her, Sean was unwilling to fight for it. Such an interesting quandary. One of my favorite lines: "He'll regret it till his dying day, if ever he lives that long."

Catherine LW

The tradition of having a matchmaker act as the mediator in courtship and marriage wasn’t just Irish. (See Fiddler on the Roof for the Jewish tradition). It was common throughout Europe and even parts of America up to the early 20th century. Family was very involved in choosing the right man for the daughter (sister, niece) as the father, brother or uncle checked out his character and ability to support a family. If you were from an affluent or upper middle class family, you had a dowry that came with you in marriage, showing you had value and financial independence. Frequently the man couldn’t touch his wife’s money, (yes, they occasionally had prenuptial agreements) which drove him to ensure he could support his family without his wife’s money. Yes, this was all filmed in Ireland and that stunning landscape was real! We had a pastor in our church who was Irish, Fr. Heffernan, rest his soul, and he lived in Ireland while this was filmed. He knew actor Barry Fitzgerald (Michaleen Flynn) and also loved boxing! It’s no wonder why Notre Dame is called “the fighting Irish”!

Gideon James

Editorial writer for The Informer...  Frances Mulraney saw the film as "misogynistic" and "outdated"—"due not just to the psychological and physical control the male characters exert over the female characters, but also for the female lead's gender-based expectations of her husband."  I can't disagree with this review. Pretty on point. 

Catherine LW

Oh, you were wondering why Mary Kate was so frightened by the thunderstorm - she told him they couldn’t kiss until after all these set protocols were done (threshing parties which were wheat harvestings by hand accompanied by feasting and partying, walking out together, etc.), and he wanted to skip all that and she agreed. Right afterwards there was a thunderclap and she was scared that maybe it was God displeased with her breaking tradition. They didn’t smile when their wedding photo was taken because back then people didn’t smile for the camera. If you ever look at early portrait photos, no one smiled. They wanted to look dignified for posterity. In the end, they showed the Catholic villagers and parish priests covering their collars and cheering the passing of the Protestant bishop as he drove by. The reason why was because the kind Protestant pastor had only 3 members in his church and he mentioned to Thornton that the bishop will probably close his church and move him elsewhere. The villagers and Catholic priests liked him and pretended to be members of his church so the Bishop wouldn’t close his church.

Brian O'Grady

In real life John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara were dear friends. They starred in 5 films together. Maureen held her own with him. She was physically gifted, and did many of her own stunts, as it shows in this film. Wayne admired this and said of her, "She's the greatest guy I ever knew." To her, this was a great compliment. They challenged each other to steal scenes, and their chemistry shined.

Stick Figure Studios

The reason why the acting in these older movies seems so strange to you is because for centuries, the whole point of acting was to do things in a heightened, artificial style. The fun of going to the theater was to hear and see people talking in a way that was different from real life, a more interesting way. When Cinema came along in the early 20th century, there was initially no sound, so actors had to communicate ideas and emotions purely through their body language and facial expressions. Thus, what was considered good acting back then would be considered overacting now. Acting adapted slightly when sound came along in the twenties, but it was still a more exaggerated style of performing. In the mid 1950s, though, institutions like the Actors Studio in New York and the influence of such figures as Stanislavsky, Uta Hagen and, in particular, Marlon Brando introduced what has been called the method, a whole new philosophy of approaching how one thinks about their character (more internal) and a more realistic, grounded and naturalistic style of performing. It was revolutionary and has impacted the art of acting to this very day.

Mike Lemon
>>79638911

Parent Trap was 1961, she hasn't seen much before 1990. There are only two 1961 movies listed on her "watched list"- West Side Story and 101 Dalmatians. Seven movies total from all of the '60s.

Mike LL

I love everyone's great comments here. I never understood the exact time period here until this week when I did some reading and it was confirmed for me that this was the 1920's, which I wish they stated in the movie, but the clues were the mention of Prohibition, the style of the bishop's car, and the fact that the horse and trains were the main modes of transportaion here. The giant fighting brawl was a staple and a traditon of a John Wayne picture, here they managed to make it a main plot point. Jack MacGrowan, who played Feeney, the chief henchman of Danaher, everyone here would recognize as Burke Dennings, the murdered director from The Exorcist. And Cassie, as well as me and several others here telling you that this is one of their favorite films, you will have about a hundred others telling you the same thing next week in the YouTube comments.

Tara

Cassie, if not for your channel, I never would’ve seen this movie. It’s interesting that this was your introduction to John Wayne since he is known for his westerns. I loved the smile on your face when Sean first sees Mary Kate. I also had the same reaction to the way women were treated by their husbands, but I still enjoyed watching with you 🍿

Matt Mabry

Hey Cassie, I have travelled to Ireland and been to the Quiet Man Bridge. Just outside of Connemara and not to far from Galway. Truly a beautiful land and the people as well. They love Americans. Fun fact, those were John Wayne's kids on the wagon at the horse race. Check out another movie they did together as well called McClintock. They did have a chemistry and it always came out on screen. It was a different time and yes, Sean's rough way with Mary Kate does not match 21st century norms. Her character was that of a hard, farm raised woman and she only respected a man who was just a rough as she was. Thank you again for watching. And by the way, I saw you shadow boxing at the start of the fight sequence. I guess the Rocky movies are paying off

Michael J
>>79711858

Man, I use to ask my grandma mostly about then. And unlike some kids, I was listening intently and interested. Never was a History major, but am always interested in "what was it really like." And some stories of just the way of life, blew me away. Even simple stories. That includes media and music to.

Michael J
>>79652246

So am I. But Im more or a mix of my dad was more England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 And oddly my moms side was close via Ireland 🇮🇪 And a few others. But those are my main backgrounds.

Gideon James

Hey Cassie, I saw that the great actor William Hurt just died. Do you think we could get a movie reaction? Maybe Children Of A Lesser God, Gorky Park or Broadcast News? Thank you!

Robert da Spruce

Sorry everyone. I know this movie was a very popular choice around here. But I just couldn’t get into this one. I gave it the old college try, and watched for over an hour. But I just couldn’t finish it. Maybe I was in the wrong mood. IDK. Perhaps I will finish it when the YouTube Edit comes out. I hope no one will be offended.

Stick Figure Studios

"He needs to just communicate with his wife.". That'll be hard for him as he is a very..... quiet man. ;-)

Sean Novack
>>79688650

Slso shutter speeds were so slow you couldn't smile because unless you're a wax mannequin you couldn't keep that expression on your face still enough for it not to blur.

Miles E Coburn
>>79745109

Maybe you should have posted this in a separate message, directly to her, instead of having it be buried in a message thread about a movie he had no connection to?

Miles E Coburn
>>79646434

Thanks for injecting your political mores and values into a subject where it's neither warranted nor wanted.

Gideon James
>>79752883

I'm with you on this. The sad part is the majority on here love these films so expect more unless Cassie stops including them on her polls.

Robert da Spruce
>>79752883

I don’t begrudge the people that enjoy this film. It just isn’t for me. I’m curious what’s on the schedule this week. Hopefully Cassie will make an announcement sometime today.

Catherine LW
>>79745109

Gorky Park is misogynistic. Women are murdered, seduced. Why are you suggesting that crap? Hypocrisy.

Carol_White
>>79752883

Your schtick is getting really tired, Catherine. I'll try to beat up more women if it'll make you happy. I'm sure Cassie appreciates your efforts to drive the politically unworthy to unsubscribe from her Patreon.

Steven Ashford
>>79729505

I’ve watched a lot of movies now that I wouldn’t have otherwise watched because of Cassie’s channel

Jake Starbuck

This film is John Ford's love letter to Ireland. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara shine on screen together. My Mama loved this film. I'm glad you watched this and shared your reaction on the channel.

Russell

A truly great movie. Back in an age when masculinity, femininity and storytelling were not compromised by the ridiculous politics (inserted into everything) of today.

Russell
>>79729505

Me too. There were a couple of movies I was like, nah, but then I watched because of Cassie's channel.

Shaun Ganyo

Ah, Cassie, this is why you are the best in the business. It's magical to watch you smile and laugh and wonder about the ridiculous stuff here.

Stick Figure Studios
>>79745109

Have you even seen GORKY PARK? I have. It's not misogynistic. Yes, a woman is murdered in its story, but so are two men. The film obviously isn't endorsing such things. It's just reflecting an unfortunate reality that occurs in our world. It's actually a pretty good movie. It's not crap and it's not hypocrisy to recommend it. That is a bad take.

Pand
>>79964058

I know this is from a while ago, but I have to ask: what are these "ridiculous politics" and how do they prohibit the kind of creative freedom you're longing for?

Gary Quick

Can't wait to watch this reaction, this is one of my favorite John Wayne movies of all time!