Angels in the Outfield
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Time Out says
Amiable remake of the 1951 MGM fantasy of the same title about divine intervention rescuing a down-at-heel baseball team. Much bat-and-ball activity, as young Gordon-Levitt's hope for a family reunion to extricate him from the care of foster mum Fricker comes to depend on an equally unlikely upturn in fortunes for local also-rans the California Angels. Soon, Lloyd's angelic helpers are improving matters on the diamond, gruff manager Glover gets convinced the kid's some kind of mascot, and even long-suffering owner Johnson starts believing that this year his boys might go all the way. The scene is set for much digital image manipulation, think-positive platitudes and a narrative line of blinding predictability; disappointing in the circumstances, given a hard-working cast, major production values and well-staged on-field action. Fans should enjoy it; parents won't suffer too much.Author: TJ
Release details
UK release:
1995
Duration:
102 mins
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Cast:
Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Johnson, Brenda Fricker, Danny Glover, Milton Davis
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Screenwriter:
George Wells, Dorothy Kingsley, Holly Goldberg Sloan
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