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Ahem. Mi mi mi mi: FEVER PITCH IS NOT A GODDAMNED BASEBALL STORY!!!

 

Always brings a tear to m' eye!

 

Ahem. I think you're thinking about another movie Jwer. Fever Pitch is the new Farrelly bros. movie that opens April 8 with Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.

 

I mean, come on, at least change the damned title; there's no PITCH in... oh christ, I just figured that out... that's [I'm?] so fucking stupid. Ugh.

 

So I see that you were posting yon comment as I was responding to you...

Fever Pitch is the Nick Hornby novel before High Fidelity, and the "pitch" refers to a football pitch.

Also, it has Colin Firth in it. Also, there were no Farrellys involved, which is pretty much always a good thing.

 

The movie has Colin Firth in it, that is. Rumor has it he wouldn't fit in the book.

 

You know jwer, the links are there for a reason :-)

 

I am aware of the new movie, I am simply suggesting that it will not live up to either the book or the older movie. I don't need to click the links for that.

 

Ok, couple things here ....

Least relevantly, I was much amused -- speaking of soccer/football -- to see former Charlton (go you Reds!) thug and racist Lee Bowyer red carded for fist fighting with a FELLOW Newcastle player in their recent meltdown v. Aston Villa. All the best, asshole.

But back to the, er, meat of the thread. FoD is, I suppose, the best movie set in my home state. I love Denis Johnson, but Jack Black just wasn't doin' it for me in the movie adaptation of Jesus' Son. Twister? Bridges of Madison County? Please. And I'm still trying to deal with my bitterness about the fact that the canonical movie version of State Fair -- set, of course, in Iowa -- was filmed in Dallas. And my personal candidate for best Iowa movie ever is still
this little gem from Norman Lear, featuring Dick Van Dyke.

As for FoD itself, the best line for my money is the one that disses the home of mighty Iowa State's cross-state rival: "first they'll come to Iowa City; and then they'll get bored; and then they'll come here!" Heh.

Actually, one could piece together a semi-interesting couple days in greater Dyersville. Today's Sun article mentions only the "attractions" in the immediate area like the Farm Toy Museum (not bad, actually), the big-ass basilica in the middle of nowhere, and the Doll Museum (too scary for me to consider).

But you're also in easy striking distance of Stone City/Grant Wood country, very decent art and Czech culture museums in Cedar Rapids, the new Museum of the Mississippi in Dubuque, the Lubivitcher cowtown stronghold of Postville, and the most excellent farm home of my goddaughter Hannah, outside Strawberry Point. There's even, like, hills 'n' stuff in those parts. And if you do get bored, you can always make the two-hour-ish drive up yonder to Madison and see what dirt you can dig up on our gracious hostess.

 

Comfort movies? 'Gilda' when my heart is broke, 'Aladdin' when I feel that my inner-child is not getting enough attention and 'Get Shorty' when it is 3a.m and I am home from a party drunk.

C