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
The Corn Is Green (1945 film) The Corn Is Green (1945 film) The Corn Is Green is a 1945 drama film starring Bette Davis as a schoolteacher determined to bring education to a Welsh coal mining town, despite great opposition. It was adapted from the play of the same name by Emlyn Williams starring Ethel Barrymore. John Dall and Joan Lorring were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively. In 1979 the play was adapted once again for a made-for-TV movie, The Corn Is Green, starring Katharine Hepburn. Lily Cristobel Moffatt (Bette Davis) sets up a school in a