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Jimmy Fallon Credits Saturday Night Live for Fever Pitch Skills

By M&C News Apr 6, 2005, 17:17 GMT

'Fever Pitch' opens this week in the US

The comic actor played Boston Red Sox fanatic Sully on the legendary TV series for six years, which helped convince Fever Pitch producer and star Drew Barrymore that Fallon would be ideal for the lead role.However, Fallon admits his onset bat-swinging skills have been blasted by baseball enthusiasts.He says, "Maybe SNL made it easier for Boston people to swallow the Fever Pitch character. Ben (Affleck) or Matt (Damon) would have been too obvious."When we were shooting at Fenway Park, some people would shout at me, 'You're retarded.' But I don't do a Boston accent in the film."You can view further details and media from the movie in our database.

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Fever Pitch (The Perfect Catch)

The story line follows Fallon as a man obsessed with the Boston Red Sox and Barrymore as a woman caught between him and his team. Strickland and Skye would play ...more

US Release: 2005-04-08
UK Release: 2005-08-12

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