Angels in the Outfield | | Cast : | Danny Glover, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza | | Director : | William Dear | | Studio : | Walt Disney Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | July 15, 1994 | | DVD Released Date : | July 01, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 20, 2005 | | Summary | take me out to the ball game | Content
 | A little boy has the power to see angels. The head Angel is a guy he can call Al he doesn't look like an angel cause you don't see his wings he even's wear regular cloths. The whole purpose for the angels coming is the boy prayed for the Angels Baseball team to win a game it turns out their hear to help them win several games everytime the boy goes to a game thats why the baseball coach order them to enter every game. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 04, 2005 | | Summary | "Should keep children very entertained...adults may like it..." | Content
| This is the kind of stuff Disney needs to consistently produce, because "Angels in the Outfield" just happens to be a pretty good movie. One day a foster child named Roger asks the man who was once his father, "When are we gonna be a family again?" The man's response is, "I'd say when the Angels win the pennant," and with that, he leaves the boy behind.
Of course, Roger doesn't really catch his Dad's sarcasm, so he then asks God to help his favorite baseball team, the California Angels, win the pennant. Soon after, Roger actually SEES angels coming from the sky to help his team prevail.
What follows is a sports-fantasy that should keep children very entertained, which makes the film a success, for children are obviously its target audience, but adults may like it as well. The movie's special effects are indeed special, and the story provides a nice, uplifting ending. Danny Glover is good as the Angels' manager, while Christopher Lloyd provides plenty of comedic moments as Al, the head angel. Look for acting legend Ben Johnson in a brief role as the owner of the team. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 06, 2005 | | Summary | Beautiful, Wonderful and Very Enjoyable | Content
| This is one film I am aiming to get on DVD. But even on VHS, this film sparkles. The cynical amazon review talks about the effects heavy side of the film, but I guess I must have seen another film, since I thought that the material was treated with respect, and done as unobtrusively as you can possibly do with the appearance of Angels.
The cast is excellent, and I feel that this film works in a great way, not simply because it is a Disney film. Forget the comments that slate this film as cheezy, or sugary... it is just plain wonderful.
The brief appearance of the kid's Dad is memorable in retrospect, since it is played by the actor who also appears in ABOUT SCHMIDT, and does a wonderful job there as well.
Danny Glover fills an absolutely brilliant role as the coach, and eventually fills bigger shoes in the lives of the two main children.
Tony Danza plays a very accessable role as a "has-been" pitcher, who is given one final moment of glory thanks to the magic of the Angels, and the intercession of the young child lead ( you can see why when you watch the film). It is all very heart warming stuff in many ways, and whilst it has a lesson or two for many people, it is mainly very fine entertainment.
Christopher Lloyd does a great job as the lead Angel, and the ancilliary Angels are great as well.
This is one immensely beautiful film. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 27, 2005 | | Summary | Classic disney | Content
| Angels in the Outfield is the classic disney movie. The movie has a pretty good story with Roger and JP leading the way as foster children. The movie has many very funny scenes, especially one of my favorites which is when the guy buys them food and drinks at the game, but puts their nachos in his seat so he can have hands to give out the drinks and other food. Then Roger says "wheres the nachos" and he sits right on them. "im saving them for later" is his answer. Makes me laugh all the time for some reason. Danny Glover delivers a great performance as the "pissed off coach, coaching a horrible team"...But with Gods angels helping the real life baseball angels, the team is no longer horrible. Very good movie, kids will DEFINITELY enjoy it. Its the classic underdog tale that many kid oriented sports movies of the 90's are about. (Mighty Ducks, Little Giants, Big Green, etc.) highly recommended! |
| Rating | | | Date | January 17, 2005 | | Summary | It must've been that chili dog I ate before the game. | Content
| A tale of two orphans.
Roger and JP are two lovable, bland,
parentless, baseball lovers who battle
the courts, the league, and even the
Voice of the Angels to get a rich dad to
adopt them.
It's a good thing the Angels only had
to win the pennant cause Mel Clark's
arm couldn't take it.
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