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ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD (1994)
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Young foster children Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his friend J.P. (Milton Davis, Jr.) love to sneak into baseball games of the hopelessly dreadful California Angels.
Still in limited contact with his widower father, Roger asks when they will be a family again. His father replies sarcastically, "I'd say when the Angels win the pennant." Taking his father's words literally, Roger prays for God to help the Angels win. After he prays, a star, unseen by Roger, twinkles in the sky.
Then, in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays which Roger and J.P. attend, he sees a group of angels led by Al (Christopher Lloyd) helping the team. Although Roger can see the angels quite clearly, everyone else can only explain the seemingly impossible acts as freak occurrences.
Roger's unique ability to see which players are receiving help from angels leads the Angel's skeptical manager, George Knox (Danny Glover) to keep Roger around as a good luck charm/consultant. Due to the much needed help, the Angels start to win games and make a surprising second-half surge to the top of their division. Unfortunately, Roger's father permanently gives up custody of his son instead.
As Roger laments his loss, J.P. accidentally reveals to antagonistic sports broadcaster Ranch Wilder (Jay O. Sanders) that Roger has the ability to see angels, and that Knox has been winning through the advice Roger's given him. Ranch, hoping to destroy Knox informs the press of this and their manager Hank Murphy (Ben Johnson) threatens to terminate Knox for this seemingly absurd notion that angels are helping the team. Roger comes clean to his caretaker Maggie Nelson (Brenda Fricker) about his special ability and at a press conference they and the entire Angels team defend Knox in front of the press. Moved by their faith, Murphy allows Knox to remain as coach of the California Angels.
On the championship game none of the Angels show up to help the team. Later on Al explains that championships must be played without help from the Angels and that he was just checking Mel Clark (Tony Danza) who will be one of them soon (he has been a smoker for years and only has six months left to live). Throughout the game Clark has been in, but is getting tired after 159 pitches. When Coach Knox goes in, everyone thinks he is going in to take him out, but instead, Knox gives Clark some motivation, with help from Roger, the Angels team, and finally, the entire stadium audience as well as Murphy and the broadcasters (minus Ranch).
The Angels ultimately win the final game of the regular season without the help of the angels and clinch the division pennant over the rival Chicago White Sox. Murphy fires Wilder due to his snide remarks over the Angels. The movie ends with George adopting both Roger and J.P. J.P. sees Al at the window and knew it could happen. Al circles around the house and says "We're always watching" and flying off into the stars, which re-enact a baseball game.
Young foster children Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his friend J.P. (Milton Davis, Jr.) love to sneak into baseball games of the hopelessly dreadful California Angels.
Still in limited contact with his widower father, Roger asks when they will be a family again. His father replies sarcastically, "I'd say when the Angels win the pennant." Taking his father's words literally, Roger prays for God to help the Angels win. After he prays, a star, unseen by Roger, twinkles in the sky.
Then, in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays which Roger and J.P. attend, he sees a group of angels led by Al (Christopher Lloyd) helping the team. Although Roger can see the angels quite clearly, everyone else can only explain the seemingly impossible acts as freak occurrences.
Roger's unique ability to see which players are receiving help from angels leads the Angel's skeptical manager, George Knox (Danny Glover) to keep Roger around as a good luck charm/consultant. Due to the much needed help, the Angels start to win games and make a surprising second-half surge to the top of their division. Unfortunately, Roger's father permanently gives up custody of his son instead.
As Roger laments his loss, J.P. accidentally reveals to antagonistic sports broadcaster Ranch Wilder (Jay O. Sanders) that Roger has the ability to see angels, and that Knox has been winning through the advice Roger's given him. Ranch, hoping to destroy Knox informs the press of this and their manager Hank Murphy (Ben Johnson) threatens to terminate Knox for this seemingly absurd notion that angels are helping the team. Roger comes clean to his caretaker Maggie Nelson (Brenda Fricker) about his special ability and at a press conference they and the entire Angels team defend Knox in front of the press. Moved by their faith, Murphy allows Knox to remain as coach of the California Angels.
On the championship game none of the Angels show up to help the team. Later on Al explains that championships must be played without help from the Angels and that he was just checking Mel Clark (Tony Danza) who will be one of them soon (he has been a smoker for years and only has six months left to live). Throughout the game Clark has been in, but is getting tired after 159 pitches. When Coach Knox goes in, everyone thinks he is going in to take him out, but instead, Knox gives Clark some motivation, with help from Roger, the Angels team, and finally, the entire stadium audience as well as Murphy and the broadcasters (minus Ranch).
The Angels ultimately win the final game of the regular season without the help of the angels and clinch the division pennant over the rival Chicago White Sox. Murphy fires Wilder due to his snide remarks over the Angels. The movie ends with George adopting both Roger and J.P. J.P. sees Al at the window and knew it could happen. Al circles around the house and says "We're always watching" and flying off into the stars, which re-enact a baseball game.
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Directed by:
William Dear
Writing credits: Dorothy Kingsley (1951 screenplay) & George Wells (1951 screenplay) Richard Conlin (1951 story)
Dorothy Kingsley (screenplay) & George Wells (screenplay) and Holly Goldberg Sloan (screenplay)
Cast
Danny Glover ... George Knox
Brenda Fricker ... Maggie Nelson
Tony Danza ... Mel Clark
Christopher Lloyd ... Al the Boss Angel
Ben Johnson ... Hank Murphy
Jay O. Sanders ... Ranch Wilder
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Roger Bomman
Milton Davis Jr. ... J.P.
Taylor Negron ... David Montagne
Tony Longo ... Triscuitt Messmer
Neal McDonough ... Whitt Bass
Stoney Jackson ... Ray Mitchell
Adrien Brody ... Danny Hemmerling
Tim Conlon ... Wally
Matthew McConaughey ... Ben Williams
Israel Juarbe ... Jose Martinez Albert
Alexander Garcia ... Pablo Garcia
Dermot Mulroney ... Mr. Bomman (Roger's Dad)
Robert Clohessy ... Frank Gates
Connie Craig ... Carolyn
Jonathan Proby ... Miguel Scott
Michael Halton ... Hairy Man
Mark Conlon ... Photographer
Danny Walcoff ... Marvin (Little Boy in Sandlot Game)
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 ... Family Court Judge
Victoria Skerritt ... Social Worker
Devon Dear ... National Anthem Singer
O.B. Babbs ... Mapel (Angels Player)
Mitchell Page ... Abascal (Angels Player)
Mark Cole ... Norton (Angels Player)
Chuck Dorsett ... Usher
Carney Lansford ... Kit 'Hit or Die' Kesey
Pamela West ... Girl Angel
Oliver Dear ... Rookie Angel
Lionel Douglass ... Brother Angel
Bundy Chanock ... Umpire
John Howard Swain ... First Base Umpire
Marc Magdaleno ... Home Plate Umpire #2
Steven Meredith ... Toronto Player
William Dear ... Toronto Manager rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ron Roggé ... Angel's Coach
Matthew I. Baker ... Fan (uncredited)
David Courtney ... Anaheim Stadium P.A. Announcer (uncredited)
Shawn Flanagan ... Toronto Bluejay Player (uncredited)
David Maier ... Batboy (uncredited)
Theodore S. Maier ... Baseball Player (uncredited)
Johnny Martin ... Toronto Bluejay Player (uncredited)
Tim Meredith ... Toronto Blue Jay Player (uncredited)P
Patrick Oldani ... Photographer #1 (uncredited)
Dave Reda ... Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Tommy Savich ... Baseball Coach (uncredited)
Joseph Quinn Simpkins ... Hotdog Vendor (uncredited)
Seth Smith ... Bubble Boy (uncredited)
James A. Swan ... Bluejays Coach Black (uncredited)
Lew Temple ... Baseball Player (uncredited)
Fairly Tull ... Upscale Woman from Anaheim (uncredited)
William Dear
Writing credits: Dorothy Kingsley (1951 screenplay) & George Wells (1951 screenplay) Richard Conlin (1951 story)
Dorothy Kingsley (screenplay) & George Wells (screenplay) and Holly Goldberg Sloan (screenplay)
Cast
Danny Glover ... George Knox
Brenda Fricker ... Maggie Nelson
Tony Danza ... Mel Clark
Christopher Lloyd ... Al the Boss Angel
Ben Johnson ... Hank Murphy
Jay O. Sanders ... Ranch Wilder
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Roger Bomman
Milton Davis Jr. ... J.P.
Taylor Negron ... David Montagne
Tony Longo ... Triscuitt Messmer
Neal McDonough ... Whitt Bass
Stoney Jackson ... Ray Mitchell
Adrien Brody ... Danny Hemmerling
Tim Conlon ... Wally
Matthew McConaughey ... Ben Williams
Israel Juarbe ... Jose Martinez Albert
Alexander Garcia ... Pablo Garcia
Dermot Mulroney ... Mr. Bomman (Roger's Dad)
Robert Clohessy ... Frank Gates
Connie Craig ... Carolyn
Jonathan Proby ... Miguel Scott
Michael Halton ... Hairy Man
Mark Conlon ... Photographer
Danny Walcoff ... Marvin (Little Boy in Sandlot Game)
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 ... Family Court Judge
Victoria Skerritt ... Social Worker
Devon Dear ... National Anthem Singer
O.B. Babbs ... Mapel (Angels Player)
Mitchell Page ... Abascal (Angels Player)
Mark Cole ... Norton (Angels Player)
Chuck Dorsett ... Usher
Carney Lansford ... Kit 'Hit or Die' Kesey
Pamela West ... Girl Angel
Oliver Dear ... Rookie Angel
Lionel Douglass ... Brother Angel
Bundy Chanock ... Umpire
John Howard Swain ... First Base Umpire
Marc Magdaleno ... Home Plate Umpire #2
Steven Meredith ... Toronto Player
William Dear ... Toronto Manager rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ron Roggé ... Angel's Coach
Matthew I. Baker ... Fan (uncredited)
David Courtney ... Anaheim Stadium P.A. Announcer (uncredited)
Shawn Flanagan ... Toronto Bluejay Player (uncredited)
David Maier ... Batboy (uncredited)
Theodore S. Maier ... Baseball Player (uncredited)
Johnny Martin ... Toronto Bluejay Player (uncredited)
Tim Meredith ... Toronto Blue Jay Player (uncredited)P
Patrick Oldani ... Photographer #1 (uncredited)
Dave Reda ... Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Tommy Savich ... Baseball Coach (uncredited)
Joseph Quinn Simpkins ... Hotdog Vendor (uncredited)
Seth Smith ... Bubble Boy (uncredited)
James A. Swan ... Bluejays Coach Black (uncredited)
Lew Temple ... Baseball Player (uncredited)
Fairly Tull ... Upscale Woman from Anaheim (uncredited)
Produced by
Roger Birnbaum....producer
Richard H. Prince....associate producer
Joe Roth....producer
Holly Goldberg Sloan....associate producer
Irby Smith....producer
Gary Stutman....executive producer
Original Music by
Randy Edelman
Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti
Film Editing by
Paul Dixon
(co-editor)
Bruce Green
Casting by
Pam Dixon
Production Design by
J. Dennis Washington
Art Direction by
Carlos Arguello
Thomas T. Taylor
(as Tom Targownik)
Set Decoration by
John H. Anderson
Costume Design by
Rosanna Norton
Makeup Department
Paul Abascal....hair stylist
Scott H. Eddo....key makeup artist
Diane Hammond....makeup artist
Production Management
Richard H. Prince....production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
L. Dean Jones Jr.....assistant director
Sazzy Lee Calhoun....second assistant director: second unit (as Sazzy Calhoun)
Robert J. Mooney....first assistant director: second unit
Irby Smith....second unit director
Jay Smith....second assistant director
Shannon Wilson....second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Kristin Argue....drapery
Dean Backer....leadman
Peter Bankins....property master
Marc Campisi....set dresser
Oliver Dear....storyboard artist
John Lister....set dresser
Doni McMillan....set dresser
Jim Poynter....assistant property master: San Francisco
Gary E. Roloff....swing gang
Karen Sorum....paint foreperson
Eugene M. Texeira....set dresser
Don Watson....on-set dresser
Dwight Williams....construction foreman
Teresa Williams....stand-by painter
Loren Hillman-Morgan....scenic crew (uncredited)
Ken Sly....carpenter (uncredited)
Drew Struzan....poster artist (uncredited)
Doug E. Williams....carpenter (uncredited)
Sound Department
Elton Ahi....sound engineer
Elton Ahi....sound mixer
Ulrika Akander....dialogue editor
Steve Bissinger....sound effects editor
Willie D. Burton....sound
Gloria D'Alessandro....dialogue editor
Susan Dudeck....dialogue editor
David Jobe....foley mixer
Gregg Landaker....sound re-recordist
John A. Larsen....supervising sound editor
Marvin E. Lewis....boom operator (as Marvin E. Lewis)
Steve Maslow....sound re-recording mixer
Thomas P. McNamara....assistant sound editor
Michael Meier....cable person
Donny Miele....assistant dialogue editor (as Donny Blank)
David Grimaldi....assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Roger Birnbaum....producer
Richard H. Prince....associate producer
Joe Roth....producer
Holly Goldberg Sloan....associate producer
Irby Smith....producer
Gary Stutman....executive producer
Original Music by
Randy Edelman
Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti
Film Editing by
Paul Dixon
(co-editor)
Bruce Green
Casting by
Pam Dixon
Production Design by
J. Dennis Washington
Art Direction by
Carlos Arguello
Thomas T. Taylor
(as Tom Targownik)
Set Decoration by
John H. Anderson
Costume Design by
Rosanna Norton
Makeup Department
Paul Abascal....hair stylist
Scott H. Eddo....key makeup artist
Diane Hammond....makeup artist
Production Management
Richard H. Prince....production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
L. Dean Jones Jr.....assistant director
Sazzy Lee Calhoun....second assistant director: second unit (as Sazzy Calhoun)
Robert J. Mooney....first assistant director: second unit
Irby Smith....second unit director
Jay Smith....second assistant director
Shannon Wilson....second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Kristin Argue....drapery
Dean Backer....leadman
Peter Bankins....property master
Marc Campisi....set dresser
Oliver Dear....storyboard artist
John Lister....set dresser
Doni McMillan....set dresser
Jim Poynter....assistant property master: San Francisco
Gary E. Roloff....swing gang
Karen Sorum....paint foreperson
Eugene M. Texeira....set dresser
Don Watson....on-set dresser
Dwight Williams....construction foreman
Teresa Williams....stand-by painter
Loren Hillman-Morgan....scenic crew (uncredited)
Ken Sly....carpenter (uncredited)
Drew Struzan....poster artist (uncredited)
Doug E. Williams....carpenter (uncredited)
Sound Department
Elton Ahi....sound engineer
Elton Ahi....sound mixer
Ulrika Akander....dialogue editor
Steve Bissinger....sound effects editor
Willie D. Burton....sound
Gloria D'Alessandro....dialogue editor
Susan Dudeck....dialogue editor
David Jobe....foley mixer
Gregg Landaker....sound re-recordist
John A. Larsen....supervising sound editor
Marvin E. Lewis....boom operator (as Marvin E. Lewis)
Steve Maslow....sound re-recording mixer
Thomas P. McNamara....assistant sound editor
Michael Meier....cable person
Donny Miele....assistant dialogue editor (as Donny Blank)
David Grimaldi....assistant sound editor (uncredited)