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
Drew Barrymore films throughout the decade, including "Poison Ivy" (1992), "Boys on the Side" (1995), "Mad Love" (1995), "Scream" (1996), "Ever After" (1998) and "The Wedding Singer" (1998). The latter was her first collaboration with Adam Sandler; they have since starred together in "50 First Dates" (2004) and "Blended" (2014). Her other films include "Never Been Kissed" (1999), "Charlie's Angels" (2000), "Donnie Darko" (2001), "Riding in Cars with Boys" (2001), "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002), "Fever Pitch" (2005), "Music and Lyrics" (2007), "Going the Distance" (2010), "Big Miracle" (2012) and "Miss You Already" (2015). Barrymore made her directorial debut with "Whip