![]() What do we learn from that? Just because an author is popular doesn't mean that all his novel translate well to film. Stripped from Hornby's hilarious observations on his favorite sport and its connections to his own life the story just isn't very interesting (which has also already been the problem with the first adaptation of the novel). Yep, the big problem with "Fever Pitch" is that it drags on too long. In its best moments the movie makes you chuckle and in its worst it makes you yawn and look at your watch. Of course, "Fever Pitch" doesn't hold a candle to the wonderful "About A Boy", but you have to say that the Farrellys were given weaker material to work with in the first place. The Farrelly brothers clearly took the Weitz brothers as an example for how to get out of the dick joke business into more mature movies. Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore try their best not to be unbearable and succeed more or less. On its own "Fever Pitch" is a pretty romantic movie that tries to avoid going over the top with its humor most of the time. Geils Band Whammer Jammer (Live) Play track Love this track More actions Listeners 2,024 Scrobbles 4,866 Join others and track this song Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account Sign Up to Last. It has not so much been based on as it has been inspired by Hornby's novel. Geils Band Last.fm Last.fm Search Live Music Charts Log In Sign Up The J. ![]() Or is it? The truth is "Fever Pitch" has almost nothing to do with the book. Comprised of 6 dedicated musicians honoring one of the worlds Greatest LIVE bands of all time. WHAMMER JAMMER a Tribute to The J.Geils Band. The rest is the same as in the movie, though. WHAMMER JAMMER a Tribute to The J.Geils Band. And he hasn't got an obsession with baseball, but with soccer. In the early days, they jammed with such blues greats as James Cotton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells. Only in the book Hornby himself is the main character. Today’s the 72nd birthday of the man who helped put the whammer in the jammer of the J.Geils Band from the group’s 1965 origins in Worcester, Massachusetts, through their breakup in 1985. "Fever Pitch" is supposed to be an adaptation of Nick Hornby's book "Pitch Fever".
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