The scene where Roger's deadbeat dad hands his parental rights to the state always broke my heart. Roger's reaction to realising what just happened hurts even more, powerful acting from a young Joseph Gordon Levitt.
That's about all I'd want to watch this movie for. We all joke about deadbeat dad's leaving to get smokes, but it's shocking that this is the central premise of this movie.
Roger's dad didn't have a choice. Ever since Roger's mom died, he had no job, little to no money, and no stabile living environment for the both of them. Which was the main reason why Roger was placed in a temporary foster home while his dad tried his hardest to make a better life for the both of them. And when he finally came to the decision to give his son up, he only wanted what was best for him because he knew deep down he wasn't the father he wanted to be.
@@MovieLover1995 It's been a while since I last watched the movie, but was he really trying his hardest? The "when the Angels win the pennant" remark indicated that he'd about given up, and I don't recall anything showing he was making an effort to provide for his son.
@@plaidzebra5526lol l was just gonna mention that the Holy Trinity of 90s kids baseball movies included Angels in the Outfield, Rookie of the Year, and The Sandlot. Honorable mention to Little Big League 😂
I remember this trailer before The Lion King on the VHS. Felt really big and epic and was really fitting given it preceded the biggest, most epic animated film.
It's hilarious how the trailer gives so much nostalgia, but not necessarily the movie itself. I was quoting the Walt Disney World trailer to my boss last week. Because in real life, Goofy could beat up Dad!
Glad someone mentioned this cos while I did see the film,and liked it fine, I doubt it would have lived nearly as much in clear memory had it not been for that trailer. That epic music and the editing was all worth a chef kiss and it really did serve the hype.
Also ugh that commercial. Took up real estate in my brain far longer than it ever had need to. "Don't eat a big lunch before you go on Mister Toad's WILD RIDE O.O" had me so psyched out as a kid cos he played it up like it was some big very crazy roller coaster or scary ride. As a kid I was a sissy and still am a bit of a sissy with more hardcore rides so I got anxious as hell when my parents brought me to Disneyworld for the first time and took me on that ride, and the whole time on line I was like OH NO NOT THIS RIDE I CAN'T HANDLE IT I AM GONNA GET SCARED....then we get on it and the whole thing was fine and cute fun, but I was so nervous, awaiting the big roller coaster twist all the time. Then right as I am settling into a lull, thinking this ride is done and I guess not gonna be a scary nightmare after all, the baffling yet kickass HELL ROOM unexplainably shows up and brief jump scares me! .... Fortunately though by this point the ride car is slowed down though and I am not that affected by my fear of monster imagery as I am scary fast rides with steep drops, so I was just utterly confused about the tone switch.
This is my childhood movie. The feels are so intense, when George Knox talks to Tony Danza in the last inning, with the crowd doing the wave. The score/main theme sends shivers down my arm. Thank you for reviewing this Doug!
That scene IS the movie, for me. The rest of it, like Doug says, is just a corny 90s family comedy. But when George Knox says, "You got an angel with you. Just showed up," holy cow, the feels in that scene.
This movie may be cheesy and formulaic, but it features a great early performance from Joseph Gordon Levitt. I also loved his relationship with his Foster mum, played by Brenda Fricker, and how she comforts him after his dad gives over his custody rights.
On the 14th day of disneycember the critic gave for me: 14 cheating angels 13 quatum bugs 12 killing sprees 11 pinky animals 10 boring ghosts 9 Web abilities 8 DEAAAAD PEOPLEEEEEEE 7 lost children You know this should have beeing the fourth day since how can i say theres "6 elements"? FIVE NEW CONTINENTS 4 Stars of wishes 3 Broken spells 2 Swapping places And a weird videogame movie for me
I watched this movie HUNDREDS of times as a kid and I love it. It’s sweet and heartwarming and it opened my eyes to how hard it can be for kids in the foster system. I can absolutely believe that this boy thinks his dad is coming back for him - or he’s grasping at any hope that he can find. Yes, it’s schmaltzy, but it has a lot of heart.
The one scene that always stuck with me is when George consoles Roger (or attempts to. Roger remains understandably bitter about his father for quite some time). George is established as being a temperamental, grouchy stiff, who probably didn't have many friends, and it's unknown if he's close to his family. But he tells Roger this: "You can't go through life, thinking that everyone you meet will one day let you down. Because if you do... you'll end up like me." Always my favorite scene, and my favorite line from the film.
From what I got out of it, I don't think George was close to his family (or at least his parents) because in the same scene, he says to Roger "I never saw much of my dad. He couldn't take care of himself, so taking care of me and my brothers was out of the question." That could be implied that he either had a mom who died, or divorced/left his dad, and then he eventually never saw his dad again because of either the family courts, or because he just never wanted to see his dad again for being a bad parent. To me, it seemed like it was implied that George had a similar experience to Roger when he was a kid.
This movie is definitely a time capsule! I can't explain it, but the score for this movie, especially when they are all in the stadium doing the wave, is so nostalgic and gets me teary-eyed every time.
@@DogmaFight That's funny because when I was at Disney California Adventure two months ago, I heard music from Dragonheart playing (look up Wonders of an Ancient Glory from the Dragonheart soundtrack) which sounds very similar to the theme for Angels in the Outfield. Even though the music for both movies is done by the same man, I thought that was strange since Dragonheart wasn't made by Disney.
Christopher Lloyd's character Al actually does make a return in the football sequel Angels in the Endzone and then there's another baseball sequel called Angels in the Infield with Patrick Warburton and David Alan Grier. I guess we were in the mood for Angels in sports movies back then huh?
I've been asking him to review the "Wonderful World of Disney" movies for five years now, and he has been ignoring me. The odds of him reviewing "Angels in the Endzone" next year are slim to none.
This movie had so many memorable moments. The first time seeing the angels helping the Angels. George Knox's outburst with his team. Ranch Wilder getting punched in the face by George. Al, just Al in general. Really anything with Christopher Lloyd is instantly memorable. That heartbreaking moment where Roger realizes that his dad had given him up. The scene where the Angels rise up after Mel Clarke says that he won't play for anyone but George Knox. The brief moment where Knox plays baseball with some kids, even trying to teach a kid named Marvin how to play baseball. Roger learning that Mel Clark had only 6 months to live. And that powerful moment where nearly everyone in the stadium standing up and doing the angel signal to give Mel Clark one last ounce of strength. So many good and memorable moments. Hell, this movie was my introduction to baseball, my love for baseball and the introduction to the song "Take me out to the Ballgame".
I saw this movie once years ago as a kid, and while it's not a movie I'd probably return to, I am glad I saw it at least once. I liked the relationship with between the kids and the coach, and what they did with Tony Danza's character near the end was genuinely felt. Not the best, but glad I saw it at least once.
The Early-Mid 90's - The era of baseball movies for kids (Rookie of The Year, The Sandlot, Angels In The Outfield, and Little Big League) in at the end of of a decade of many memorable and (not so much) Baseball movies in general
I find it most memorable for the found family part of the plot. The coach eventually adopts both of those boys, meaning the kid's prayer was answered. He wanted his dad and his family. He got both of those in a way he wasn't expecting.
I mean Danny Glover's rant in the locker room in the beginning was so hilarious, you can actually see his eyes building up tears when he was about to throw a chair to a row of baseball bats
"I thought the game started at one." "It *DOES* start at one. And you're a jackass!" "No, I'm a pitcher." *Knox growls in frustration* "You're a pitcher, and a jackass." "Si, it's very common."
I adore this movie !! My dad showed me this and sandlot back to back one summer with my older brother and it sparked my love for baseball. Fr I think I saw them at the perfect age , being 8 years old :)
This might be one of the few Disney sports films from the 90’s that I’m sure almost everybody had heard of or seen the trailer for and that’s because this movie’s trailer was on every copy of The Lion King VHS, and because Lion King was the most watched Disney film both in theaters and on VHS, anyone who owned it had to have seen this trailer. So for my family, this was the only sports movie that Disney made in this era that owned on VHS back then, because my older brothers had seen the trailer multiple times. So I have the same attachment to this that I have for all the other Disney animated films and Muppet videos we had on VHS from the 90s. And I still have this love for it, I love the performances of Danny Glover, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Tony Danza and even Christopher Lloyd is always fun whatever I see him in, even The Pagemaster, his voice is super satisfying and even kinda funny at times. Because I saw this movie and the trailer many times, the effects never bothered me and they still don’t, but I can easily see someone not growing up with it being freaked out by it. I also absolutely love the music by Randy Edelman, it might be the main reason I’ve always held this movie even after childhood, the whole score from the opening to all the scenes when the angels come down and the famous wave and the emotional music, I even own the freakin CD just to listen to the score. Now yes, as much as I enjoy the whole movie, there are definitely scenes that I skip or fast forward, especially when the angels cheat and Christopher Lloyd is bouncing the ball off his legs like Flubber and the other team in the outfield is scrambling with the stupid music, that’s where it gets too silly even for me to enjoy, and even some little moments in the dugout where the players all go “Whuuh??” when they hear or see something unbelievable. Those scenes I just skip over but everything else stays with me, I don’t know
I never saw the movie, I actually only remember it for the trailer! The Lion King VHS had the trailer for this on it & I think I had a few other movies where they had this. That trailer is liquid nostalgia for me
This movie is awesome! Cheesy? Ofc! And the assistant character cracked me up as a kid 🙈🤣 id be the one spilling food on my dad or brother or whatevs Lol but the score is no joke and the acting is great and its fun and sweet and heartwarming and... maggies speech about "believing in God but not angels... i thought they were on the same team!" Is killer! This goes on the epic childhood sports movies like mighty ducks titans etc
Can attest to enjoying this movie _because_ I grew up with it. I couldn't have been more than 6 or 7 when I first saw it, and I've never taken those particular rose-tinted glasses off since.
The first movie I saw with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. There were a couple of similar kids around this time that I thought would be stars. The kid from The Sandlot (Tom Guiry?) and the kid who was Simon Birch’s friend (Frank Mazzello?) come to mind. Ironically, Simon Birch featured Jim Carrey as a serious narrator and he’s excellent.
On the Fourteenth day of Disneycember. The critic gave to me Fourteen Cheesy Ball Games Thirteen Modok Assholes Twelve Violent Clone Wars Eleven Shape - Shifters Ten Boring Mansions Nine Canceled Spideys Eight Seeing Spirits Seven Dull Adventures Six Tempers Blowing Five Salty Sloths Four Kings To Vent To Three Cartoon Epics Two Singing Planets And a plumber from the 90's
Doug mentions how obsurd it is that this became a controversy when sports are littered with religious superstitions, but the movie actually does point that out. At the hearing, the foster mother stands up and makes the very legitimate point that believing in angels is no different than, say, a football player praying to God after a touchdown.
I remember seeing this one in thatres and I think it may have been one of the first live action movies that I saw there. Apart from White Fang. And back then I really liked it. I guess if I saw it again today I would realize the cheesiness but I also think it would be a nostalgic experience. Maybe I have to see it again some day.
On the 14th Disneycember, the Critic gave to me: A gem from the 90's. A Marvel dud Genndy Tartakovsky Blue Sky's last movie The old one is better That kickass theme song A surprise hit Welp, there's another one. A Pixar sleeper hit ANOTHER SEQUEL! Torn apart by critics We need another season! Victim of the strikes And a cult movie with a fanbase.
On the 14th day of disneycember my critic gave to me 14 cheesy sports 13 quantum realms 12 underappreciated masterpieces 11 rescued movies 10 sleeping ghosts 9 definitive interpretations 8 scary M Nights 7 live action reboots 6 elements dating 5 ice ages drifting 4 foul wishes 3 amitys blushing 2 marvelous failures And mario and luigi plumning by a pair tree
I'm still shocked you can't watch this movie on any streaming service, especially Disney+, but I'm 26 years old now and i loved this movie as a kid. Hell, when I was younger, i thought that it could've actually happened what happened with Roger; make a wish and it'll come true. The biggest tear jerker outside of that courtroom scene was when Roger started doing this angel sign, then JP comes out to join him, and then the rest of the Angels, and then the entire stadium joins in, in addition with the beautiful score. Just incredible.
This gives me hope Doug will FINALLY do Disneycember reviews of Remember the Titans, The Rookie, Glory Road, Miracle, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Invincible, and The Game Plan. U dont have to be a huge sports fan to like these films, but I think they're worth checking out. Come on, it's a week's worth of reviews right there!
I remember seeing this movie as a kid laughing at this, it had really cheesy effects. Also it’s way different than the original Angels in the Outfield. This movie was meant to be a spoof of other baseball movies like The Natural or Fields of Dreams!
Then how does it have so much heart and moments like Roger's dad just leaving him because he doesn't want the responsibility? Also, it's a comedy, but that doesn't mean it can't have heart, especially with the ending.
@@monsterhanna6691 the movie has tender moments, but I feel Disney tried to shoehorn those scenes to make it look like those Oscar nominated baseball movies for the trailer!
Growing up, I never knew this film had two sequels: _Angels in the Endzone_ and _Angels in the Infield_ . They were two TV movies, and BOY, it shows. Though now having seen them, I have a bit of a soft spot for the football sequel since it brought back Christopher Lloyd's Al. But the third was this... really weird film that went back to baseball starring Patrick Warburton and somehow looks worse than most student films. I totally get why Lloyd didn't come back. One bit that's always stuck with me, in the football sequel Al says this one line to a kid about how he likes baseball, football and basketball. So I've always wondered if originally, they were gonna have the third film be centered around basketball. I even dreamed up the perfect title: _Angels on the Court_ . But instead they did a 180 back to baseball and it just fizzled out. I gotta admit, it would have been kinda neat if Disney had instead put a bit more effort into the franchise and made a series of Angels films each focusing on a different sport. Just imagine: _Angels on the Ice_ , _Angels on the Field_ , etc.
Honestly, I always thought this movie was pretty cool. Danny Glover as an angry Baseball Coach and Christopher Lloyd as a literal guardian angel, it works
"DISNEYCEMBER 2023 blog day 14 heads back to the year 1994 for today's feature "angels in the outfield" featuring young Joseph Gordon-lewitt/Danny Glover/Tony Danza & Matthew McConaughy & Cristopher LLoyd as Al the angel I was very young when I saw the film back in 1994 & barely remember the film & never care for baseball when I was in school I only saw the film cause of Christopher Lloyd & the believe in angels to help win baseball games seems to work for some believers & some people have bets during games & the film did great enough to make some sequels with Matthew Lawrence & David Alan Grier Bottom line if you into baseball & believe in Angels batter up the nearest ballgame call some angels & played ball!"
This movie is what made me an Angels fan. And the year they won the World Series, all the comebacks they had and somehow found ways to win, reminded me of this movie XD
On the fourteenth day of Disneycember the Critic gave to me, fourteen baseball angels, thirteen Paul Rudd doubles, twelve+ shorts of awesome, eleven one-ups against Disney, ten not-scary ghosts, nine radioactive spiders, eight dead people, seven Lost Boys(?), six emotional waters. Five Ice Age movies~! Forgettable songs and characters, three amazing finale specials, two quantum bands, and a crappy video game movie.
It's really weird this film actually had a TV sequel, ANGELS IN THE ENDZONE, that literally felt like a PureFlix film that just had random Christopher Lloyd appearances (though my favorite was Lloyd is in the ball park pretend-batting and a random angel just goes, "Hey, Al, season's over" and Lloyd literally looks into the camera and says, "Get Ready for Some Football": literally an ABC movie promoting itself"). That one was more an older brother dealing with grief from his father's passing and the little brother praying for the team to win. Granted, I grew up with it and, yeah, it was cheesy even back then, but I did like when the movie tried to be "sincere" (at least with the drama moment) and even the most obvious letdown like in the courtroom where the dad officially signs away his guardianship.........Joseph Gordon-Levitt genuinely did get me teary with that performance.
Then there was the follow-up, "Angels in the Infield", which at least had the new wrinkle of the angels being less than confident, and also devils being thrown into the mix.
This movie deserves to be on Disney plus! I’m so disappointed it’s not. However it’s truly nice to see people give it attention every now and then. It’s truly a special 90s time capsule and definitely one of my favorite Disney sports films!
Here's where things get interesting. This was one of TWO kids films involving Major League Baseball in 1994. The other is Little Big League which is interesting for how much the tension in Wild Card standings would be how the AL West were the year after. Why AL West? Did you see who the Twins were playing in the playoff game? The strangest bit of all was despite the 1994 season ending in a players strike, Baseball fans ate a feast that year and not just the kids, as PBS got a 18 hour documentary series that year too from Ken Burns.
😊I always thought that this was one of those movies that woulld have been better off not being a Disney movie. It was ok, but could have been a lot better.
I also didn't know this was a remake. This is a bit of a controversial movie for me. Just as a disclaimer, if you like this movie that's fine. There's nothing wrong with that. The movie itself is fine for what it is. I actually genuinely enjoyed Christopher Lloyd's performance in this as I recognized him from other movies at the time he's really the only part I liked. The bad thing however is I never actually wanted to see this movie in the first place. It's a sports movie which I don't care about, and it's a religious movie. There are people who genuinely believe this could really happen and actually used this movie to try to convert me to their religion. So the only reason I ever saw this, multiple times, is because people could not accept that I'm Atheist with zero interest in sports. It's just not a movie I'm ever going to be interested in. If it's for you that's great, just don't force your opinions and beliefs on others. The main reason I hate this movie has nothing to do with the movie itself but just the attitudes some people had towards it. There are a lot of other religious movies but none that people pushed on me as much as this one.
Movie: What? A Baseball team believing in angels preposterous! Boston Red Sox fans: WE WERE CURSED FOR 86 YEARS BY BABE RUTH GETTING TRADED FOR A MUSICAL! Chicago Cubs Fans: WE WERE CURSED BY A GOAT! A STUPID GOAT!
I remember seeing previews for this all the time on my Lion King VHS tape and always wanted to watch it, but ultimately my family stuck to the animation like Pocahontas, Mulan, and Kiki's Delivery Service. It wasn't until maybe seven years later in 2001 that we rented it from Blockbuster and it wound up becoming my favorite movie ever. Years later? It's still my favorite movie ever Not because the quality is there, I'd still give that nod to something like Goldeneye, Castle in the Sky, or Revenge of the Sith. The thing is I love this movie now for entirely different reasons and that is the absurd premise/execution. Kid prays for angels to help the team win, fine, no trouble. They hit homeruns, throw crazy pitches, and make unbelievable catches, it's all fine and dandy. AND THEN you get to where they force errors against the other team and I can never contain my laughter. Forcing the team to throw into their dugout, forcing a player to slide into an opposing player's groin, possessing a baseball to peg players in the face AND IN THE NUTS. The whole idea is to help the Angels win...but why are they deciding to harm the other team, they're just doing their job as players and trying to win, nothing malicious about it ...Yes I know the answer is it's a kid's movie, gotta have some slapstick and goofy stuff to get the kiddies to laugh. Even so it's still just wild that God sends the angels down to help the kid's situation and either the angels are deliberately hurting the other team by their own will, or God has a sick sense of humor like "Helping the kid is nice, but I'd like some entertainment for myself, go peg another player in the balls while you're at it!" It is uncanny valley especially for the 90s when we had stuff like Touched by an Angel and a lot of other fairly squeaky clean religious themed media going around And yeah despite liking it for the more oddball reasons, the stuff with the pitcher does still hit pretty hard and it does make the finale that much more special. Can't say the same for the sequel, Angels in the Endfield, it's nothing bad but it's nothing memorable which is a shame
On the 14th day of disneycember, the critic gave to me. 14 Home run Angels, 13 quantum realms, 12 Clones fighting, 11 Sci-Fi Knights, 10 Haunted Houses, 9 Spider Battles, 8 Ghosts observing, 7 magical pixies, 6 Fire and water Love Stories, 5 SPITING CONTINENTS, 4 wishing stars, 3 palisman, 2 marvelous disappointments And a goomba with a Human body!
Hey channel awesome, since you're doing live action Disney films, could you please next review angels in the end zone? I believe the movie came out in 97. And if I slightly remember the movie, the main character is a bit confusing. As far as this movie goes, I grew up with it and have a soft spot for it. After all, the kid didn't really get his wish. And we'll, I remember two more sequels spawn right after this. The other movie was called Angeles in the inner zone. Yeah, I thought it was a spoof for a long time but turns out, no, it's a sequel.
I grew up with this film and really enjoyed it, I'm also religious and even as a kid Christopher Lloyd flying up to the camera and giving us that creepy look and saying "We're aallways watching" freaked the living daylights out of me and kept me from voting for it on movie nights, even though I liked it. The last scenes always stick with you the hardest.
This movie was awesome and I prayed for the nostalgic critic. That in spite of his cynical nature, he would consider the possibility that there is a God who actually does love him.
I haven't seen this in a while, but didn't the angels stop showing up because the kid had a crisis of faith due to his deadbeat father? I'm pretty sure that was why.
It’s fun’s, it’s goofy, and it’s something we had on vhs as a kid. Never had the other “sequels” even though I eventually watched them later, but this one was enjoyable and like you said has some heart.
I remember watching the trailer of this movie on one of my Disney VHSs. I forget which one it’s been 20 years. But looking at the trailer alone of this movie still makes me feel nostalgic for those days
I remember renting this a bunch at Blockbuste. And when I had to see a pediatric cardiologist he had the sequel in his waiting room! Disney legit needs to add these to Disney+
The scene where Roger's deadbeat dad hands his parental rights to the state always broke my heart. Roger's reaction to realising what just happened hurts even more, powerful acting from a young Joseph Gordon Levitt.
That's about all I'd want to watch this movie for. We all joke about deadbeat dad's leaving to get smokes, but it's shocking that this is the central premise of this movie.
Roger's dad didn't have a choice. Ever since Roger's mom died, he had no job, little to no money, and no stabile living environment for the both of them. Which was the main reason why Roger was placed in a temporary foster home while his dad tried his hardest to make a better life for the both of them. And when he finally came to the decision to give his son up, he only wanted what was best for him because he knew deep down he wasn't the father he wanted to be.
@@MovieLover1995 That’s just brutal yet understandable. Disney doesn’t do it like they use to
@@MovieLover1995 It's been a while since I last watched the movie, but was he really trying his hardest? The "when the Angels win the pennant" remark indicated that he'd about given up, and I don't recall anything showing he was making an effort to provide for his son.
There are some deadbeat dads out there but they get better like wwe’s Rey Mysterio & others give me a like
This movie actually got me enjoying baseball at 6 & then The Sandlot REALLY made me wanna play the game
Agree. That and Rookie of the Year
@@plaidzebra5526lol l was just gonna mention that the Holy Trinity of 90s kids baseball movies included Angels in the Outfield, Rookie of the Year, and The Sandlot. Honorable mention to Little Big League 😂
I remember this trailer before The Lion King on the VHS. Felt really big and epic and was really fitting given it preceded the biggest, most epic animated film.
You and me both but I never saw the movie itself.
OMG I was looking for someone referencing this!
Yeah that trailer was amazing.
It's hilarious how the trailer gives so much nostalgia, but not necessarily the movie itself. I was quoting the Walt Disney World trailer to my boss last week. Because in real life, Goofy could beat up Dad!
Glad someone mentioned this cos while I did see the film,and liked it fine, I doubt it would have lived nearly as much in clear memory had it not been for that trailer. That epic music and the editing was all worth a chef kiss and it really did serve the hype.
Also ugh that commercial. Took up real estate in my brain far longer than it ever had need to. "Don't eat a big lunch before you go on Mister Toad's WILD RIDE O.O" had me so psyched out as a kid cos he played it up like it was some big very crazy roller coaster or scary ride. As a kid I was a sissy and still am a bit of a sissy with more hardcore rides so I got anxious as hell when my parents brought me to Disneyworld for the first time and took me on that ride, and the whole time on line I was like OH NO NOT THIS RIDE I CAN'T HANDLE IT I AM GONNA GET SCARED....then we get on it and the whole thing was fine and cute fun, but I was so nervous, awaiting the big roller coaster twist all the time. Then right as I am settling into a lull, thinking this ride is done and I guess not gonna be a scary nightmare after all, the baffling yet kickass HELL ROOM unexplainably shows up and brief jump scares me! .... Fortunately though by this point the ride car is slowed down though and I am not that affected by my fear of monster imagery as I am scary fast rides with steep drops, so I was just utterly confused about the tone switch.
This is my childhood movie. The feels are so intense, when George Knox talks to Tony Danza in the last inning, with the crowd doing the wave. The score/main theme sends shivers down my arm.
Thank you for reviewing this Doug!
That scene IS the movie, for me. The rest of it, like Doug says, is just a corny 90s family comedy. But when George Knox says, "You got an angel with you. Just showed up," holy cow, the feels in that scene.
can't forget George Knox's epic angry rant in the locker room.
"YOU DONT EVEN LOSE AS A TEAM"
There was also a football one.
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 And another baseball one, Angels in the Infield. But no Christopher Lloyd, no deal.
@@armstrongjosh thanks.
This movie may be cheesy and formulaic, but it features a great early performance from Joseph Gordon Levitt. I also loved his relationship with his Foster mum, played by Brenda Fricker, and how she comforts him after his dad gives over his custody rights.
I think Unconsciously I had thought it was just the same bird lady character off Home Alone 2
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I grew up with "Angels in the Outfield", and saw her in "Home Alone 2" as Maggie.
On the 14th day of disneycember the critic gave for me:
14 cheating angels
13 quatum bugs
12 killing sprees
11 pinky animals
10 boring ghosts
9 Web abilities
8 DEAAAAD PEOPLEEEEEEE
7 lost children
You know this should have beeing the fourth day since how can i say theres "6 elements"?
FIVE NEW CONTINENTS
4 Stars of wishes
3 Broken spells
2 Swapping places
And a weird videogame movie for me
Shut up, jackass. You're not funny.
"You've got one strike left"- One of my favorite Sports movie quotes.
I watched this movie HUNDREDS of times as a kid and I love it. It’s sweet and heartwarming and it opened my eyes to how hard it can be for kids in the foster system. I can absolutely believe that this boy thinks his dad is coming back for him - or he’s grasping at any hope that he can find.
Yes, it’s schmaltzy, but it has a lot of heart.
The one scene that always stuck with me is when George consoles Roger (or attempts to. Roger remains understandably bitter about his father for quite some time). George is established as being a temperamental, grouchy stiff, who probably didn't have many friends, and it's unknown if he's close to his family. But he tells Roger this: "You can't go through life, thinking that everyone you meet will one day let you down. Because if you do... you'll end up like me."
Always my favorite scene, and my favorite line from the film.
I can still hear him saying it in the trailer
From what I got out of it, I don't think George was close to his family (or at least his parents) because in the same scene, he says to Roger "I never saw much of my dad. He couldn't take care of himself, so taking care of me and my brothers was out of the question." That could be implied that he either had a mom who died, or divorced/left his dad, and then he eventually never saw his dad again because of either the family courts, or because he just never wanted to see his dad again for being a bad parent. To me, it seemed like it was implied that George had a similar experience to Roger when he was a kid.
@@whitewolf1310 I had forgotten that! I haven't seen this film in ages.
His speech hits SO HARD when you become an adult and watch it again 😢
This movie is definitely a time capsule! I can't explain it, but the score for this movie, especially when they are all in the stadium doing the wave, is so nostalgic and gets me teary-eyed every time.
I remember the trailer more than anything else lol
I heard the theme playing at Disney California Adventure when I was last there. Haven't seen the movie in years, but recognized the music immediately.
The score was done by Randy Edelman, the same guy who did the score for Dragonheart.
@@DogmaFight That's funny because when I was at Disney California Adventure two months ago, I heard music from Dragonheart playing (look up Wonders of an Ancient Glory from the Dragonheart soundtrack) which sounds very similar to the theme for Angels in the Outfield. Even though the music for both movies is done by the same man, I thought that was strange since Dragonheart wasn't made by Disney.
90s kids movies are goofy, ridiculous but filled with heart and charm somehow.
yeah i know right!
Christopher Lloyd's character Al actually does make a return in the football sequel Angels in the Endzone and then there's another baseball sequel called Angels in the Infield with Patrick Warburton and David Alan Grier. I guess we were in the mood for Angels in sports movies back then huh?
I'm so glad someone mentioned the sequels! I love "Angels in the Endzone" and I feel like it's underrated
They made sequels?!
You just unlocked a bunch of memories I didn't even know I had!!!
Yeah and they were made for TV as well@@louisduarte8763
I've been asking him to review the "Wonderful World of Disney" movies for five years now, and he has been ignoring me.
The odds of him reviewing "Angels in the Endzone" next year are slim to none.
I remember seeing the trailer for this on my Lion King VHS.
I seen a trailer for this in my Blank Check VHS
This movie had so many memorable moments. The first time seeing the angels helping the Angels. George Knox's outburst with his team. Ranch Wilder getting punched in the face by George. Al, just Al in general. Really anything with Christopher Lloyd is instantly memorable. That heartbreaking moment where Roger realizes that his dad had given him up. The scene where the Angels rise up after Mel Clarke says that he won't play for anyone but George Knox. The brief moment where Knox plays baseball with some kids, even trying to teach a kid named Marvin how to play baseball. Roger learning that Mel Clark had only 6 months to live. And that powerful moment where nearly everyone in the stadium standing up and doing the angel signal to give Mel Clark one last ounce of strength. So many good and memorable moments.
Hell, this movie was my introduction to baseball, my love for baseball and the introduction to the song "Take me out to the Ballgame".
I saw this movie once years ago as a kid, and while it's not a movie I'd probably return to, I am glad I saw it at least once. I liked the relationship with between the kids and the coach, and what they did with Tony Danza's character near the end was genuinely felt. Not the best, but glad I saw it at least once.
I have a soft spot for this movie since I’m a Christian and an Angels fan.
Fun fact: this movie was released one month before the player strike that prematurely ended the 1994 season.
Thumbs up if you saw a trailer of this movie on The Lion King 1995 VHS when you were a kid.
The Early-Mid 90's - The era of baseball movies for kids (Rookie of The Year, The Sandlot, Angels In The Outfield, and Little Big League) in at the end of of a decade of many memorable and (not so much) Baseball movies in general
I find it most memorable for the found family part of the plot. The coach eventually adopts both of those boys, meaning the kid's prayer was answered. He wanted his dad and his family. He got both of those in a way he wasn't expecting.
I mean Danny Glover's rant in the locker room in the beginning was so hilarious, you can actually see his eyes building up tears when he was about to throw a chair to a row of baseball bats
I know right? I guess Doug isn't (ironically as the Critic) into big over the top comedic reactions.
"I thought the game started at one."
"It *DOES* start at one. And you're a jackass!"
"No, I'm a pitcher."
*Knox growls in frustration*
"You're a pitcher, and a jackass."
"Si, it's very common."
Maple rap skills were 🔥
Because of how much I watched The Lion King when I was young, I remember the commercial for this movie more than the movie itself.
I adore this movie !! My dad showed me this and sandlot back to back one summer with my older brother and it sparked my love for baseball. Fr I think I saw them at the perfect age , being 8 years old :)
This might be one of the few Disney sports films from the 90’s that I’m sure almost everybody had heard of or seen the trailer for and that’s because this movie’s trailer was on every copy of The Lion King VHS, and because Lion King was the most watched Disney film both in theaters and on VHS, anyone who owned it had to have seen this trailer. So for my family, this was the only sports movie that Disney made in this era that owned on VHS back then, because my older brothers had seen the trailer multiple times. So I have the same attachment to this that I have for all the other Disney animated films and Muppet videos we had on VHS from the 90s. And I still have this love for it, I love the performances of Danny Glover, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Tony Danza and even Christopher Lloyd is always fun whatever I see him in, even The Pagemaster, his voice is super satisfying and even kinda funny at times. Because I saw this movie and the trailer many times, the effects never bothered me and they still don’t, but I can easily see someone not growing up with it being freaked out by it. I also absolutely love the music by Randy Edelman, it might be the main reason I’ve always held this movie even after childhood, the whole score from the opening to all the scenes when the angels come down and the famous wave and the emotional music, I even own the freakin CD just to listen to the score. Now yes, as much as I enjoy the whole movie, there are definitely scenes that I skip or fast forward, especially when the angels cheat and Christopher Lloyd is bouncing the ball off his legs like Flubber and the other team in the outfield is scrambling with the stupid music, that’s where it gets too silly even for me to enjoy, and even some little moments in the dugout where the players all go “Whuuh??” when they hear or see something unbelievable. Those scenes I just skip over but everything else stays with me, I don’t know
Eight years later, the 2002 Angels really won The World Series.
I never saw the movie, I actually only remember it for the trailer!
The Lion King VHS had the trailer for this on it & I think I had a few other movies where they had this.
That trailer is liquid nostalgia for me
This movie is awesome! Cheesy? Ofc! And the assistant character cracked me up as a kid 🙈🤣 id be the one spilling food on my dad or brother or whatevs Lol but the score is no joke and the acting is great and its fun and sweet and heartwarming and... maggies speech about "believing in God but not angels... i thought they were on the same team!" Is killer! This goes on the epic childhood sports movies like mighty ducks titans etc
Ok you have to admit angels literally moving the players to play better like a teacher moves kindergarteners around in a school play is really funny
“Just call me Al!”
“HOW DID HE DO THAT!?”
“No one can see me or hear me but you.”
Lion King trailer?
Can attest to enjoying this movie _because_ I grew up with it. I couldn't have been more than 6 or 7 when I first saw it, and I've never taken those particular rose-tinted glasses off since.
Personally I enjoyed this film as kid, since I loved Baseball growing up.
The first movie I saw with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. There were a couple of similar kids around this time that I thought would be stars. The kid from The Sandlot (Tom Guiry?) and the kid who was Simon Birch’s friend (Frank Mazzello?) come to mind. Ironically, Simon Birch featured Jim Carrey as a serious narrator and he’s excellent.
Love Simon Birch
Danny Glover has the best line in the film.
"You don't think is a team, you don't play as a team, YOU DON'T EVEN LOSE AS A TEAM!"
Now this was certainly a bizarre fever dream from my childhood.
Agreed, I was barely aware that it exist until now.
Tbf, Disney's Three Musketeers from 1993 was the better remembered film anyway.
On the Fourteenth day of Disneycember. The critic gave to me
Fourteen Cheesy Ball Games
Thirteen Modok Assholes
Twelve Violent Clone Wars
Eleven Shape - Shifters
Ten Boring Mansions
Nine Canceled Spideys
Eight Seeing Spirits
Seven Dull Adventures
Six Tempers Blowing
Five Salty Sloths
Four Kings To Vent To
Three Cartoon Epics
Two Singing Planets
And a plumber from the 90's
Doug mentions how obsurd it is that this became a controversy when sports are littered with religious superstitions, but the movie actually does point that out. At the hearing, the foster mother stands up and makes the very legitimate point that believing in angels is no different than, say, a football player praying to God after a touchdown.
I remember seeing this one in thatres and I think it may have been one of the first live action movies that I saw there. Apart from White Fang. And back then I really liked it. I guess if I saw it again today I would realize the cheesiness but I also think it would be a nostalgic experience. Maybe I have to see it again some day.
Remember that 30 for 30 video that talked about Angles in the Outfield
So Christopher Lloyd has portrayed an angel and a martian!!!
What a career he has!
And a Hacker.
@@klimmr
Great Scott.
On the 14th Disneycember, the Critic gave to me:
A gem from the 90's.
A Marvel dud
Genndy Tartakovsky
Blue Sky's last movie
The old one is better
That kickass theme song
A surprise hit
Welp, there's another one.
A Pixar sleeper hit
ANOTHER SEQUEL!
Torn apart by critics
We need another season!
Victim of the strikes
And a cult movie with a fanbase.
Your getting harder to find in these.
Now only if angels can come down and save Disney from themselves...
On the 14th day of disneycember my critic gave to me
14 cheesy sports
13 quantum realms
12 underappreciated masterpieces
11 rescued movies
10 sleeping ghosts
9 definitive interpretations
8 scary M Nights
7 live action reboots
6 elements dating
5 ice ages drifting
4 foul wishes
3 amitys blushing
2 marvelous failures
And mario and luigi plumning by a pair tree
I'm still shocked you can't watch this movie on any streaming service, especially Disney+, but I'm 26 years old now and i loved this movie as a kid. Hell, when I was younger, i thought that it could've actually happened what happened with Roger; make a wish and it'll come true. The biggest tear jerker outside of that courtroom scene was when Roger started doing this angel sign, then JP comes out to join him, and then the rest of the Angels, and then the entire stadium joins in, in addition with the beautiful score. Just incredible.
This gives me hope Doug will FINALLY do Disneycember reviews of Remember the Titans, The Rookie, Glory Road, Miracle, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Invincible, and The Game Plan. U dont have to be a huge sports fan to like these films, but I think they're worth checking out. Come on, it's a week's worth of reviews right there!
I loved this film. It's a memorable sports film and holds a lot of nostalgia for me, because I saw it in the theaters when it came out.
As someone who watches a lot of Emplemon, I'm surprised there isn't a movie about a sports team being cursed to LOSE.
A man of culture I see.
I remember liking this well enough as a kid growing up in the 90's
Now I'm curious if "Angels in the Endzone" will be in this year's Disneycember.
I remember seeing this movie as a kid laughing at this, it had really cheesy effects. Also it’s way different than the original Angels in the Outfield. This movie was meant to be a spoof of other baseball movies like The Natural or Fields of Dreams!
Then how does it have so much heart and moments like Roger's dad just leaving him because he doesn't want the responsibility? Also, it's a comedy, but that doesn't mean it can't have heart, especially with the ending.
@@monsterhanna6691 the movie has tender moments, but I feel Disney tried to shoehorn those scenes to make it look like those Oscar nominated baseball movies for the trailer!
Still remember seeing the trailer for this in front of 'The Lion King' VHS
Same, I would always watch the trailer before Lion King
which version? some tapes released the trailer without the angel effects and some had them
Honestly, the only thing I remember about this movie is that the trailer for it was on my VHS of THE LION KING.
Growing up, I never knew this film had two sequels: _Angels in the Endzone_ and _Angels in the Infield_ . They were two TV movies, and BOY, it shows. Though now having seen them, I have a bit of a soft spot for the football sequel since it brought back Christopher Lloyd's Al. But the third was this... really weird film that went back to baseball starring Patrick Warburton and somehow looks worse than most student films. I totally get why Lloyd didn't come back.
One bit that's always stuck with me, in the football sequel Al says this one line to a kid about how he likes baseball, football and basketball. So I've always wondered if originally, they were gonna have the third film be centered around basketball. I even dreamed up the perfect title: _Angels on the Court_ . But instead they did a 180 back to baseball and it just fizzled out.
I gotta admit, it would have been kinda neat if Disney had instead put a bit more effort into the franchise and made a series of Angels films each focusing on a different sport. Just imagine: _Angels on the Ice_ , _Angels on the Field_ , etc.
Honestly, I always thought this movie was pretty cool. Danny Glover as an angry Baseball Coach and Christopher Lloyd as a literal guardian angel, it works
Think about this movie this movie has like 4 Oscar Winners. This movie is STAR STUDDED!
"DISNEYCEMBER 2023 blog day 14 heads back to the year 1994 for today's feature "angels in the outfield" featuring young Joseph Gordon-lewitt/Danny Glover/Tony Danza & Matthew McConaughy & Cristopher LLoyd as Al the angel I was very young when I saw the film back in 1994 & barely remember the film & never care for baseball when I was in school I only saw the film cause of Christopher Lloyd & the believe in angels to help win baseball games seems to work for some believers & some people have bets during games
& the film did great enough to make some sequels with Matthew Lawrence & David Alan Grier Bottom line if you into baseball & believe in Angels batter up the nearest ballgame
call some angels & played ball!"
This movie is what made me an Angels fan. And the year they won the World Series, all the comebacks they had and somehow found ways to win, reminded me of this movie XD
If you notice the angels slowly stop helping them throughout the movie. They were just teaching the Angels to believe in themselves.
It feels like a Disney Channel movie.
I only knew about this film because of the preview on The Lion King VHS
I loved this movie as a kid and still quote some lines, especially, "How do you take it? In cups."
On the fourteenth day of Disneycember the Critic gave to me, fourteen baseball angels, thirteen Paul Rudd doubles, twelve+ shorts of awesome, eleven one-ups against Disney, ten not-scary ghosts, nine radioactive spiders, eight dead people, seven Lost Boys(?), six emotional waters.
Five Ice Age movies~!
Forgettable songs and characters, three amazing finale specials, two quantum bands, and a crappy video game movie.
I was absolutely hooked on this movie as a kid. I still hear "it could happen" in my head all these years later
The last pitch in the last game scene with Tony Danza is really good. Holds up.
My church would play this movie to us for kids church lol. I have a soft spot for this film
It's really weird this film actually had a TV sequel, ANGELS IN THE ENDZONE, that literally felt like a PureFlix film that just had random Christopher Lloyd appearances (though my favorite was Lloyd is in the ball park pretend-batting and a random angel just goes, "Hey, Al, season's over" and Lloyd literally looks into the camera and says, "Get Ready for Some Football": literally an ABC movie promoting itself"). That one was more an older brother dealing with grief from his father's passing and the little brother praying for the team to win.
Granted, I grew up with it and, yeah, it was cheesy even back then, but I did like when the movie tried to be "sincere" (at least with the drama moment) and even the most obvious letdown like in the courtroom where the dad officially signs away his guardianship.........Joseph Gordon-Levitt genuinely did get me teary with that performance.
Then there was the follow-up, "Angels in the Infield", which at least had the new wrinkle of the angels being less than confident, and also devils being thrown into the mix.
This movie deserves to be on Disney plus! I’m so disappointed it’s not. However it’s truly nice to see people give it attention every now and then. It’s truly a special 90s time capsule and definitely one of my favorite Disney sports films!
It’s on there now. This movie is so nostalgic for me
For some reason, this was the movie we always watched when we had a substitute teacher in elementary school.
Regardless on what the Nostalgia Critic said, I still enjoy watching Angels in the Outfield.
Here's where things get interesting. This was one of TWO kids films involving Major League Baseball in 1994. The other is Little Big League which is interesting for how much the tension in Wild Card standings would be how the AL West were the year after. Why AL West? Did you see who the Twins were playing in the playoff game?
The strangest bit of all was despite the 1994 season ending in a players strike, Baseball fans ate a feast that year and not just the kids, as PBS got a 18 hour documentary series that year too from Ken Burns.
Loved this movie as a child. Still do.😊
The Nostalgia critic could LIKE this movie...... IT COULD HAPPEN!
😊I always thought that this was one of those movies that woulld have been better off not being a Disney movie. It was ok, but could have been a lot better.
I also didn't know this was a remake. This is a bit of a controversial movie for me. Just as a disclaimer, if you like this movie that's fine. There's nothing wrong with that. The movie itself is fine for what it is. I actually genuinely enjoyed Christopher Lloyd's performance in this as I recognized him from other movies at the time he's really the only part I liked.
The bad thing however is I never actually wanted to see this movie in the first place. It's a sports movie which I don't care about, and it's a religious movie. There are people who genuinely believe this could really happen and actually used this movie to try to convert me to their religion. So the only reason I ever saw this, multiple times, is because people could not accept that I'm Atheist with zero interest in sports.
It's just not a movie I'm ever going to be interested in. If it's for you that's great, just don't force your opinions and beliefs on others. The main reason I hate this movie has nothing to do with the movie itself but just the attitudes some people had towards it. There are a lot of other religious movies but none that people pushed on me as much as this one.
Having watched the 1950s version, this is the better one. The 1950s is way too cheesy unless you're an over 60 christian white person.
Movie: What? A Baseball team believing in angels preposterous!
Boston Red Sox fans: WE WERE CURSED FOR 86 YEARS BY BABE RUTH GETTING TRADED FOR A MUSICAL!
Chicago Cubs Fans: WE WERE CURSED BY A GOAT! A STUPID GOAT!
The only reason most people remember this movie is for being on the VHS previews for The Lion King.
I remember seeing previews for this all the time on my Lion King VHS tape and always wanted to watch it, but ultimately my family stuck to the animation like Pocahontas, Mulan, and Kiki's Delivery Service. It wasn't until maybe seven years later in 2001 that we rented it from Blockbuster and it wound up becoming my favorite movie ever. Years later? It's still my favorite movie ever
Not because the quality is there, I'd still give that nod to something like Goldeneye, Castle in the Sky, or Revenge of the Sith. The thing is I love this movie now for entirely different reasons and that is the absurd premise/execution. Kid prays for angels to help the team win, fine, no trouble. They hit homeruns, throw crazy pitches, and make unbelievable catches, it's all fine and dandy. AND THEN you get to where they force errors against the other team and I can never contain my laughter. Forcing the team to throw into their dugout, forcing a player to slide into an opposing player's groin, possessing a baseball to peg players in the face AND IN THE NUTS. The whole idea is to help the Angels win...but why are they deciding to harm the other team, they're just doing their job as players and trying to win, nothing malicious about it
...Yes I know the answer is it's a kid's movie, gotta have some slapstick and goofy stuff to get the kiddies to laugh. Even so it's still just wild that God sends the angels down to help the kid's situation and either the angels are deliberately hurting the other team by their own will, or God has a sick sense of humor like "Helping the kid is nice, but I'd like some entertainment for myself, go peg another player in the balls while you're at it!" It is uncanny valley especially for the 90s when we had stuff like Touched by an Angel and a lot of other fairly squeaky clean religious themed media going around
And yeah despite liking it for the more oddball reasons, the stuff with the pitcher does still hit pretty hard and it does make the finale that much more special. Can't say the same for the sequel, Angels in the Endfield, it's nothing bad but it's nothing memorable which is a shame
Strangley isn’t on D+
On the 14th day of disneycember, the critic gave to me.
14 Home run Angels,
13 quantum realms,
12 Clones fighting,
11 Sci-Fi Knights,
10 Haunted Houses,
9 Spider Battles,
8 Ghosts observing,
7 magical pixies,
6 Fire and water Love Stories,
5 SPITING CONTINENTS,
4 wishing stars,
3 palisman,
2 marvelous disappointments
And a goomba with a Human body!
At least it’s a movie about God and faith that isn’t preachy, condescending, offensive, racist, sexist; basically not a Pureflix movie.
Honestly the movie is cheesy but wholesome as well. Sure it's corny and all that but it's harmless.
Hey channel awesome, since you're doing live action Disney films, could you please next review angels in the end zone? I believe the movie came out in 97. And if I slightly remember the movie, the main character is a bit confusing.
As far as this movie goes, I grew up with it and have a soft spot for it. After all, the kid didn't really get his wish. And we'll, I remember two more sequels spawn right after this. The other movie was called Angeles in the inner zone. Yeah, I thought it was a spoof for a long time but turns out, no, it's a sequel.
I grew up with this film and really enjoyed it, I'm also religious and even as a kid Christopher Lloyd flying up to the camera and giving us that creepy look and saying "We're aallways watching" freaked the living daylights out of me and kept me from voting for it on movie nights, even though I liked it. The last scenes always stick with you the hardest.
They should remake this movie. Since Shohei Ohtani left the Angels, a kid prays that the Angels will win the World Series.😂
Watch the 2 awful sequels and you'll like this movie so much more.
I like baseball movies and this was good . Fun Fact - this movie lead to Disney owning stake in the Angels renaming them The Anaheim Angels in 1997
Oh I loved this movie as a kid!
This movie was awesome and I prayed for the nostalgic critic. That in spite of his cynical nature, he would consider the possibility that there is a God who actually does love him.
I haven't seen this in a while, but didn't the angels stop showing up because the kid had a crisis of faith due to his deadbeat father? I'm pretty sure that was why.
It’s fun’s, it’s goofy, and it’s something we had on vhs as a kid. Never had the other “sequels” even though I eventually watched them later, but this one was enjoyable and like you said has some heart.
Movie made my childhood. This dude it a hater lol
@@tlcore007 I don’t see how I’m a hater given I praised the movie in my comment?
@@BlueGriffin20 not you. the guy in the video is a hater lol
You should check out the 1951 version, it is more cynical but I feel it has a better story.
I remember watching the trailer of this movie on one of my Disney VHSs. I forget which one it’s been 20 years. But looking at the trailer alone of this movie still makes me feel nostalgic for those days
The lion king vhs
@@BrazenBull001
Yes it's the lion king VHS
I remember renting this a bunch at Blockbuste. And when I had to see a pediatric cardiologist he had the sequel in his waiting room! Disney legit needs to add these to Disney+
Doug is 41? 🤔
ALL THESE YEARS AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T REVIEWED HEAVYWEIGHTS !!!!!!!!
An underrated 90's Disney sports movie.
Man speaking about kids movies I wish they teach respect
now i really want to see his opinion on little giants, now that was the corny sports movie of my kid years
I love that movie when I was little. I also laughed when Danny Glover yelled at his team after they lose. How can you take that scene seriously?
Still better CGI effects than modern cinema
REVIEW IRON WILL!!!
it's a good movie