Angels - angels really do exist!

Movie
German title	Angels - angels really do exist!
Original title	Angels in the outfield
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1994
length	103 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	William Dear
script	Dorothy Kingsley , George Wells , Holly Goldberg Sloan
production	Roger Birnbaum , Joe Roth , Irby Smith
music	Randy Edelman
camera	Matthew F. Leonetti
cut	Bruce Green , Paul Dixon
occupation
Danny Glover : George Knox Brenda Fricker : Maggie Nelson Tony Danza : Mel Clark Christopher Lloyd : Al Angel Ben Johnson : Hank Murphy Jay O. Sanders : Ranch Wilder Joseph Gordon-Levitt : Roger Bomman Milton Davis Jr .: JP Taylor Negron : David Montagne Tony Longo : Triscuitt Messmer Neal McDonough : Whitt Bass Stoney Jackson : Ray Mitchell Adrien Brody : Danny Hemmerling Tim Conlon : Wally Matthew McConaughey : Ben Williams Dermot Mulroney : Mr. Bomman
synchronization
Jochen Striebeck : George Knox Inge Solbrig : Maggie Nelson Tommi Piper : Mel Clark Joachim Höppner : Al Angel Herbert Weicker : Hank Murphy Randolf Kronberg : Ranch Wilder Daniel Krause : Roger Bomman Dimitri Guldener : JP Udo Wachtveitl : David Montagne Jan Odle : Triscuitt Messmer Claus Brockmeyer : White Bass Oliver Mink : Ray Mitchell Manou Lubowski : Danny Hemmerling Axel Malzacher : Wally Erhard Hartmann : Ben Williams Wolfgang Müller : Mr. Bomman

Angels - angels really do exist! (Original title: Angels in the Outfield ) is an American sports comedy from 1994 and a remake of the film Angels in the Outfield from 1951. Directed by William Dear , and written by Dorothy Kingsley , George Wells and Holly Goldberg Sloan . The film opened in German cinemas on January 19, 1995.

action

The little boy Roger Bomman lives with a foster mother. He wants to be with his father, a biker, and asks him when they would be family again. His father sarcastically replies, "If the California Angels win." Roger prays to God to help the Angels . Then, with the help of angels , the California Angels win their games.

Roger sees which players are supported by the angels, so he becomes an advisor to the manager of the baseball team , George Knox. Meanwhile, his father waives custody in court . Sports reporter Ranch Wilder doubts Roger's clairvoyant abilities, sparking a discussion about questions of faith.

The team wins the game for the championship, although this time no angels appear. Ranch is laid off. Knox adopts Roger and JP

Reviews

Roger Ebert derided in the Chicago Sun-Times of July 15, 1994 that he always had doubts as to why God should interfere in sports games. The film reduces itself to its formula ("movie then reduces itself to a formula") between baseball games and the improvement of the human character. It is a "stupid" film with the "soggy sentimentality".

Film-Dienst wrote that the "fairytale-like features" were "spiced up a bit by modern computer special effects, but the vividly drawn characters were not lost sight of". "The straightforward staging and the actors acting with a visible playful mood" would "skillfully maintain the balance between emotion and humor".

Awards

William Dear, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the film for Best Fantasy Film were nominated for the Saturn Award in 1995 . Milton Davis junior was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1995 .

backgrounds

The film was in the Californian varieties Alameda , Anaheim and Oakland turned. It grossed approximately $ 50.2 million in US cinemas .

Web links

• Angels - angels really do exist! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Angels - angels really do exist! at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert , accessed March 19, 2008
2. ↑ Angels - Angels really do exist! in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on March 19, 2008
3. ↑ Filming locations for Angels in the Outfield , accessed March 19, 2008
4. ↑ Box office results for Angels in the Outfield , accessed March 19, 2008