The Final Season

How Do You Want To Be Remembered? In the small town of Norway, Iowa baseball is a tradition. At Norway High School winning the State Championship is expected as they have done 19 out of the last 23 years. However, when the Iowa state school board announces that NHS will merge with another large school, it is up to rookie coach Kent Stock (Sean Astin) to manage the Norway Tigers to their 20th and final State Championship. Rating: PG Length: 123 mins. Year: 2007 Starring: Sean Astin, Rachael Leigh Cook, Powers Boothe, Michael Angarano More about this film | Read reviews

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• Tagline: How Do You Want To Be Remembered?
• Based on a true story.
• Official Site: http://www.finalseason.com
• A helicopter used to film a parade scene crashed during production killing cinematographer Roland Schlotzhauer.
• If you look close you'll notice the cardboard figures used to make crowds at some of the ball games.
• Film was released on October 12, 2007 (USA).
• All filming locations were in Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Norway).
• Director David Mickey Evans was the Director/Writer/Narrator for baseball movies The Sandlot and Sandlot 2. He was also the Writer for baseball movie Ed.

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"The filmmakers' love for baseball shows in every frame of The Final Season. What doesn't come through is a love for good drama." --The Hollywood Reporter >