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The Final Season
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Synopsis
A place where baseball is more than just a game fights to hold on to the national pastime in this drama inspired by a true story. Norway, Iowa is a little town where folks take baseball seriously -- so much so that even though Norway's high school boasts less than a hundred students, their baseball team has brought home the state championship nineteen times. Jim Van Scoyoc (Powers Boothe), Norway High's baseball coach, has received national attention for his skill with players, and when passionate baseball fan Kent Stock (Sean Astin) lands a teaching position nearby, he volunteers to work as an assistant for Van Scoyoc. While Stock cherishes his time with Van Scoyoc, he takes a job working in Saint Louis, where he plans to move with his fiancée. However, he changes his plans when he gets some unexpected news -- due to shrinking enrollment and budget cuts, Norway's high school is soon to close, and their upcoming baseball season is likely to be their last. Over the fierce objections of his girlfriend, Stock passes on the job in St. Louis to spend one last spring in Norway and help Van Scoyoc as he takes one last shot at taking his team to the state championship. Meanwhile, the citizens of Norway wage a legal battle to keep the school open, and the state sends a lawyer, Polly Hudson (Rachael Leigh Cook), to Norway to represent them. While Stock and Hudson are bitter enemies at the start of the season, with time she begins to understand the sense of tradition and love of the game that fuels Stock and the people of Norway. Also featuring Larry Miller, Tom Arnold and Michael Angarano, The Final Season received its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Tom Arnold
Tom Arnold Burt Akers
MacKenzie Astin Chip Dolan
Sean Astin Kent Stock
Marshall Bell Harvey Makepeace
Powers Boothe Coach Jim Van Scoyoc
Powers Boothe Jim Van Scoyoc
James Gammon Jacob Akers
Lucinda Jenney Sheryl Van Scoyoc
Larry Miller Roger Dempsey
Angela Paton Anne Akers
Rachael Leigh Cook Polly Hudson
Dayton Callie Mr. Stewart
Michael Angarano
Michael Angarano Mitch Akers
Danielle Savre Cindy Iverson
Brett Claywell Patrick Iverson
Nick Livingston Kevin Stewart
Roscoe Myrick Sammy Wilson
Alexander Roos Steve Myers

Production Crew

Barry Gelber Art Director
Terry Trimpe Associate Producer
Vaughan Halyard Associate Producer
Rosemary Welden Casting
Daniel J. Stoloff Cinematographer
Nathan Wang Composer (Music Score)
Lynn Brannelly-Newman Costume Designer
David Mickey Evans Director
Harry Keramidas Editor
Carl Borack Executive Producer
Sean Astin Executive Producer
James Grayford First Assistant Director
Kenneth Burke Line Producer
D. Parker Widemire, Jr. Producer
Herschel Weingrad Producer
Herschel Weingrod Producer
Michael Wasserman Producer
Steven Schott Producer
Tony Wilson Producer
Chester Kaczenski Production Designer
Art D'Alessandro Screenwriter
James Grayford Screenwriter
Rob Miller Second Unit Director
Karen Agresti Set Decorator
Mary Jo Devenney Sound/Sound Designer
Kenny Gorrell Special Effects Coordinator
Jim Wilkey Stunts Coordinator
Mammoth Visual Effects Visual Effects
Amit Dhawal Visual Effects Supervisor
Kelly Sandefur Visual Effects Supervisor
Year: 2007
Runtime: 113
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
for language, thematic elements and some teen smoking
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Sound
Dolby SR
SRD

Produced by
Carl Borack
Final Partners
Fobia Films
TRMC Productions

Release
October 12, 2007 (USA - Limited)
by Yari Film Group