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Writers (WGA):
Lowell Ganz (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
8 April 2005 (USA) more
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A Comedy About The Game Of Love.
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Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Drew Barrymore ... Lindsey

Jimmy Fallon ... Ben
Jason Spevack ... Ben - 1980

Jack Kehler ... Al
Scott Severance ... Artie (as Scott H. Severance)
Jessamy Finet ... Theresa (as Jessamy R. Finét)

Maureen Keiller ... Viv
Lenny Clarke ... Uncle Carl

Ione Skye ... Molly

KaDee Strickland ... Robin

Marissa Jaret Winokur ... Sarah

Evan Helmuth ... Troy

Brandon Craggs ... Casey

Brett Murphy ... Ryan
Isabella Fink ... Audrey
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Also Known As:
The Perfect Catch (Australia) (Hong Kong: English title) (TV title) (Ireland: English title) (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title) (Singapore: English title) (South Africa: English title) (UK)
Ein Mann für eine Saison (Germany)
Fever Pitch - Ein Mann für eine Saison (Germany) (DVD box title)
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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and some sensuality.
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103 min
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On 27 October 2004, Game 4 of the 2004 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox, the finale of this film was shot. After the last play of the game in the bottom of the ninth during the Red Sox celebration, stars 'Drew Barrymore' and Jimmy Fallon were filmed also celebrating together on the field. A brief shot of the filming could be seen live on the Fox broadcast of the World Series. Rewrites by the Farrelly brothers had to be done immediately following the World Series game 7 clincher of the ALCS against the New York Yankees to include the historic 2004 Boston Red Sox post-season. more
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Crew or equipment visible: In the Opening Day scene when they're getting into their seats, look at the upper right hand part of the screen and you'll see the dummies they're using to act as seat fillers. more
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[first lines]
Al: [voice over] Eighty-six years of bangin' our heads against the big green wall, but we finally did it. That part you know. That part everybody knows. But I got a story you don't know. It's about this schoolteacher friend of mine named Ben.
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References "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960) more
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28 out of 37 people found the following review useful.
This baseball film stays in the Park, 10 May 2005
6/10
Author: elitt from United States

"Fever Pitch" shows what obsessions or deep passions can do to a relationship when both partners don't share the same thing or at least at the same level. Ben (Jimmy Fallon) is a devout Red Sox fan. He is a fanatic. He goes to every game, his apartment looks like a Fenway Park gift shop, and he goes to Florida every spring to watch the team play in spring training when the games don't count. Lindsey (Drew Barrymoore) is a young executive on her way up in the real world and is more or less married to her job. When the two of them eventually go out on their first date, she gets really sick, and he stays the night and takes care of her. This blows her away and she is sold. The relationship is full steam ahead, but the problem is that it's wintertime and baseball season hasn't gotten started yet. She doesn't know what she is in for.

Naturally, the Red Sox get in the way. Lindsey tries to be a good sport about it and even tries to learn the game and the two of them actually start going to games together and she becomes a fan as well. But things get out of hand when the team gets closer and closer to the playoffs and thats when problems arise.

"Fever Pitch" is cute, sweet, and has some funny moments. Jimmy Fallon is well cast and Drew Barrymoore isn't as annoying as she normally is. But there isn't anything really special about this film. Much of the arc in this film is very conventional and everyone already knows how the season turns out. Let's face it. Romantic comedies really need to be original or have something different to them to escape many of the typical clichés in this genre. At least it didn't take place in Manhattan like most of these films. "Fever Pitch" would make a nice rental and its a pretty good date film. (***)

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