With John Cusack as compulsive list-maker and bumbling romantic Rob Gordon, the movie not only grossed almost $48 million worldwide but introduced audiences to a rising star, Jack Black (as Barry Judd), whose closing rendition of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” steals the show at Gordon's record release party. Hornby’s first novel, High Fidelity (1995), reset the bar with its 2000 movie adaptation claiming spot #48 on the Rotten Tomato Rom-Com ranking. Interestingly, the remake clocked in at #172 on Rotten Tomato’s list of “ The 200 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time.' High Fidelity (2000) It was remade with the same title in 2005, this time starring Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore, and the Boston Red Sox. Based on Hornby's near-obsessive support for Arsenal Football Club, Fever Pitch(1997) stars Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmel in an admittedly thin, standard-issue romantic comedy.
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