Fever Pitch (1985 film)
1985 film by Richard Brooks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fever Pitch is a 1985 American drama film written and directed by Richard Brooks and starring Ryan O'Neal, Giancarlo Giannini, Chad Everett, John Saxon, and Catherine Hicks. The film marked Brooks's final film before his death in 1992. The original score was composed by Thomas Dolby.
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Fever Pitch | |
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Directed by | Richard Brooks |
Written by | Richard Brooks |
Produced by | Freddie Fields |
Starring | |
Cinematography | William A. Fraker |
Edited by | Jeff Jones |
Music by | Thomas Dolby |
Production company | |
Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7 million[1] or $10 million[2] |
Box office | $244,133[2] |
Fever Pitch failed at the box office, grossing just over $600,000 on a budget of $7 million. It was nominated for four Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture, as well as contributing to O'Neal's later Razzie nomination for Worst Actor of the Decade. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John J. B. Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of the "100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made".[3]
The film was recut by the studio without Brooks' involvement. He called it " a much better picture before they took it away from me."[4]