After her starring role in say anything, skye appeared in waynes world and fever pitch. The american version of fever pitch does a fine job of changing little aspects of the lead character in order to make him both more american and more palatable. Bridget everett trainwreck is a recurring cast member. Sikking jobeth williams willie garson evan helmuth ione skye jason spevack jack kehler scott severance jessamy finet maureen keiller lenny clarke johnny sneed michael rubenfeld brett murphy brandon craggs isabella fink darren frost zen gesner. But she gained recognition for appearing in fever pitch, rivers edge, zodiac, and say anything. Drew barrymore, jimmy fallon, queen latifah, gisele bundchen, jason spevack, jack kehler, scott severance, jessamy finet, maureen. Fever pitch was shot in part in boston during the 2004 baseball season, which to the surprise of the filmmakers saw the red sox winning. Other film credits include the comedy fever pitch 2005 and an uncredited role in zodiac 2007. Say anything ione skye was born on september 4, 1970 in hampstead, london, england as ione skye leitch. Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with ben and his passion for the boston red sox. Fever pitch by bobby farrelly, peter farrelly bobby. I first discovered fever pitch when i first discovered nick hornby years back we read one of his novels for book club.
Fever pitch is charming but goofy and peppered with a few light sexual jokes. As a result, fever pitch is more workforhire than a bona fide farrelly brothers picture. May 25, 2018 contents show early lifeedit skye was born ione skye leitch in hampstead, london, england, the daughter of folk singersongwriter donovan and model enid karl nee stulberger. Compare ione skyes height, weight with other celebs. Instead of making a movie about real red sox fandom, they decided to bring ione skye in to talk to barrymore about relationships and fitness routines. Own of brit writer nick hornbys book, fever pitch, about a football soccer. Ione skye lee is a britishborn american actress, author, and painter. Fever pitch, dvd, widescreen, dubbed, subtitled, dolby, comedycontemporary, 0245431984. Skye, ione, 1970 skye lee, ione, 1970 skye leitch, ione.
She made her film debut in the thriller rivers edge 1986 before gaining mainstream exposure for her starring role in cameron crowes say anything. Mar 20, 2018 skye is perhaps best known for her breakout role in the 1989 film say anything she has also appeared in films like zodiac, fever pitch, four rooms, and waynes. Fever pitch drew barrymore, jimmy fallon, lenny clarke, kadee strickland, scott severance, evan helmuth, ione skye, steve sweeney ships from united states. Jimmy fallon, drew barrymore, willie garson, ione skye, lenny clarke, jack. She got her middle name from where she was conceived which is the isle of skye in scotland. Nick hornby, who had written the original book and the 1997 screenplay. A hardcore boston red sox fan struggles to balance his team spirit with the companionship of his girlfriend. Fever pitch by ruth gemmell visual 1 edition published. Fever pitch released as the perfect catch outside of the united states and canada is a 2005 romantic comedy film. Sean stires and guest cohost vince dedario discuss the 2005 romantic comedybaseball fan movie fever pitch, starring jimmy fallon and drew barrymore. The first in what would be an unintended comic trilogy on arrested development, nick hornbys hilarious confessional fever pitch which was. The film is the remake of the 1997 released british film of the same name.
Fever pitch is charming but goofy and peppered with a few light sexual jokes, much like 2004s 50 first dates with barrymore and adam sandler. Jessamy finet, maureen keiller, lenny clarke, ione skye, kadee strickland. Fever pitch widescreen, dubbed, subtitled, dolby on movies. The story revolves around a young school teacher who falls for a workaholic businesswoman. Sep 21, 2018 jennifer garner peppermint and david tennant doctor who are joined by oscar nominee juliette lewis cape fear, arturo del puerto independence day. It is a remake of the eponymous 1997 british film, which was loosely based on nick hornbys bestselling memoir, fever pitch. Both fever pitch films feature reallife dramatic or unexpected sporting victories, the original focusing on arsenals last minute league title win in 1989, and the remake on the boston red soxs 2004 world series championship. It is a remake of the british 1997 film of the same name. Nick hornbys 1992 novel of the same name was about hornbys obsession with arsenal, a british soccer team. In the 80s, skye dated red hot chilli peppers frontman. Based on nick hornbys autobiographical book of the same name, fever pitch is somewhat mundane, at least by the farrellys typically highconcept and highstrung standards, but thats not to say the material is innocuous. In fever pitch, ben jimmy fallon is a high school teacher who happily explains his priorities on espn. An american actress ione skye started her acting career at the age of 16.
But as such, its pretty good workforhire, and their fingerprints are still all over it. Abstract high school teacher ben, obsessed boston red sox fan from a young age, meets and falls in love with businesswoman lindsay during the baseballfree offseason. She also occupies herself with book writing and painting. Plus, theres already a faithful 1998 screen adaptation of fever pitch starring colin firth. Directing brothers peter and bobby farrelly seem the most unlikely pair to take on a romantic comedy by script veterans lowell ganz and babaloo mandel with 18 produced screenplays to their credit, including splash and a league of their own of brit writer nick hornbys book, fever pitch, about a football soccer, to us yanks fan. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Fever pitch is an english romantic comedy film, released in the year 2005. Drew barrymore, jimmy fallon, jason spevack, jack kehler, scott severance, jessamy finet, maureen keiller, lenny clarke, ione skye, kadee.
When she tells her closeknit group of friends molly ione skye, robin kadee. Ione skye was born on september 4, 1970 in hampstead, london, england as ione skye leitch. The credits say fever pitch is based on the book by nick hornby. Jennifer garner peppermint and david tennant doctor who are joined by oscar nominee juliette lewis cape fear, arturo del puerto independence day. Skye also gueststarred on several television series, including the twilight zone 2002, private practice, and a recurring role on arrested development. According to the hollywood reporter, kadee strickland, one of the stars of anacondas. Buy fever pitch drew barrymore, jimmy fallon, lenny clarke, kadee strickland, scott severance, evan helmuth, ione skye, steve sweeney with fast shipping and toprated customer service. Fallon is an obsessed boston red sox fan who has trouble balancing his love life with his lifelong passion. Fever pitch drew barrymore, jimmy fallon, lenny clarke, kadee. The screenplay was written by lowell ganz and babaloo mandel and is based on the book fever pitch. In addition to acting, skye also works as a painter, and has authored several childrens books. Overall, fever pitch tries for cute and almost succeeds.
Last week when i was thinking of which book to read next, fever pitch leapt at me. If, like me youre a sucker for a romantic comedy, this will really hit the spot. Drew barrymore, jimmy fallon, jobeth williams, kadee strickland, ione skye, lenny clarke. Still, ben is a real gentleman, and it feels perfectly natural that lindsey falls for his goofy authenticity. Join facebook to connect with ione skye lee and others you may know. Fever pitch by bobby farrelly, peter farrelly bobby farrelly. Nick hornby, who had written the original book and the 1997 screenplay adaptation, acted as an executive producer for the american remake. Jimmy fallon, drew barrymore, ione skye advertisement the first in what would be an unintended comic trilogy on arrested development, nick hornbys hilarious confessional fever pitch which was followed by the novels high fidelity and about a boy wrestles with his consuming passion for arsenal, a british soccer team that only rewards his. Kadee strickland and lone skye join the fever pitch cast.
When lindsay drew barrymore meets ben, its wintertime, and hes a sweetheart of a beau who takes tender care of her when she has food poisoning and reminds her that theres more to life than her job. Bradley thomas, babaloo mandel, lowell ganz, nick hornby. My biggest beef with fever pitch is that its not really an adaptation of the hornby novel who otherwise has had a lot of success with adaptations. I got it at that time and have been waiting for the right time to read it. Her nude picture is featured in 2004 book, scar tissue by anthony kiedis. Based loosely on the novel fever pitch, with arsenal exchanged for the red sox, this romcom explores how much we do for love. The hunt for the blood orchid, and ione skye are signing on to play opposite drew barrymore and. Fever pitch is a formulaic boymeetsgirl, boylosesgirl, boywinsgirlback romantic comedy. Ione skye and noah lebenzon sunday 22nd april 2012 at the last night i swam with a mermaid book launch earth day celebration held at the annenberg community beach house. Fever pitch was shot in part in boston during the 2004 baseball season, which to the surprise of the filmmakers saw the red sox winning baseballs world series for the first time since 1918. Apr 06, 2005 ione skye as molly kadee strickland as robin.
The film doesnt actualize some cartoon world or scenario but a real one with real people with real problems. She wrote a childrens book titled my yiddish vacation in 2014. Ione skye celebrity profile check out the latest ione skye photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Fever pitch is a 2005 american romantic comedy film directed by peter farrelly and bobby farrelly and produced by amanda posey, alan greenspan, gil netter, drew barrymore, nancy juvonen and bradley thomas.
After playing blythe danners daughter in the madefortv movie back when we were grownups cbs, 2004, skye went to bat in fever pitch 2005 as the friend of a corporate executive drew barrymore whose developing relationship with a rabid boston red sox fan jimmy fallon begins to deteriorate when the season begins. The movie is set in the 2004 season, when the red sox eventually broke the curse of the. While both the book and the original 1997 film are about association football, the 2005 adaptation, aimed at the u. Was named after the greek goddess ione and the scottish island of. Resurgence, ione skye fever pitch, janicza bravo, and brett gelman stranger things. It is directed by the farrelly brothers, and stars drew barrymore and jimmy fallon. In may 2014, she published her childrens book, my yiddish vacation, through henry holt and company.
Other film credits include the comedy fever pitch 2005 and an uncredited role in. While fever pitch s specifics have changed, hornbys insight into the mind of the obsessive male also seen in high fidelity and about a boy remains intact, and the result is a winning romantic comedy. Whether the love of a significant other or your favourite team. Anthony kiedis inducts the talking heads into the rock and roll hall of fame duration. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Lindseys evolving relationship with them is the real bstory in fever pitch, reaching a climax when molly ione skye recognizes the source of robins needling remarks. With drew barrymore, jimmy fallon, jason spevack, jack kehler. Ione skye joins lena dunhams camping at hbo variety. Her father is scottish and her mother is an american from a jewish family. Fever pitch released as the perfect catch outside the united states and canada is a 2005 romantic comedy film.
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