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| Directed by | Gary Nadeau |
| Written by | Alan Eisenstock Larry Mintz |
| Starring | Paul Dooley Matthew Lawrence David Gallagher Christopher Lloyd |
| Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
| Editing by | Jeff Freeman |
| Release date(s) | 1997 (VHS) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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Westfield Angel's high school football team have not won a single game in years. Jesse Harper (Matthew Lawrence) 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.