Kent must win over his players and convince them and himself that he can fill their former coach's shoes and that they can go out winners.
In the summer of Norway High's baseball tradition ended on a triumphant but sombre note. Director David M. Michael Angarano. Powers Boothe.
Rachael Leigh Cook. Original Language: English. I expected it to be okay but schmaltzy and was pleasantly surprised. It never got too hokey, the humor was great and every character "popped" from the bald reporter Larry Miller to the bat boy who got laughs every time just by nodding his head.
The grandparents were especially cute the way they picked on each other. I think my favorite part was seeing the pastor with a "doo rag" on his head as a disguise. The performances were uniformly excellent. Sean Astin was great as usual and Michael Angarano has really grown into quite the performer. Highly recommended. SqueakyCheeky Oct 8, Details Edit. Release date October 12, United States. United States.
Official site. Iowa, USA. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 59 minutes. Related news. Jan 16 ScreenRant. King Richard. The performance is a breakthrough for Smith, playing a well-intended Jungle Cruise. Space Jam: A New Legacy. Snake Eyes: G. Joe Origins. Pray Away. Kent Stock Sean Astin had some mighty big cleats to fill when he stepped in for Jim Van Scoyoc Powers Booth , head coach of the Norway Tigers, the most formidable high school baseball team in the history of Iowa.
A school with only students in a town of people, the beloved Tigers won 20 State Championships in 26 years and the admiration of the entire town. Claiming that Norway grew ballplayers "like corn," Coach Van Scoyoc picked a winning team of 14 boys year after year, young men who grew up watching their older brothers, family and friends win state titles before them, and like a lucky glove passed down through generations, the coveted championship trophy was now theirs to win.
But in the Norway School Board decided it was going to merge Norway with a nearby high school in Madison, thereby shutting the school forever and crushing the town's hope of keeping their baseball tradition alive. Turning a deaf ear on the community's cries of protest, town officials refused to renew Coach Van Scoyoc's Boothe contract, and hired Kent Stock Astin , a former girls volleyball coach, to lead the team in their final season.
Suddenly apathy instead of cheers met the Norway Tigers and their coach. Rumor had it that a Tee Ball player had a better chance of hitting a Nolan Ryan fastball than the Norway Tigers had of taking their 20th State Championship. Even the boys on the team had given up, fumbling grounders and dropping flies that they could have once fielded in their sleep.
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