Angels in the Outfield

"Ya Gotta Believe!"

1994 1h 43m EN

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6.1

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6.3

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 508🥫31%Rotten Tomatoes●44Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 38,321

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Synopsis

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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.

“Ya Gotta Believe!”

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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.

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Dear
Writers: Dorothy Kingsley, Holly Goldberg Sloan, George Wells
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Angels in the ... Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Dear, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Danny Glover and Tony Danza and Brenda Fricker carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Ya Gotta Believe!".

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8 / 8

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IMDB entry: tt0109127 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

William Dear directs. Matthew F. Leonetti behind the camera. Randy Edelman scores. Bruce Green cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Angels in the ... Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by William Dear, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Danny Glover and Tony Danza and Brenda Fricker carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Ya Gotta Believe!".
8IMDB entry: tt0109127 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Original score: Randy Edelman
Editing: Bruce Green
Production design: J. Dennis Washington
Makeup / hair: Paul Abascal
VFX supervisor: Giedra Rackauskas
Sound: Steve Maslow
Stunt coordinator: Rocky Capella
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $31,000,000
Box office: $50,236,831
Return: 162% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes: 31% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 44/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 38,321 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations total

Part of

Angels in the ... Collection

Angels in the Outfield series

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r96sk2020-09-28
★ 7/10
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.

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