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Actors: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Fever Pitch |
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Ben is a school teacher who has been an obsessive Boston Red Sox fan ever since his father took him to Fenway Park. Ben then meets a business executive named Linsey and then soon start to go out together. The World Series starts and Ben takes her to all the games. However, Linsey starts to get tired of going to the many games (even having a head injury) and tells Ben that she doesn´t want to go to go anymore. One day, Linsey tells Ben that she has gone a job offer to go to Paris and they can go there that weekend. Ben refuses because of a game that same weekend. They break up for good, so Ben decides to end his obsession once and for all and plans to selling his season tickets.
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar
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Fever Pitch is the story of Paul and Sarah, teachers at the same London suburban school. Sarah is somewhat dour, serious, and professional, while Paul is unapologetically wild, uninhibited, and completely obsessed with arsenal football (soccer). Paul thinks Sarah is frigid, Sarah thinks Paul is a lunatic. Yet the two are drawn to each other. It doesn't take long for a relationship to develop (the first date!), but the relationship is rocky. Sarah has a hard time dealing with Paul's wild obsession for football, and makes little effort to understand his feelings. Meanwhile Paul tends to overlook working on the relationship in favor of a football match. Can Sarah learn to live with such a crazed fanatic? And can Paul learn that Sarah is more important than an arsenal winning season?
--Cairis, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Fever Pitch |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Kind of sports story:
- soccer
Sports story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- London
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
Is this movie based on a
- book
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