Fever Pitch (1997 film)

Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
	UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Evans
Screenplay by	Nick Hornby
Based on	Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life; by Nick Hornby
Produced by	Amanda Posey
Starring	Colin Firth; Ruth Gemmell; Neil Pearson; Lorraine Ashbourne; Mark Strong; Holly Aird; Ken Stott;
Cinematography	Chris Seager
Edited by	Scott Thomas
Music by	Boo Hewerdine; Neil MacColl
Production; company	Channel 4 Films
Distributed by	FilmFour Distributors
Release date	4 April 1997;
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell, based loosely on Nick Hornby's best-selling memoir, Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life (1992).

Hornby adapted the book for the screen and fictionalised the story, concentrating on Arsenal's First Division championship-winning season in 1988–89 and its effect on the protagonist's romantic relationship. Firth plays Paul Ashworth, the character based on Hornby, a teacher at a school in Muswell Hill, north London, and his romance with Sarah Hughes (Ruth Gemmell), a new teacher who joins Ashworth's school. The film culminates with the real life events of Arsenal's match against title rivals Liverpool in the final game of the season on 26 May 1989, with a last-minute goal by Michael Thomas giving Arsenal the 2–0 win they needed to secure the title.

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