Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch is the name of a 1985 movie starring Ryan O'Neal and the title of a 1992 book by British author Nick Hornby, which was the basis for a British film of 1997 and as of August 2004 is slated for a Hollywood remake in 2005.

1985 Movie

Fever Pitch is a 1985 movie starring Ryan O'Neal. It was nominated for four Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture, as well as contributing to O'Neal's later Razzie nomination for Worst Actor of the Decade. (Fittingly, O'Neal was beaten by Sylvester Stallone: all four of the awards for which Fever Pitch was nominated were won by Stallone vehicles.)

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Hornby's Fever Pitch

Book

Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby was first published in 1992. It is autobiographical, telling the story of the author's relationship with football and with Arsenal F.C. in particular. It consists of a large number of short essays, each focused on a single match between 1968 and 1992. It has been seen as something of a turning point in the public perception of football, making an interest in the game acceptable, even fashionable, in educated and literary circles.

1997 Movie

A 1997 film version of Fever Pitch, with a screenplay adapted by Hornby himself, fictionalised the story, concentrating on Arsenal's championship-winning season in 1988-89 and its effect on the main character's romantic relationship. Colin Firth played "Paul Ashworth", the character based on Hornby.

2005 Movie

Fever Pitch is also the basis for a forthcoming movie by the Farrelly Brothers. The film stars Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore, and is about a man and woman who fall in love and then she finds out that the man, Ben, is obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. It is currently filming and is due for release in 2005.