Fever Pitch( 2005)

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A comedy about the game of love.

Overview

When Ben Wrightman, a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two don't seem to have a lot of the same interests, but they fall in love, regardless. Their romance goes well until baseball season begins, and Lindsey soon realizes that Ben is completely obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Though she tries to understand Ben's passionate team loyalty, eventually it threatens to end their otherwise happy relationship.

Top Billed Cast

Drew Barrymore
Lindsey Meeks
Jimmy Fallon
Ben Wrightman
Jason Spevack
Ben - 1980
Jack Kehler
Al
Maureen Keiller
Viv
Daniel Greene
Waiter
Ione Skye
Molly
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Sarah
KaDee Strickland
Robin
JoBeth Williams
Maureen Meeks
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Lana
Brett Murphy
Ryan
Evan Helmuth
Troy
Johnny Sneed
Chris
Greta Onieogou
Tammy
Lizz Alexander
Charlene
Brandon Craggs
Casey
Shary Guthrie
Christie
Lenny Clarke
Uncle Carl
Steve Levy
Reporter at Spring Training
Scott Severance
Artie
Jessamy Finet
Theresa
James B. Sikking
Doug Meeks
Willie Garson
Kevin
Armando Riesco
Gerard
Zen Gesner
Steve
Mark Andrada
Ezra
Matt Watts
Valet
Charlotte Sullivan
Spin Instructor
Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver
John Franchi
Red Sox Fan
Don Gavin
Cop
Stephen King
Stephen King (uncredited)
Nicholas Purcell
Red Sox Fan (uncredited)
Andrew Wilson
Grant Wade
Martin Roach
Husband

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A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on Sat Apr 11 2020

There are a lot of sub-genres in movies: spaghetti Westerns, Police Procedural Mysteries, and Epic Fantasy - like Lord of the Rings. You can usually find a lot of room within these sub-genres for imaginative examples. They can be wildly different. Romantic Comedies seem to have less leeway. You have a formula that is often used, with minor changes here and there. The characters usually seem to have little in common at first glance, one of the characters usually gets sidetracked by another love interest (in Fever Pitch the love interest is the Boston Red Sox), there is a breakup where one or bot...