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4 April 1997 (UK)
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Life gets complicated when you love one woman and worship eleven men
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A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel...
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Colin Firth: a man of sense and sensibility
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 6 February 2010, 4:06 PM, PST)
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A Winner for Nick Hornby and Colin Firth
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 Parker | |
| Ken Stott | ... | Ted, the Headmaster | |
| Holly Aird | ... | Jo | |
| Mark Strong | ... | Steve | |
| Lorraine Ashbourne | ... | Paul's Mum | |
| Peter Quince | ... | Chip Shop: Frank | |
| Charles Cork | ... | Rex | |
| Bob Curtiss | ... | Stan | |
| Philip Bond | ... | Turnstile Operator | |
| Scott Baker | ... | Man Behind |
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Rated R for language.
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102 min
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Color (Rankcolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Australia:M (TV rating) |
Australia:PG (original rating) |
Germany:6 |
Norway:7 |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
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Cameo: [Nick Hornby]coach of the rival football team.
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Anachronisms: When, as a child, Paul Ashworth goes to see the Reading FC game, the Reading FC Club Badge on the rosette of the supporters is the one which did not come into being until around the 1987-1988 season. The badge that should have been worn in the 1970s, when the match took place, was the old style 'Elm Trees' badge.
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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?
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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?
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Remade as Fever Pitch (2005)
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Goin' Back
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Nick Hornby strikes again! I watched this movie for Colin Firth, and enjoyed it as a fan and as a discriminating viewer. The script is excellent, particularly the dialogue (particularly in one delightful restaurant scene). I found the acting and craftsmanship satisfactory - be warned that dialogue can be quiet, so listen hard through the accents. The film is delightfully British, so I highly recommend it for Anglophiles, and as Nick Hornby knows how to do, it is a nice mix of the ludicrous and the thoughtful. The relationship the movie centers around is really interesting to follow. We wonder what makes it tick, but Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell seem comfortable together, so it isn't unbelievable at all. I wasn't expecting "Fever Pitch" to be so good, but I find that I recommend it highly.