Fever Pitch (1997)
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.
- Released
- 1997-04-04
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- David Evans, Nick Hornby
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 272 votes
Cast
- Colin Firth as Paul Ashworth
- Ruth Gemmell as Sarah Hughes
- Mark Strong as Steve
- Holly Aird as Jo
- Ken Stott as Ted, the Headmaster
- Stephen Rea as Ray, the Governor
- Neil Pearson as Paul's Dad
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Paul's Mum
- Luke Aikman as Young Paul
- Bea Guard as Paul's Sister
- Richard Claxton as Robert Parker
- Charles Cork as Rex