Farrelly bros debut new Fever Pitch film

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 Varitek explained to AP: "This was a movie about us actually losing, until we actually won."

For the season finale, when Boston won the championship over the Cardinals, the Farrelly brothers even succeeded in getting Barrymore and Fallon on the pitch to capture some vivid closing shots.

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