Angels in the Outfield (1994) User Reviews

Mildly Entertaining Remake

[Michael_Elliott · 30 January 2018]

Angels in the Outfield (1994)

** (out of 4)

Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a big fan of the Los Angeles Angels as its his one getaway from his troubled home life. His mother recently passed away and his dad doesn't want anything to do with him but promises to if the Angels win the World Series. This is when Roger prays for a championship and some angels decide to deliver.

ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD is a remake of the 1951 film and it basically follows the same sort of storyline as that one. This film was made at a time when there were quite a few baseball movies out there aimed at children including LITTLE BIG LEAGUE, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR and MAJOR LEAGUE II. I'd argue that this one here is the weakest of the bunch but if you don't take it too serious then you might get some mild entertainment out of it.

I think the film will mainly appeal to young kids. I say that because a lot of the attempted comedy is really of the slapstick kind and I personally didn't find it very funny. The movie certainly has its heart in the right place and it was obviously just trying to appeal to children with its message of prayers helping and coming true.

The film does benefit from a great cast that includes a fine performance from Gordon-Levitt. You've also got the likes of Danny Glover as the coach, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd as a boss angel and there's even Matthew McConaughey. The cast certainly makes it more watchable for older people but ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD is just a bit too weak to really recommend.

some future stars in weak kids movie

[SnoopyStyle · 5/10 · 22 April 2015]

Roger Bomman (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his friend J.P. are staying with foster mother Maggie Nelson (Brenda Fricker). His father leaves him behind after his mother's death telling him that they would be a family again when the California Angels win the pennant. That may as well be when-hell-freezes-over since coach George Knox (Danny Glover)'s team is hopeless basement dwellers. Hank Murphy (Ben Johnson) is the owner. Ranch Wilder (Jay O. Sanders) is the broadcaster trying to get Knox from an old grudge as players. David Montagne (Taylor Negron) is the team's new public relations. Mel Clark (Tony Danza) is the aging pitching star. Roger prays to God for help and angels are sent to help the team. Al (Christopher Lloyd) is head angel and Roger is the only person who can see them.

The story is functional but there are a few problems. It's more compelling if a bad team wins because they improve. It's less compelling if angels come and help them. There is less drama that way. There are a few interesting actors as players. Adrien Brody and Matthew McConaughey don't do much. Neal McDonough plays an idiot pitcher badly. He's no comedian. Tony Danza is the bigger star back then. Danny Glover is way too unlikeable. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is quite an actor even as a kid. He keeps the movie interesting for the most part.

If there's anything that can justify this movie, I don't want to know about it.

[lee_eisenberg · 2/10 · 17 February 2007]

I know that actors and actresses like to try different kinds of movies - hey, no one wants to get typecast - but Danny Glover, Brenda Fricker (happy birthday, Brenda!) and Christopher Lloyd should have known better than this. "Angels in the Outfield" is another movie in which everything seems lost until someone or something magically comes and saves the day. Do I even need to tell you how it ends? The movie is just plain lowly escapism (examples of high escapism are the various sci-fi movies from the '50s). If these movies had some political undertone - or at least offered us a new look at life - then they would be OK; this one is just pointless. Far closer to diabolical than angelic. Also starring Tony Danza, Adrien Brody and Matthew McConaughey, and I suspect that they don't wish to stress this in their resumes.

The Good & Bad Of 'Angels In The Outfield (94)'

[ccthemovieman-1 · 6/10 · 24 November 2006]

THE GOOD - Overall, a nice-feeling fantasy film with good kids and some decent special-effects. Although geared toward kids, adults will get laughs out of this, too. It's nice to see two unspoiled kids in a 1990s movie. They are both very appealing, especially the ever-optimistic "J.P." (Milton Davis Jr.) whose motto was "It could happen!"

THE BAD - There is a prayer scene where the kid doesn't know whether to address God as a man or a woman. (Well, you knew Disney was going to have some Liberal propaganda.) Danny Glover overacts something brutal in this film and the baseball player who is the star, played by Tony Danza, doesn't have a clue how to throw a baseball much less portray a Major League pitcher. Is that the best actor they could find for this role?! Come on, let's have some realism. That sort of thing went out with the end of the classic-age era.

Believe in this

[Gordon-11 · 21 September 2020]

This film is way better than my expectations. The message is very positive, as it reminds us that we just have to believe in ourselves for miracles to happen. The story moves me to tears! It is also funny to see Matthew McConaughey and Adrien Brody in non speaking support roles, and a young Joseph Gordon Levitt.

Baseball Steadily Picked On

[view_and_review · 2/10 · 14 August 2020]

Why, of the three major sports, is baseball the most picked on. It's like Hollywood has chosen it to be the red-headed stepchild sport that can be totally misrepresented and made a mockery of. They did it with "Rookie of the Year," "Major League," "Bad News Bears" to some degree, and now this. The theme with the teams is the same in everyone: worst to first. The David v. Goliath theme is cool and all, but these movies don't simply feature struggling teams, they feature historically bad dumpster fire teams. Teams like: how-did-any-of-you-even-find-your-way-to-a-baseball-diamond bad.

What did it for me in "Angels in the Outfield" was one ludicrous chain of events. The Angels were winning largely due to the assistance of real angels. The main character, Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), could see the angels and he informed the manager of the team, George Knox (Danny Glover), and his friend, J.P. (Milton Davis Jr.), of that fact.

One important game Roger couldn't attend the game nor watch it on T.V., which presumably meant that no angels would show up to help the team. J.P. attended the game, but he had no angel summoning ability, so the team lost. After J.P. bawled his eyes out over the loss and apologized to Knox for not seeing angels, the arrogant and unscrupulous game announcer/T.V. interviewer/columnist (apparently he was all of these things), Ranch Wilder (Jay O. Sanders), interviewed J.P. about the "angels," because obviously this is a big story. J.P. told all and it made the newspapers.

After this story was published and spread, the owner of the team was threatening to FIRE Knox for believing/claiming that real angels were helping the team!!! The owner was so embarrassed and put off by the idea that his manager believed angels were helping his team that he was going to fire his manager who just brought them from the bottom of the league to first place. He went so far as to hold a press conference so that Knox could publicly denounce the rumors of angels lest he step down.

This was so far beyond the pale of reality I couldn't help but be outraged.

First: that a reporter would give any credence to the rantings of a seven-year-old and then use him as a source.

Second: that anyone would see this as anything more than a joke or mere quirkiness from the manager.

Third: that an owner would be prepared to fire a winning manager for seeing angels!! No owner in his right mind would do that. He couldn't give a flying fart what the manager sees or believes in so long as they're winning. If the manager consulted a fortuneteller every game it wouldn't matter to the owner as long as the team was winning.

The entire movie was compromised after that chain of events. Whatever positive opinion I had at first went right out of the window.

Angels in the Outfield review

[JoeytheBrit · 9 May 2020]

A middling family movie from Disney based on a 1951 original. Danny Glover is the gruff manager of a failing baseball team whose fortunes take a miraculous about-turn after a young fan prays for spiritual intervention in the mistaken belief that their winning the pennant will reunite him with his deadbeat father. It's both predictable and forgettable, but worth watching for an unusually star-studded cast.

Well done modern remake

[HotToastyRag · 7/10 · 3 October 2021]

Although popular at the time, hardly anyone today remembers the original Angels in the Outfield, or even realizes there was one. The 1994 Disney remake has taken its place in the hearts of millions of kids, and while I'm still partial to the original, I really liked watching the modern version. I especially appreciated the modern touches that made the story more accessible for '90s kids.

For example, instead of an orphanage (prevalent in post-war years), the featured children are in a foster home. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his best friend Milton Davis Jr. Live with their foster mother Brenda Fricker, and their greatest hobby is to go watch the Anaheim Angels play baseball - even though they always lose. Little Joey's deadbeat dad, Dermot Mulroney, says that the day they'll be a family again is "when the Angels win the pennant". It's flippant, of course, but Joey takes it to heart and prays for help. In another slight difference from the original, it's the child who talks to the angels, not the coach. I prefer the original way, but I understand the change; kids in the '90s would be more likely to invest their interest in a movie where the onscreen kid talks to angels, rather than the grumpy coach who yells at everybody.

Speaking of the grumpy coach, the soft-spoken, husky-voiced Danny Glover we all know has disappeared! He loses his temper at every scene and berates the stupidity and lack of talent of his ball players. But it does look like everyone had a blast making the movie; so no harm, no foul. The ball players only have a little bit of screen time each, but I'm sure you'll recognize them: Tony Danza, Matthew McConaughey, Adrien Brody, and Neil McDonough. It's funny that they all had such small parts back in 1994, and now two of them have won competitive Oscars - while Danny Glover never has.

In a nutshell, if you've never seen either of the versions, I'd recommend picking which setting appeals to you. If you like the charm of black-and-white movies, start with the original. If you think you'd appreciate the more modern special effects and familiar faces, start with the Danny Glover version. It's pretty funny and still has a heartwarming ending synonymous with Disney movies.

DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie will not be your friend. In almost every scene, there's a handheld, swirling, or "active" camera movement, and it will make you sick. In other words, "Don't Look, Mom!"

A very cute and charming film

[Smells_Like_Cheese · 9/10 · 16 March 2004]

I really do not understand the negative reviews on this film and I never will. People who question the plot are in some serious need of a check up because this was such a wonderful movie. I used to watch it all the time with my grandfather, I grew up in a baseball oriented family and my grandfather and I just adored this movie. I avoided the film for a few years though after he passed away because it would bring up sad memories, but wanting to think of him I bought the movie and I still love it. I love everything this film has to offer. It makes me feel good, it's funny, it's charming, has wonderful characters and makes you believe that anything could happen.

Young foster children Roger and his friend J.P. 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 , "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. His wish comes true as real angels help the Angels win and the down on his luck coach George Knox uses him thinking he's a good luck charm. But then he discovers that there may be a little something more to Roger, then opening up his heart to something bigger. He becomes a better coach, the team becomes better naturally and Roger starts to believe not only in angels but love as well.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Roger was so wonderful, he had such heart and put passion into the role. Most child actors are very annoying and play up to the cute factor too much, but if you're telling me that you did not tear up when his father just abandons him in court and he breaks down in Maggie's arm you need to have your heart checked to see if it's beating. His chemistry with Christopher Lloyd was wonderful and they really played off each other well. Danny Glover, how could you not love his character? George Knox is a has-been who has lost any faith that anything could happen, the boys that entered his life just changed it forever. I love everything about this movie, I don't know how anyone couldn't. It's a wonderful movie and if given the fair chance it deserves, the rating should be much higher. After all the angels are always watching.

9/10

This movie was Good!

[g-bodyl · 7/10 · 6 December 2007]

I saw this film on TV many years ago and I saw this film when I got this on tape. I thought that this was reasonably well done. It was not the best of all movies, but it was good enough. The movie has enough talent to inspire many people, especially younger kids. The acting was good, with Danny Glover leading the cast. The plot line was not very believable, but the script was well written. This movie can also be the interest of avid baseball fans. It does not directly apply to a action-packed sports movie. It directly applies to a nice film that you can watch with your family and learn some messages that are hidden in this film. Overall, the film was good, but not great. I give this a movie a 7/10.

Great movie!

[Movie Nuttball · 10/10 · 8 August 2004]

I have always like this great baseball movie! It has a good cast including two tremendous actors and two of My favorites Danny Glover and Christopher Lloyd! Also in this movie is Ben Johnson, Brenda Fricker, Big Tony Longo, Tony Danza, and Matthew McConaughey! Also Jay O. Sanders and Dermot Mulroney! The film has great special effects and acting from all of the film's actors! The baseball scenes are all realistic! The music by composer Randy Edelman is very good and it fits the film very well! Some of the actors who reminded Me the actual baseball personalities. Stoney Jackson's Ray Mitchell character reminded Me Royce Clayton, McConaughey's character reminded Me of Steve Finley, and Jay O. Sanders's commentator in My opinion resembled how Al Hrabosky looks today. This is a fantastic movie for non and Baseball fans and I strongly recommend this film!

A Funny Little Family Film

[zkonedog · 10/10 · 11 March 2017]

Usually, Disney films are filled with such sappy schmaltz that even the most emotional of viewers have a hard time being drawn into the story. "Angels in the Outfield", for a change, strikes exactly the right chord between emotion, humor, and just plain fun that makes a joy to watch again and again.

Here's the basic plot: A young orphan named Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is promised by his deadbeat Dad that the family will come together again when the downtrodden California Angels baseball team wins the pennant. After a heartfelt prayer from Roger on that very matter, he begins to see a swarm of angels, led by the enigmatic "AL" (Christopher Lloyd), helping the team finally start to move up in the standings. The Angels' manager, Mr. Knox (Danny Glover), begins to take a liking to young Roger, first viewing him as a good luck charm, then starting to believe in the magic surrounding the team.

What I really find charming about this film comes in two different areas: First, the humor doesn't pander to the kiddies. I'm in my twenties and, though being a baseball nut helps this process, can still laugh out loud at many moments throughout the movie. Also, the message is just heartfelt enough to resonate with me emotionally, but not overly done to feel sickening.

The acting is terrific all the way around, as the kids, players, manager, and even all the auxiliary performers shine in whatever capacity they are given. The sport of baseball is known for harboring some colorful characters, and this film doesn't spare you from that aspect of the game!

Thus, I consider "Angels In The Outfield" to be one of the best family films I have ever seen. Plus, if you are a baseball fan whatsoever, the subtle references and situational humor will make you appreciate the experience even further.

not particularly memorable but easy to take

[Special-K88 · 10 March 2019]

Pleasant and family-oriented comic fantasy about a young foster child (and dedicated baseball fan) who yearns for a family. Believing that the lowly California Angels are the key to making his dream a reality, he makes a prayer for them to succeed which leads to some very unexpected results. You know just by hearing the storyline where this is likely to go, but all that aside there are some good laughs, ethereal special effects, and important (if clichéd) familial themes. An unremarkable and schmaltzy mix of family drama and sports fantasy is elevated somewhat thanks to Gordon-Levitt who's likable in the central role, and Glover who brings needed credibility to the role of the bitter team manager trying to discover his own humanity. It also features early supporting roles for Matthew McConaughey and Adrien Brody as baseball players of moderate skill. **½

Could've been far greater

[r96sk · 7/10 · 28 September 2020]

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

I really like the concept of 'Angels in the Outfield', 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.

:-)

[mattkratz · 9/10 · 6 February 2009]

This was a top-notch movie with a top-notch cast. Danny Glover, Tony Danza, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and especially Christopher Lloyed are well-cast in this charming movie about real-life angels helping the Angels baseball team. You never know, it could happen. I loved Lloyd's role in it. He was hilarious. The story is about turning your life around, as the kid's belief in Angels helped turn around angry, hardened, and embittered manager Glover see the best in people. The movie was well made and also about seeing the best in people and reaching your dreams. It was funny, charming, touching, and sad, all very nicely done. You will like (or love) it. I guarantee.

*** out of ****

A somewhat disturbing remake of a much more interesting movie

[richard-1787 · 5/10 · 5 June 2021]

The original *Angels in the Outfield*, with Paul Douglas and Janet Leigh, is not a children's movie. It deals with the problems of middle-aged men facing physical decline and isolation, and deals with those topics well. In a sense, it is like a more serious version of Bernie Mack's also very good *Mr. 3000*.

This movie is clearly directed at young children/boys, but that makes it rather disturbing.

To begin with, the child who sees the angels is a young boy, not a young girl as in the 1951 original. Indeed, there are no women of any age in this movie with any interest in or knowledge of baseball. The middle-aged woman who runs the temporary foster home doesn't want a ticket to a baseball game; she has no interest in it. In the original, however, the mother superior of the orphanage where the little girl lives is also a baseball expert, to the point that she amazes the Pirates' manager (Douglas). So, while the newer movie is more open racially - there are black and latino characters - it's definitely regressive in terms of its presentation of women. The one woman we see is always busy sewing or doing other 19th century women's tasks.

The apparent racial inclusiveness is also largely superficial. The latino players make fun of one of their group who is dumber than a doornail. It is the white boy, rather than the latino or the black one, who gets to see the angels. Etc. Glover's manager, though well acted, never reflects on the issues that will be posed by his adoption of the white boy, not just racial but because he is a single man. In the original, his equivalent, Douglas, is very concerned about such issues.

Then there is the issue of performance-enhancing drugs. Early on Glover's manager says that Danza's character messed up his career by taking too many drugs. Later we learn that, when they were both playing for Cincinnati, Glover's character had encouraged Danza's to take them. Still later we learn that Danza's character is going to die a young death because of chemical abuse. But he is not the only one. There are a few scenes in the Angels' locker room where the players are shirtless. I'm sure they were there in part to please the mothers in the audience. But those muscular physiques are way past what normal, in shape athletic men look like. They too, the movie seems to suggest, are on steroids.

Yes, the move clearly warns against their use with Danza's character's early death. But is that really an appropriate subject for a movie aimed at pre-teen boys?

The movie is also about the failure of early middle-aged men. Glover has failed to turn the Angels around. We learn from the *nice* announcer that the nasty announcer had failed as a manager as well. The white boy's father has failed as a father bigtime and abandons his son to the state. Danza's character has failed his teammates. The list goes on. What is this movie telling young boys?

And then there are the angels. In the original, no one but the little girl, who sees them, and the manager, who speaks with one of them, believes in them. Not even the mother superior wants to believe in them. But in this movie, by the end, thousands of people believe in them. I guess that's good if you're a fundamentalist, but what does it tell little boys about how to overcome their problems in life? In the original, the aging pitcher triumphs over fatigue and physical pain to pitch one last game for himself and his team, even though there are no angels helping him. He learns to believe in the ability of men to triumph over their weaknesses and bad breaks. The white boy learns something very different in the remake.

I could go on - I have with friends - but you get the idea. Yes, there are certainly some funny moments in the picture. But if you watch it with your young sons, ask them afterward what they got out of it. You might be surprised.

A nice movie.

[zutterjp48 · 8/10 · 22 March 2022]

I have always enjoyed guardian angels movies. Angels in the outfield is just the kind of simple story of two children who are waiting for a a family, they are baseball fans and a day Roger (played by the young Joseph Gordom-Levitt) asks for help. The boss of the angels, Al (played by Christopher Lloyd) has listened the call and will help the baseball team. I enjoyed very the boss of angels who has a great sense of humour.

It's movie about sports but also about faith, trust and friendship with good performances of Danny Glover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brenda Fricker and Milton Davis Jr.

"Even though you can't see us, we're always watching."

[slymusic · 18 September 2006]

Made at the Walt Disney studios, "Angels in the Outfield" is an entertaining & especially heartening film about a boy named Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who dreams about someday being part of a family; he ultimately receives his wish in quite an unusual manner. In the meantime, Roger's favorite baseball team, the California Angels, is in dead-last place, with manager George Knox (Danny Glover) absolutely frustrated that his is the sloppiest team in the Major League. With the help of some real angels in the outfield, visible only to Roger, the team begins a solid winning streak, with each member eventually learning to believe in himself. Knox becomes quite a different person by the end of the film as he bonds with Roger & Roger's best friend JP (Milton Davis, Jr.), and they become a happy family together.

Highlights from this funny, touching movie include the following (if you haven't yet seen "Angels in the Outfield," don't read any further). Knox belligerently explodes at his team after its "one more loss." Sportscaster Ranch Wilder (Jay O. Sanders) attempts to interview Knox, but it gets cut short with Knox's fist! While in his bunk bed, Roger says a quiet prayer that he might someday be part of a family again. On the baseball diamond, one angel helps an Angels batter (Tony Longo) swing & subsequently break the bat, two other angels lift up an Angels outfielder (Matthew McConaughey) to catch a fly ball, another angel helps Mel Clark (Tony Danza), who is not even on the Angels' active roster, pitch a no-hitter, and yet another horde of angels goes absolutely bonkers with the ball as they toss it around, much to the consternation of the opposing team trying to get its hands on it. The Angels' media relations administrator David Montagne (Taylor Negron) goes to ridiculous extremes in trying to keep his suits clean, but he accidentally sits on JP's nachos! Knox plays a friendly ball game with Roger, JP, and other neighborhood kids, one of whom completely misunderstands the rules of the game. Soon afterward, there is a fun little "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" montage. At the press conference, all of Knox's ballplayers stand up to confirm their belief in him; consequently, before the start of the championship game, Knox tells his team how proud he is of each person in it. The boss angel Al (played by Christopher Lloyd, one of my favorite character actors), who has befriended Roger from the beginning, tells him that Mel Clark will be on his way to join the angels in Heaven in a short six months; Roger reacts worriedly, but Al reassures him that Mel is well taken care of and that Roger concentrate on his own life ("We expect great things from you, kid. We'll all be watching"). And finally, at the end of the championship game, the worn-out Mel has only one strike left for the Angels to clinch the pennant; Knox wants to take him out, but Roger insists otherwise ("All he has to do is believe"), and the crowd also insists otherwise, as everyone rises and flaps their arms like real angels with wings. Mel stays in, and the Angels win the pennant and boisterously celebrate.

"Angels in the Outfield" is simply a remarkable film with plenty of laughs, yet it almost never fails to bring a tear to my eye as well. Its message is one of sincere hope & encouragement, and it stresses the importance of every individual believing in herself/himself. Yes, "Angels in the Outfield" is quite predictable, but for myself, that's exactly why this picture works so well. Enjoy it!

OK, but that is it....

[wkozak221 · 5/10 · 2 May 2020]

I like Danny Glover. I love baseball but I am sorry I hate remakes. This version is IMO just schmaltz. Sorry. It takes a good idea and runs with it and not in a good way. The one scene that proves this is when the kid starts flapping his arms it was just too much.

The funniest Disney family fantasy!!!!!

[stephenchase-63504 · 10/10 · 23 February 2021]

The most hilarious sequence is where the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim win the pennant!!!

Dig Out

[jeroduptown · 6/10 · 29 July 2021]

Schmaltzy family baseball movie about a down-and-out team that gets revived by a couple of down-and-out foster boys. Lot of young stars on the team.

This movie will help you with your life!!!!!

[sethn172 · 10/10 · 3 September 2006]

"Angels in the Outfield" was originally a 1951 movie from the Ted Turner library; Disney remade it in 1994, this time, using the California Angels (now the Los Angeles Angels) as the team (Disney used to own this and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks Hockey Team; also, good use of the words, huh?????).

This movie was about a couple of orphaned children who wanted a family. A man promised the boys a family, only if the Angels won the pennant. So, he called upon God one night about this. The boy who prayed could see the help coming on the way (and ONLY that boy); for instance, when the first angel had come down, a player hit a ball so hard not only did the bat break, so did the ball!!!!! For much of the post-All Star season of 1994, the Angels were at the top of the AL West (of which my home team the Rangers is one and it still is). However, they lost a game because the boy was at court instead of the White Sox/Angels game (there was no Central Division in Baseball back then, hence Chicago being in the West), and no angels were there to help. Thus, a new rule was created: no angels can help in championship games. But wait! In the final championship game, the Angels won!!!!! It was a miracle indeed!

What I liked about this film: This is a good movie. I mean, I prayed every night for the last few years asking for help with school and stuff; look at me now! My work was good!!!!! So for one, this shows that if you believe, God can send His angels down to help you with any troubles that you may have in life. And second, this is a family baseball movie, which is always exciting. This is an old Disney movie, too; I've seen this just recently on the New Disney Channel (blech!!!!!).

"Angels in the Outfield" will change your life forever once you've seen it!!!!!

10/10

Only slightly better than the original version

[soranno · 22 October 2002]

This family oriented fantasy comedy is a remake of a 1951 film of the same name. I've seen both versions and can note that this remake is only a minor improvement over the original. Forty-three years certainly makes a difference as there are special effects here, the performances are more realistic and the characters are more detailed. Danny Glover who portrays a gruff baseball team manager is in fine form. Just don't expect anything like "Lethal Weapon."

Danny Glover's Angels get some help from above

[goya-4 · 6/10 · 22 September 2000]

A Disney remake of a 1951 film with Paul Douglas, This updated version has Danny Glover as the feisty manager whose team gets some help from above.. A good family film that both the kids and the grown ups will like..on a scale of one to ten.. a 6

Such a wonderful family friendly movie to enjoy

[dockerykelli · 10/10 · 16 July 2019]

Angels In The Outfield is such a remarkable movie. It has love, laughter, heartache and a wonderful outcome for the ending. An overall great movie!!!! A+++ Film