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5.9

Angels in the Outfield

PG·1994·102m

Comedy

Family

Fantasy

Comedy

Family

Fantasy

Summary

Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so Roger prays for help to turn the team around. Sure enough, his prayers are answered in the form of angel Al.

Cast

Danny Glover

George Knox

Tony Danza

Mel Clark

Brenda Fricker

Maggie Nelson

Ben Johnson

Hank Murphy

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Roger

Jay O. Sanders

Ranch Wilder

Taylor Negron

David Montagne

Milton Davis Jr.

J.P.

Christopher Lloyd

Al the Angel

Tony Longo

Triscuit Messmer

Neal McDonough

Whitt Bass

Stoney Jackson

Ray Mitchell

Matthew McConaughey

Ben Williams

Adrien Brody

Danny Hemmerling

Tim Conlon

Wally

Israel Juarbe

Jose Martinez

Albert Alexander Garcia

Pablo Garcia

Dermot Mulroney

Roger's Father

Robert Clohessy

Frank Gates

Connie Craig

Carolyn

Johnathan Proby

Miguel

Michael Halton

Hairy Man

Mark Conlon

Photographer

Danny Walcoff

Marvin

James C. King

Home Plate Umpire

Tony Reitano

Singing Umpire

Diane Amos

Woman Next to J.P.

Christopher Leon DiBiase

Teenager

Robert Stuart Reed

Guard

Ruth Beckford

Judge

Victoria Skerritt

Social Worker

Devon Dear

National Anthem Singer

O.B. Babbs

Angels Player (Mapel)

Mitchell Page

Angels Player (Abascal)

Mark Cole

Angels Player (Norton)

Chuck Dorsett

Usher

Carney Lansford

Kesey

Pamela West

Ms. Angel

Oliver Dear

Rookie Angel

Lionel Douglass

Brother Angel

Bundy Chanock

Umpire

John Howard Swain

First Base Umpire

Marc Magdaleno

Home Plate Umpire #2

Ron Roggé

Angels Coach

Steven Meredith

Toronto Player

William Dear

Toronto Manager

Crew

Director

William Dear

Screenplay

George Wells

Screenplay

Dorothy Kingsley

Screenplay

Holly Goldberg Sloan

Reviews

r96sk

September 28, 2020

Certainly enjoyable enough, could've been far greater though.

I really like the concept of <em>'Angels in the Outfield'</em>, I just don't feel like they constructed anything other than an alright production with it unfortunately. I can see what they were attempting to do with it here and there, especially in a few moments, but it doesn't get away from being a silly baseball flick by the end; not that that's a negative, it's just underdone that's all.

The cast is, mostly in retrospect, phenomenal. Danny Glover is top notch as George, as is a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Roger. You also have Tony Danza (Mel), Neal McDonough (Bass), Adrien Brody (Danny) and Christopher Lloyd (Al) all involved. Not a bad list at all, though I would've loved to have seen more of Lloyd who is very underused - his role, if more prevalent, could've raised the film up massively.

With all the silliness of the plot, there is still a nice amount of heart in there - which is entirely predictable, but I appreciated it nevertheless. Who knows, perhaps the two made-for-television sequels will nail the premise better? We shall see.