Fever Pitch 1989, a Michael Thomas goal giving Arsenal the 0–2 win they needed to win the title. "Fever Pitch" compares Hornby's life at Arsenal and other football clubs. A 2005 film remake of "Fever Pitch", directed by the Farrelly Brothers with Hornby as an executive producer, starred Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore. In this adaptation (based on the 1997 film, not the 1992 book), the action is moved from London to Boston, the focus of the protagonist's obsession is shifted from football to baseball and the story is based on the 2004 Boston Red Sox season, which culminated with the team's
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