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‘Angels In The Outfield’ is a sports fantasy comedy film that debuted in theaters 07/15/1994, ~2 months before “Touched By An Angel” (featured in this week’s “TV Tuesday”, seen via THIS LINK HERE) hit small screens. A remake of the 1951 movie of the same name, this version was released ~1 month before the 1994 Major League Baseball player strike, which wiped out that season’s playoffs & World Series, 1 many thought would be won by the then-Montreal Expos. Unlike the original version which centered on the Pittsburgh Pirates, the 1994 edition focuses on the then-California Angels, which didn’t exist in 1951 & was owned in minority by The Walt Disney Co, which distributed the film. The remake gave a nod to the Pirates, opening at 3 Rivers Stadium, the Pirates then-home. However, that was the only connection, considering the 2 teams are in different leagues (Pirates in National & Angels in American) & interleague play had not started yet. [In an interesting twist of fate, the Pirates & Angels met head-to-head for the 1st time in 2002, the 1st (& so far only) year the Angels won the World Series.] The new version spawned 2 direct-to-video sequels: ‘Angels In the Endzone’ & ‘Angels In The Infield’. The cast of “AITO” includes Danny Glover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Ben Johnson, Jay O Sanders, Milton Davis Jr, Taylor Negron, Tony Longo, Neal McDonough, Stoney Jackson, Adrien Brody, Matthew McConaughey, Tim Conlon, Israel Juarbe, Albert Garcia, Dermot Mulroney, Robert Clohessy, Danny Walcoff, OB Babbs, Mitchell Page, Carney Lansford, William Dear, Mark Cole & Jeff Seaberg.

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