Fever Pitch (1997)
- Directed by
- David Evans
- Genre
- romantic comedy, association football film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 262 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man's obsessive love for Arsenal football club puts strain on his new relationship with a woman who does not share his passion. The film follows their romance as his team pursues the league championship in the 1988-89 season.
romanticsports-centeredearnestlight-heartedsentimentalbittersweetcharacter-drivencharming
What happens
Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell, based loosely on Nick Hornby's best-selling memoir, Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life (1992). Hornby adapted the book for the screen and fictionalised the story, concentrating on Arsenal's First Division championship-winning season in 1988–89 and its effect on the protagonist's romantic relationship. Firth plays Paul Ashworth, the character based on Hornby, a teacher at a school in Muswell Hill, north London, and his romance with Sarah Hughes (Ruth Gemmell), a new teacher who joins Ashworth's school. The film culminates with the real life events of Arsenal's match against title rivals Liverpool in the final game of the season on 26 May 1989, with a last-minute goal by Michael Thomas giving Arsenal the 2–0 win they needed to secure the title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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