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| Fever Pitch | |
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| Directed by | David Evans |
| Screenplay by | Nick Hornby |
| Based on | Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life by Nick Hornby |
| Produced by | Amanda Posey |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Chris Seager |
| Edited by | Scott Thomas |
| Music by | Boo Hewerdine Neil MacColl |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | FilmFour Distributors[1] |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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).[2]
Hornby adapted the book for the screen and fictionalised the story, concentrating on Arsenal's First Division championship-winning season in 1988–89[2] 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.
- ^ "Fever Pitch (1996)". BBFC. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ a b Derek Elley (5 April 1997). "Fever Pitch". Variety.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.