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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396236387
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Yari Film Group Releasing
Manufacturer: Yari Film Group Releasing
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Yari Film Group Releasing
Region Code: 99
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Running Time: 119 minutes
Sales Rank: 10033
Studio: Yari Film Group Releasing
Theatrical Release Date: October 12, 2007
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
From the director of The Sandlot comes the true story of anunderdog coach and the team that must defend their legacy against insurmountable odds.In the small town of Norway Iowa the high school baseball team led by legendary Coach Jim Van Scoyoc (Powers Boothe TV's 'Deadwood') has won 19 State Championships. But the small town heroes are dealt a series of unexpected blows that threaten to rob them of their 20th championship win. When talk of a school merger gets serious and Coach Scoyoc is fired then replaced by his 24-year-old assistant Kent Stock (Sean Astin Rudy and The Lord of the Rings trilogy) failure seems inevitable.Tom Arnold Rachael Leigh Cook and Michael Angarano join an excellent ensemble cast in this inspirational family gem.System Requirements:Running Time: 119 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: PG UPC: 043396236387 Manufacturer No: 23638
Amazon.com:
Touching and inspirational, The Final Season, based on a true story, is one of those baseball movies in which the game is synonymous with life itself—if not actually bigger than life itself. Sean Astin (star of one of the most beloved sports films, Rudy) is solid and likeable as Kent Stock, an assistant baseball coach at Norway High School in an Iowa farming community. Working under local legend Jim Van Scoyoc (Powers Boothe in a particularly golden performance), who led Norway to 19 straight state championships, Stock is happy to lend a temporary hand. But he finds his destiny altered when Van Scoyoc is pushed aside by a school board determined to close Norway High and stifle dissent by undercutting the team’s chances of a 20th victory. On the wrongheaded assumption that Stock can’t motivate kids, the coaching job is offered to him, and he takes to it immediately in his low-key way. Despite early struggles, Stock inspires his players to think about what’s important in Norway’s last shot at greatness: How do they want to be remembered?
Directed by David Mickey Evans (The Sandlot), The Final Season is thick with love for baseball, from extensive scenes of practice sessions to lyrical patches of dialogue about the way the characters of men are reflected in how they perform on the field. A Copland-esque music score reminds one that The Final Season is a piece of American folklore, and a strong support cast including Tom Arnold as one of Van Scoyoc’s former players, Michael Angarano as a troubled rebel, and Rachel Leigh Cook as Stock’s love interest make this film a pleasure even for non-sports-loving fans. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Don't overlook this gem!
First let me say that while I appreciate sports, I am not a sport's fan. None the less, I do love movies that incorporate sports with relationships and many other things as they tell a good story. This movie was based on a true story that I'm glad was told.
There is plenty of baseball for the sport's fan and plenty of drama, values, romance, and other things for those that aren't. It is a "feel good" movie that inspires one to believe and strive for their full potential even when ... Read More
Rating:  - The Last Season
Thought it was agood true story. Norway has since become a ghost towo as sorts. Most stores are closed down so thay used our town to shoot most town scene. Enjoyed the movie even though it was not big on the big screen.
Rating: - Feel good movie
This is a great, simple, feel good movie. Can't go wrong---baseball and small town America! Must see.
Rating: - The Final Season, inspirational baseball
Although I live near Washington D.C. now, I was raised in the Midwest and went to a rural farm community high school in Piasa, Illinois. Perhaps that helped me identify with this movie about Norway, Iowa, but if anyone can't identify with it on some level then they are missing something. I was lucky enough to play on a football team that won three championships. Considering we didn't have half the students of most the schools we played I know only to well the lesson "The Final Season" teaches about ... Read More
Rating:  - A baseball version of "Hoosiers" that lacks the magic of the original
I had never heard of this movie before I noticed the DVD at a local store, and I wondered why I hadn't after I read the description on the back cover of the DVD. It seemed that this should be another great `underdog triumphs' sports movie. Well, although there is nothing glaringly wrong with this movie, other than occasional (though admittedly rare) profanity, it simply doesn't come off as magical as it seems it should. While the root-for-the-underdog formula has been used time and again in sports movies, ... Read More
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