Fever Pitch (1997)

Fever Pitch

"Life gets complicated when you love one woman

and worship eleven men"

"There's more than one way to score"

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Summary:

A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiography, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth (Colin Firth) believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.

(Movie)

Memorable Quotes from "Fever Pitch":

Paul Ashworth: May I smoke?

Sarah Hughes: No. You can stay the night, though, if you want.

Sarah Hughes: What are those?

Paul Ashworth: My Arsenal boxer shorts. But they're not my best ones, I was running out...

Sarah Hughes: But you're willing to show them to another human being?

Sarah Hughes: I don't think that Arsenal's home form is a sturdy enough basis for marriage and parenthood, do you?

Paul Ashworth: No. Not even this season.

Paul Ashworth: Why is it that adults aren't supposed to go mad about anything? You gotta keep a lid on it. And if you don't then people are apparently entitled to say what they like. "You haven't grown up. You're a moron. Your conversation is trivial and boorish. You can't express your emotional needs. You can't relate to your children." And you die, lonely and miserable. But you know, what the hell, every cloud has a silver lining.

Paul Ashworth: Leave it up to Arsenal to score one goal when they need two.

Steve: You want them to score the second goal before they score the first?

Sarah Hughes: So you don't get many Rocky Thomas moments in real life?

Paul Ashworth: You don't a lot in football either.

More memorable quotes here

Directed by:
David Evans


Writing credits:
Nick Hornby	(book)
Nick Hornby	(screenplay)

Full credits here

Runtime: 102 min

Country: UK

Language: English

Color: Color (Rankcolor)

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Certification: Australia:M (tv rating) / Australia:PG (original rating) / Germany:6 / Norway:7 / Spain:7 / Sweden:Btl / UK:15 / USA:R / Singapore:PG

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted: under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian)

Also Known As (AKA):

Ballfieber	–	Germany
Carton jaune	–	France
Febbre a 90°	–	Italy
Febre de Bola	–	Brazil
Fodboldfeber	–	Denmark
Fuera de juego (Fever Pitch)	–	Spain
Hornankattila	–	Finland

Production Company/Company Credits

Cast:

Luke Aikman	Young Paul
Bea Guard	Paul's Sister
Neil Pearson	Paul's Dad
Ruth Gemmell	Sarah Hughes
Colin Firth	Paul Ashworth
Richard Claxton	Robert
Ken Stott	Ted, the Headmaster
Holly Aird	Jo
Mark Strong	Steve
Lorraine Ashbourne	Paul's Mum
Peter Quince	Frank, Chip Shop
Charles Cork	Rex
Bob Curtiss	Stan
Philip Bond	Turnstile Operator
Scott Baker	Man Behind

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