Angels in the Endzone
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Angels in the Endzone is a 1997 American film directed by Gary Nadeau and starring Christopher Lloyd
. The film is about a high school
football
team that lacks skill.
) is their best player and is playing as tailback
, shedding a new light for the team. After a terrible accident in a rain storm in which his father, Peter Harper (Jack Coleman), dies, Jesse feels lonely and quits the team. Peter Harper was himself actually a football star in his high school days.
On the night that Jesse quits the team, Kevin (David Gallagher
), his younger brother, confronts him and tells him that football was a major part of Jesse's life. He tells Jesse that he belongs in the football team. Jesse responds by saying that the only way he would get back into the football team is if the team starts winning.
Kevin prays to the angels to come and help the football team to win some games, so that Jesse would start playing again. The next day, the angels come. They are headed by Al (Christopher Lloyd
), the only returning character from Angels in the Outfield. Kevin is the only one who can see the angels, though.
Game after game after game, Westfield keep winning with the angels' help. Kevin becomes a "lucky charm" for his brother's football team, since he can tell Coach Buck (Paul Dooley
) what the angels need.
At the same time somewhere else, Jesse begins to associate with some really bad people. At one point in the film, Jesse distracts a window washer at the gas station as his "shady" friends rob the cash registers. After Jesse pays the window washer, he leaves his wallet behind. The station attendant picks it up and has the police visit the Harper's home.
The championship game is the following day, and Coach Buck asks Jesse if he could possibly come back to the team and play. Jesse accepts, since now he has confidence his team can win.
The climax of this film comes on the day of the championship game, coincidentally between the Westfield Angels and the Screaming Demons. However, Kevin is facing a slight predicament, because there is a sort of "heavenly law" that angels cannot help in championship games. In the end, Kevin motivates the team by spontaneously flapping his arms like an angel. Soon, the entire football field is filled with people flapping arms like angels. The film ends when Westfield wins the football game and the spirit of Peter Harper appears to Jesse after he wins.
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and more...
. The film is about a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team that lacks skill.
Plot
Westfield Angel's high school football team have not won a single game in years. Jesse Harper (Matthew LawrenceMatthew Lawrence
Matthew William Lawrence is an American actor known for his leading role in the movie Cheats with Trevor Fehrman and his role of Jack Hunter on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World from 1997 to 2000, and his roles in movies such as The Hot Chick, The Comebacks, and Mrs...
) is their best player and is playing as tailback
Tailback
Tailback can mean:* Halfback * A line of motor vehicles caught up in traffic congestion; a traffic jam...
, shedding a new light for the team. After a terrible accident in a rain storm in which his father, Peter Harper (Jack Coleman), dies, Jesse feels lonely and quits the team. Peter Harper was himself actually a football star in his high school days.
On the night that Jesse quits the team, Kevin (David Gallagher
David Gallagher
David Lee Gallagher is an American actor. Beginning a prolific career as a child actor and model at the age of two, Gallagher is a five-time Young Artist Award nominee and Teen Choice Award winner, best known for his role as Simon Camden on the long running television series 7th Heaven, as well as...
), his younger brother, confronts him and tells him that football was a major part of Jesse's life. He tells Jesse that he belongs in the football team. Jesse responds by saying that the only way he would get back into the football team is if the team starts winning.
Kevin prays to the angels to come and help the football team to win some games, so that Jesse would start playing again. The next day, the angels come. They are headed by Al (Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and more...
), the only returning character from Angels in the Outfield. Kevin is the only one who can see the angels, though.
Game after game after game, Westfield keep winning with the angels' help. Kevin becomes a "lucky charm" for his brother's football team, since he can tell Coach Buck (Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley
-Personal life:Dooley was born Paul Dooley Brown in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ruth Irene , a homemaker, and Peter James Brown, a factory worker. Dooley was a cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg. He joined the Navy before discovering acting while at...
) what the angels need.
At the same time somewhere else, Jesse begins to associate with some really bad people. At one point in the film, Jesse distracts a window washer at the gas station as his "shady" friends rob the cash registers. After Jesse pays the window washer, he leaves his wallet behind. The station attendant picks it up and has the police visit the Harper's home.
The championship game is the following day, and Coach Buck asks Jesse if he could possibly come back to the team and play. Jesse accepts, since now he has confidence his team can win.
The climax of this film comes on the day of the championship game, coincidentally between the Westfield Angels and the Screaming Demons. However, Kevin is facing a slight predicament, because there is a sort of "heavenly law" that angels cannot help in championship games. In the end, Kevin motivates the team by spontaneously flapping his arms like an angel. Soon, the entire football field is filled with people flapping arms like angels. The film ends when Westfield wins the football game and the spirit of Peter Harper appears to Jesse after he wins.
Cast
- Paul DooleyPaul Dooley-Personal life:Dooley was born Paul Dooley Brown in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ruth Irene , a homemaker, and Peter James Brown, a factory worker. Dooley was a cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg. He joined the Navy before discovering acting while at...
as Coach Buck - Matthew LawrenceMatthew LawrenceMatthew William Lawrence is an American actor known for his leading role in the movie Cheats with Trevor Fehrman and his role of Jack Hunter on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World from 1997 to 2000, and his roles in movies such as The Hot Chick, The Comebacks, and Mrs...
as Jesse Harper - David GallagherDavid GallagherDavid Lee Gallagher is an American actor. Beginning a prolific career as a child actor and model at the age of two, Gallagher is a five-time Young Artist Award nominee and Teen Choice Award winner, best known for his role as Simon Camden on the long running television series 7th Heaven, as well as...
as Kevin Harper - Jack Coleman as Peter Harper
- Lynda BoydLynda BoydLynda Boyd is a Canadian actress, singer, dancer, musician, and writer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the Hollywood films Final Destination 2 , An Unfinished Life , She's the Man , and On Thin Ice, with Diane Keaton...
as Grace Harper - Allan Zinyk as Artie
- Christopher LloydChristopher LloydChristopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and more...
as The Boss Angel aka Al - Ken KirzingerKen KirzingerKen Kirzinger is a Canadian stuntman and actor best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in Freddy vs. Jason and of Pa in Wrong Turn 2: Dead End . He also played "Mason" Jason Voorhees character spoof in the horror film parody, Stan Helsing.-Role as Jason Voorhees:At he is one of the...
as Angel #1 - Ron Robinson as Angel #2
- David Paul Grove as Angel #3
- James HibbardJames HibbardJames H. Hibbard is an American road racing cyclist who competed for the Shaklee and Health Net-Maxxis Cycling Teams...
as Angel #4 - Kate Twaas Angel #5
- Curtis Bechdholt as Shotgun
- Jason Emanuel as Kerner
- Trevor RobertsTrevor RobertsTrevor Roberts was an English professional footballer who made a total of 207 league appearances before dying of a brain tumour, at the age of 30.-Career:...
as Hogg
See also
- Angels in the OutfieldAngels in the Outfield (1994 film)Angels in the Outfield is a 1994 remake of the 1951 film of the same name. The film stars Danny Glover, Tony Danza and Christopher Lloyd, and features appearances from future stars, including Adrien Brody, Matthew McConaughey, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Neal McDonough.Unlike the original, which...
- Angels in the InfieldAngels in the InfieldAngels in the Infield is a 2000 Disney television film, Directed by Robert King. A follow on to the 1994 film Angels in the Outfield, and the 1997 film Angels in the Endzone, this motion-picture is about a group of angels trying to help a baseball team win a championship game, while at the same...