Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch (1997)

Life Gets Complicated When You Love One Woman And Worship Eleven Men

A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth 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.

Date of release
1997-04-04
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (272)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
David Evans

Casting

  • Colin Firth — Paul Ashworth
  • Ruth Gemmell — Sarah Hughes
  • Mark Strong — Steve
  • Holly Aird — Jo
  • Ken Stott — Ted, the Headmaster
  • Stephen Rea — Ray, the Governor
  • Neil Pearson — Paul's Dad
  • Lorraine Ashbourne — Paul's Mum
  • Luke Aikman — Young Paul
  • Bea Guard — Paul's Sister
  • Richard Claxton — Robert Parker
  • Charles Cork — Rex

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