{"id":67935,"date":"2025-04-07T10:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=67935"},"modified":"2025-04-27T10:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T14:29:57","slug":"drew-barrymores-painful-fall-in-fever-pitch-wasnt-acting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/drew-barrymores-painful-fall-in-fever-pitch-wasnt-acting\/67935\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Barrymore\u2019s painful fall in Fever Pitch wasn\u2019t acting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drew Barrymore\u2019s revelation about the back injury she sustained while filming <em>Fever Pitch<\/em> in 2005 adds a layer of depth to her sunny public persona. During a scene where her character, Lindsey, climbs the iconic Green Monster wall at Fenway Park, Barrymore took a real fall, causing significant pain that continues to affect her. Despite her lively and upbeat demeanor on her talk show, the actress shared that the wince and scream seen on screen were authentic reactions to the injury. She\u2019s lived with the repercussions of that moment, saying it\u2019s a source of ongoing back pain.<\/p>\n<p>At 50, Barrymore reflected fondly on the experience, calling <em>Fever Pitch<\/em> one of her favorite projects. She expressed admiration for the Farrelly brothers, the film\u2019s directors, and how they managed to create a story that balanced humor with emotional sensitivity. The film\u2019s gentle yet funny take on relationships and the quirky love story between her character and Jimmy Fallon\u2019s character still holds a special place in her heart.<\/p>\n<p>Barrymore also shared a personal connection to the set, revealing that it was during the filming of <em>Fever Pitch<\/em> that her producing partner, Nancy Juvonen, met Jimmy Fallon, leading to their marriage in 2007 and their two children. For Barrymore, witnessing Juvonen find happiness through this relationship was an incredibly meaningful experience.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the painful memory of her injury, Barrymore emphasized that her time making the film was among the best, and she believes the love story of Lindsey and Ben still resonates with audiences. The movie\u2019s themes of navigating the complexities of relationships, where both partners bring their own baggage and passions, continue to feel relevant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drew Barrymore\u2019s revelation about the back injury she sustained while filming Fever Pitch in 2005 adds a layer of depth\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":67936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[3994],"class_list":["post-67935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-drew-barrymore"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}