Fever Pitch (2005)
Fever Pitch was the link movie connecting My Best Friend's Girl and Sunshine Cleaning.
Linked through Maureen Keiller and Jason Spevack.
Both Maureen Keiller and Jason Spevack appeared in Fever Pitch.
About Fever Pitch
"A comedy about the game of love."
Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.
Directed by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Written by Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
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Score by Craig Armstrong
The film's soundtrack features a mix of rock and local Boston-flavored songs listed in the article, including The Standells' "Dirty Water", Dropkick Murphys' "Tessie", Nick Drake's "Northern Sky", Joe Pernice's "Moonshot Manny" and Jonathan Richman's "As We Walk to Fenway Park in Boston Town."
Movie trivia
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The 2005 American remake, directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon, transposed Nick Hornby's original football-centered story to American baseball; Hornby served as an executive producer.
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Both the original 1997 film and the 2005 adaptation incorporate real-life dramatic sporting victories; the remake unexpectedly captured the Boston Red Sox's 2004 World Series Championship while in production.
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The film's ending had to be rewritten after the Red Sox's 2004 comeback because the original plot had assumed the Red Sox would lose in the playoffs.
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On the day of Game 4 of the 2004 World Series the filmmakers flew Barrymore, Fallon and a crew to St. Louis; Fox's live broadcast captured the actors, in character, running onto the field and kissing after the Red Sox clinched the title.
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Shawn Levy was originally attached to direct with Gwyneth Paltrow set to play Lindsey, but Paltrow turned down the script; Brian Robbins later replaced Levy then quit, and multiple directors were rumored before the Farrelly brothers were hired.
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Several real Boston Red Sox personnel make appearances, including players Johnny Damon, Trot Nixon, Jason Varitek and Jim Rice, and announcers Joe Castiglione, Don Orsillo and Dennis Eckersley.
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