Fever Pitch (2005 film) Fever Pitch (2005 film) Fever Pitch (released as The Perfect Catch outside the United States and Canada) is a 2005 romantic comedy film. It is directed by the Farrelly brothers, and stars Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. It is a remake of the 1997 film. Nick Hornby, who had written the original book and the 1997 screenplay adaptation, acted as an executive producer for the American remake. While both the book and the original 1997 film are about association football, the 2005 adaptation, aimed at the U.S. market, is about baseball. Both "Fever Pitch" films feature real-life dramatic or unexpected
John Drew Barrymore a week and a half of rehearsals. Barrymore went to Italy to star in "The Cossacks" (1960) with Edmund Purdom. The actor stayed in Europe for the next few years. He and Purdom were reunited on "The Night They Killed Rasputin" (1960), with Barrymore playing Felix Yusupov. Barrymore starred in "I'll See You in Hell" (1960) with Eva Bartok, "The Pharaohs' Woman" (1961), "The Centurion" (1961), "The Trojan Horse" (1961) with Steve Reeves (Barrymore played Ulysses), "Pontius Pilate" (1961) with Jean Marais, Jeanne Crain and Basil Rathbone (Barrymore played Judas and Jesus), "Invasion 1700" (1962) with Crain, and "Arms of