The Five Most Ridiculous (Fictional) Sports Movies Ever: No. 5

There's other unintentionally hilarious stuff too: near the beginning of the movie, manager George Knox (Danny Glover) huffs into the clubhouse after a tough loss and - gasp - knocks over the table full of snack trays to teach his boys a lesson. Despite looking like he's about to have a heart attack (or at least let out a really wicked shart) at any moment, Glover's awkward maximum Disney-approved insult to his players is that they have their "heads up their butts".

After the some hilarious hijinks by Christopher Lloyd and the rest of God's angels (that only little Oliver Orphan can see, and eventually convinces Det. Murtaugh, er - George Knox of their existence) gets the team on a roll, they cruelly leave the players to their own devices in the critical part of the pennant race instead of coming through with Oliver Orphan's original prayer request.

Oh, and they decide they're going to kill Tony Danza who had become like a father to Oliver Orphan.

Hey kids, here's the overall "uplifting" message of this movie: pray to God about delicate family-related issues and crappy sports teams and enjoy the meteoric rise to the top! Until you need divine intervention the most. Then you're on their own. And, you know - God doesn't do this type of stuff for free. He (or she) will literally kill your best player after season's end. But at least you'll get to see Doc Brown pull opposing players' pants down!

In real life, Disney purchased the Angels, leading them to a World Series championship in 2002. The off-the-field lucky charm that propelled them to victory? Jesus? Nah, Rally Monkey.

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