Summary
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, IA, 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 19 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, Rovi
Additional Information
Subjects |
Baseball coaches
-- Iowa
-- Drama.
Baseball teams -- Iowa -- Drama. School sports -- Iowa -- Drama. Fathers and sons -- Drama. Iowa -- Drama. Sports films. Feature films. Melodrama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | Culver City, Calif. :Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,2008 |
Edition | Widescreen version. |
Contributors |
Weingrod, Herschel.
Widemire, D. Parker. Astin, Sean. Borack, Carl. Wasserman, Michael. Wilson, Tony. Schott, Steven. D'Alessandro, Art. Grayford, James. Evans, David Mickey. Boothe, Powers, 1948-2017 Cook, Rachael Leigh, 1979- Gammon, James. Callie, Dayton. Bell, Marshall. Miller, Larry, 1953- Savre, Danielle. Claywell, Brett. Paton, Angela. Jenney, Lucinda. Arnold, Tom, 1959- Angarano, Michael. Fobia Films, LLC. Final Partners (Firm) TRMC Productions (Firm) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) |
Participants/Performers |
Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, James Gammon, Dayton Callie, Marshall Bell, Larry Miller, Danielle Savre, Brett Claywell, Angela Paton, Lucinda Jenney,Tom Arnold, Michael Angarano. |
Other Contributors |
Casting, Rosemary Welden ; music, Nathan Wang ; production designer, Chester Kaczenski ; director of photography, Daniel Stoloff ; editor, Harry Keramidas. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for language; thematic elements; and some teen smoking. |
Language |
English French Spanish English dialogue, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: Filmmakers and real-life coaches commentaries; "The making of The Final Season" featurettes: Play ball, Starting Roster, Homefield Advantage; The real season: "The Spirit of Norway" featurette. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 1424895472 9781424895472 |
Other | Classic View |