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Fever Pitch Details

1996 Certificate 15
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When Paul (Firth), a middle-aged British teacher who nurses an obsession for the North London football team Arsenal, meets Sarah, a seemingly uptight young woman who is a single-minded professional, he is forced to drastically re-evaluate his life. Sarah loathes the sport, while Paul's entire life is based on it--it is the only .. Read more

Starring Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Mark Strong, Neil Pearson
Director David Evans
Genres Comedy, Romance

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When Paul (Firth), a middle-aged British teacher who nurses an obsession for the North London football team Arsenal, meets Sarah, a seemingly uptight young woman who is a single-minded professional, he is forced to drastically re-evaluate his life. Sarah loathes the sport, while Paul's entire life is based on it--it is the only place in his life that allows him to feel true joy or pain, as well as a sense of national identity. Soon, Sarah is pregnant, and although she's growing to enjoy her husband's pastime, she worries that Paul cares more for the sport than for the relationship and the impending arrival of fatherhood. Paul observes how the relationship is indeed mirroring the team's streak of wins and losses. But with Arsenal in contention for the 1989 First Division Championship, after an 18 year barren spell, Paul and Sarah have one fleeting chance to restore their touchy union. The film is lent an extra dash of realism in that Arsenal's victory in the final moments of their 1989 campaign is considered one of the most dramatic moments in the history of British soccer. FEVER PITCH is based on the novel by Nick Hornby, whose subsequent efforts-- HIGH FIDELITY and ABOUT A BOY--confirmed his appeal as an author and inspired further box office successes.

Starring Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Mark Strong, Neil Pearson, Holly Aird, Ken Stott
Director David Evans
Studio FILM 4
Run time DVD: 1 hr 37 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Collections 100 Rom-Coms, Footie Films
Genres Comedy, Romance
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: English
Released Production year: 1996

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    • 1 stars out of 4  

      A small-scale attempt at a romantic comedy, which finds its climax in a real-life event Ð Arsenal's triumph in the last moment of their last game to win the league championship Ð but otherwise indulges in a fantasy of a man behaving badly and getting away

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      Nick Hornby at his ...

      Nick Hornby at his best in this typically British understated movie. It's about relationships and football - but not so much footie that I (as a non-... read more »

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    Farrelly bros debut new Fever Pitch film

    • 07 Apr 2005

    The Farrelly brothers, famed for 'gross-out' hits such as Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary, are set to release a new film entitled Fever Pitch. The romantic comedy features an obsessive baseball fan and his girlfriend, and was premiered this week in the US. Featuring Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore, the film depicts a season in the life of the Boston Red Sox - with the film ultimately being re-edited after the real-life baseball team won the championship. Red Sox catcher Jason... Read more

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      When Paul (Firth), a middle-aged British teacher who nurses an obsession for the North London football team Arsenal, meets Sarah, a seemingly uptight young woman who is a single-minded professional, he is forced to drastically re-evaluate his life. Sarah loathes the sport, while Paul's entire life ...

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