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The Final Season (2007)

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Reviews Counted:2

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Average Rating:2.5/10

Consensus: The Final Season recycles clichés we've seen in countless other sports movies, making for an unoriginal and uninspiring addition to the genre.

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Directed by David Mickey Evans (THE SANDLOT) THE FINAL SEASON is based on the true the story of a small town baseball team facing insurmountable odds. Tradition in Norway, Iowa (pop. 586) can be... Directed by David Mickey Evans (THE SANDLOT) THE FINAL SEASON is based on the true the story of a small town baseball team facing insurmountable odds. Tradition in Norway, Iowa (pop. 586) can be summed up in one word, Baseball. From father to son, generation to generation, this high school David exists to defeat Goliaths ten times its size. As Coach Jim Van Scoyoc (Powers Boothe) leads the team to its 19th State title, it seems following it with a 20th is a forgone conclusion. The unexpected strikes when bureaucracy intercedes merging the town with another. Petty jealousies and political designs conspire to rob Norway of its heritage and a 20th Championship. Making matters worse, legendary coach Van Scoyoc is fired and replaced with a one-season assistant coach, Kent Stock (Sean Astin) – a move that seems to guarantee the team’s failure. THE FINAL SEASON is a film about the sudden nature of change, the identity of a small town and the strength that brings out the best when we need it most. Based on a screenplay by Art D’Alessandro and James Grayford the film also stars Rachel Leigh Cook, Michael Angarano and Tom Arnold. --© Yari Film Group [More]

Starring: Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Michael Angarano

Starring: Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Michael Angarano, Tom Arnold, James Gammon, Larry Miller, Marshall Bell

Director: David Mickey Evans

Director: David Mickey Evans
Screenwriter: Art D'Alessandro, James Grayford
Producer: Michael Wasserman, Steven Schott, Tony Wilson, D. Parker Widemire, Herschel Weingrod
Composer: Nathan Wang
Studio: Yari Film Group

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Poor writing, an indifferent production and sincere but often wooden acting make Season one big strikeout.

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10/09/07
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There's not quite as much corn in The Final Season as there is in the Iowa farm fields that run through it, but it's close.

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