KaDee Strickland do next, she did not focus as much on genre as she did on good characters, scripts, and directors, which she said "don't come around that often." For the scene in which her character hides under her bed covers, Strickland received a 2005 Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Movie Scary Scene. In late 2004, Strickland embarked on what she called "the craziest job I've ever had": a role in the Farrelly brothers film "Fever Pitch", a baseball-themed romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon (Strickland's "Anything Else" co-star) and based on the Nick Hornby book. Strickland said it
Fever Pitch (2005 film) take care of her, as well as clean up her bathroom (whimsically telling her it was the "Vomit Elves" that did the work). The next morning, Lindsey, feeling better, finds Ben sleeping on her couch. Ben awakens, and he and Lindsey end up developing a romantic relationship. Overcoming her initial hesitance, Lindsey becomes attracted to Ben because of his ability to show passionate commitment to something. That spring, he later pretends he is proposing to her but instead asks her to the Red Sox Opening Day, where Stephen King (a longtime Sox fan) throws the first pitch. Lindsey attends, but