Angels in the Outfield, the remake of the 1951 baseball fantasy, flew into theaters on this day in 1994, telling the story of Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), an 11- year-old-boy praying for a father, and a struggling baseball team praying for a pennant. Danny Glover plays George Knox, the frustrated coach of the California Angels, a ragtag team of major league misfits who are down on their luck. But things begin to look up when their biggest fan, Roger, starts giving Knox some winning tips from a real live angel named Al (Christopher Lloyd). The team miraculously climbs back into the pennant race…all the while learning to believe in themselves in this “hit” film.
