Angels In The Outfield (1994)
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The story
Young foster child Roger Bowman and his friend, J.P., enjoy sneaking into the baseball games of the California Angels. Still in limited contact with his widowed father, Roger asks when they will be a family again. Taking his father's sarcastic remark literally, Roger prays for God to help the Angels win. After he prays, he begins to see a group of angels led by Al helping the team. Roger's unique ability to see these celestial helpers leads the skeptical manager, George "Skip" Knox, to keep the boy around as a consultant. As the team begins a surprising winning surge, Roger faces personal turmoil regarding his father's custody.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Young foster child Roger Bowman and his friend, J.P., enjoy sneaking into the baseball games of the California Angels. After Roger prays for the team to win, he begins to see angels helping the players. The skeptical manager, George "Skip" Knox, keeps Roger as a consultant, leading the team to a championship run. However, Roger discovers his father has permanently given up his custody. During the championship, the angels stop appearing, as Al explains that championships must be played without their help. Knox gives a struggling veteran, Mel Clark, the motivation to finish his final game. Clark makes a heroic catch to win the pennant. Finally, Knox decides to adopt Roger and J.P., providing them with a new home.
- First release year
- 1994
- Runtime (minutes)
- 102
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- William Dear
- Writers
- Holly Goldberg Sloan · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Danny Glover · George "Skip" Knox; Tony Danza · Mel Clark; Brenda Fricker · Maggie Nelson; Ben Johnson · Hank Murphy; Jay O. Sanders · Ranch Wilder; Christopher Lloyd · Al; Joseph Gordon-Levitt · Roger Bowman
- Genres
- family; sports; fantasy; comedy; drama
- Themes
- Faith; Family; Perseverance
- Tone and mood
- Whimsical; Sentimental
- Premise and plot tags
- Sports; Fantasy; Family; Remake
- Source material / true-story basis
- 1951 film Angels in the Outfield
- Franchise connections
- Angels in the Outfield
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $50.2 million against a $31 million budget.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 31% · review count: 29
- Production trivia
- The film focuses on the California Angels, who did not exist when the original was released in 1951.; The Walt Disney Company was a minority owner of the Angels at the time of release.; The film premiered at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.
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