When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
- Director
- Writers
- Dorothy Kingsley(1951 screenplay)
- George Wells(1951 screenplay)
- Richard Conlin(1951 story)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe character of Hank Murphy, the Angels' owner, is loosely based on owner, actor and country music star Gene Autry, right down to the cowboy hat. Autry passed away October 1998. When the Anaheim Angels won the 2002 World Series, they dedicated their win to Autry.
- GoofsA radio announcer can be heard saying, "Welcome to Downtown Anaheim" in reference to Anaheim Stadium. The stadium, in reality, is located 3½ miles from Downtown Anaheim, in the extreme southeast corner of the city of Anaheim, on the border of the city of Orange.
- Quotes
Roger Bomman: God... if there is a God... if you're a man or a woman... if you're listening, I'd really, really like a family. My dad says that will only happen if the Angels win the pennant. The baseball team, I mean. So, maybe you can help them win a little. Amen. Oh, a-woman, too.
Featured review
Baseball aside, very enjoyable Disney flick!
As a baseball die-hard, this movie goes contrary to what I expect in a sports movie: authentic-looking sports action, believable characters, and an original story line. While "Angels in the Outfield" fails miserably in the first category, it succeeds beautifully in the latter two. "Angels" weaves the story of Roger and J.P., two Anaheim foster kids in love with baseball but searching for a family, with that of the woebegone Angels franchise, struggling to draw fans and win games. Pushed by his deadbeat father's promise that they would be a family only when the Angels win the pennant, Roger asks for some heavenly help, and gets it in the form of diamond-dwelling spirits bent on reversing the franchise's downward spiral. And, when short-fused manager George Knox (portrayed by Danny Glover) begins believing in what Roger sees, the team suddenly has hope for turning their season around--and Roger and J.P. find something to believe in. Glover in particular gives a nice performance, and Tony Danza, playing a washed-up pitcher, also does well, despite clearly having ZERO idea of how to pitch out of the windup!
- MaxJSteele
- Dec 12, 2005
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Ángeles
- Filming locations
- Angel Stadium of Anaheim - 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, California, USA(stadium exterior)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $24,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,236,831
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,916,463
- Jul 17, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $50,236,831
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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