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Overview

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Director:
David Evans
Writers:
Nick Hornby (book)
Nick Hornby (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 April 1997 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Sport more
Tagline:
Life gets complicated when you love one woman and worship eleven men
Plot:
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A Winner for Nick Hornby and Colin Firth more

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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Rankcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
When Sarah asks Paul to quote Byron, he quotes a famous couplet, "The Assyrians came down like the wolf on the fold; / Their cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold." But he changes "purple and gold" to "black and old gold." These are the colors of the Wolves football team. more
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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. more
Quotes:
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. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Fever Pitch (2005) more
Soundtrack:
There She Goes more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
A Winner for Nick Hornby and Colin Firth, 8 April 2004
Author: avabetalon from New Hampshire, USA

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.

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