Fever Pitch Movie Review 1996

Mildly amusing sports/romance based on Nick Hornby's 1992 sports memoir and set in late '80s London. English teacher/school coach Paul Ashworth (Firth) is an obsessed fan of the Arsenal football (soccer) club. Although completely oppposite in temperament, Paul begins a romance with fellow teacher, Sarah (Gemmell), who's only mildly interested in sports. When Sarah gets pregnant, they drift apart as Sarah begins more and more to resent Paul's perpetual adolescent behavior. Finally, it all comes down to Arsenal's championship match and how they both react.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 103 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Soccer, Romantic Comedy, Sports Comedies, Books to Film: Nick Hornby, Flashback, London, Period Piece: 1980s

Screenplay

Nick Hornby

Cast

Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Neil Pearson, Mark Strong, Holly Aird, Ken Stott, Stephen Rea, Lorraine Ashbourne

Cinematography

Chris Seager

Director

David Evans

Music

Neil MacColl, Boo Hewerdine