The Final Season (2007)

Kent Stock disrupts his life to become coach of the Norway High School baseball team and try to lead them to victory.

Director:

David Mickey Evans

Writers:

Art D'Alessandro (story), James Grayford (screenplay)

Stars:

Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Astin	...	Kent Stock
Jesse Henecke	...	Principal Halbestrom
Powers Boothe	...	Jim Van Scoyoc
Owen Patchen Evans	...	Owen - The Batboy
Brett Claywell	...	Patrick Iverson
Nick Livingston	...	Kevin Stewart
Roscoe Myrick	...	Sammy Wilson
Alexander Roos	...	Steve Myers (as Alexander 'Sandy' Roos)
Jonathon Stoner	...	Jason Steffen
Christopher Cyronek	...	Brett Griffin
Rob Schemmel	...	Gerry Spitz
Chris Olsen	...	Eddie Fitz
Ric Swann	...	KZIA Radio Announcer
Preston Boothe	...	Brent Fitz
Marshall Bell	...	Harvey Makepeace

Storyline

True story of Kent Stock, who in the early 90's, gives up a job to take over as head coach as the Norway High School baseball team. Kent must win over his players and convince them and himself that he can fill their former coach's shoes and that they can go out winners. In the summer of 1991 Norway High's baseball tradition ended on a triumphant but sombre note.

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Plot Keywords:

coach | team | baseball | high school baseball | state championship | 

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Taglines:

How Do You Want To Be Remembered?

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, thematic elements and some teen smoking

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bridge where Kent and Polly go for lunch is in Sutliff, IA which is about 45 miles from Norway.

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Goofs

Radio station KZIA did not exist in 1991.

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Quotes

Polly Hudson: Baseball is not just for boys.

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Connections

References First Blood (1982)

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Soundtracks

Coming Home
Performed by Alex Band
Written by Mitch Allan & Alex Band
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Published by Matzoh-Ball Music (ASCAP) and Alex Band Music (BMI)
By Arrangement with Arthouse Entertainment and BMG Music Publishing Inc.

User Reviews

Decent, but not great

Baseball is the perfect metaphor the American Dream: effort = success, anyone can play, and winning is a metaphor for life.

The Last Season is a nice effort by Sean Astin. It is pretty much exactly what a good sports underdog movie should be.

The film about Norway, based on fact, a tiny town of 500 or so that produced team after team that went onto win the State Championship for High School baseball. When threatened with politics and closure due to lack of funding the team does what it knows best, goes in to bat for one last season.

Have to be honest though and say it's not as inspiring as it would like to be in places, it does hit some good home runs by the end, but overall it is a little too clichéd to really succeed.

If sports movies are your thing then you'll enjoy it, but I don't think this will become anyone's (Outside of Iowa) favorite ever movie.

It is a nice effort, and watchable, but as I said it ain't outstanding...

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Final Season

Filming Locations:

Sutliff, Iowa, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$661,049, 14 October 2007

Gross USA:

$1,159,691

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,159,691

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Final Season, Fobia Films, Final Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1