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Released Year: 1996
Runtime: 116 minutes
Directors: Tony Scott
Casts: Kurt Fuller, Jack Black, John Leguizamo, Benicio del Toro, Frank Medrano, M.C. Gainey, Wesley Snipes, Robert De Niro, Paul Herman, Brandon Hammond, Patti D'Arbanville, Chris Mulkey, Ellen Barkin, Charles Hallahan, Brad William Henke, Dan Butler
IMDB: The Fan (1996)
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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San Francisco Chronicle -
Tony Scott's vigorous direction is sometimes too vigorous. Loud rock music underscores many scenes, and Scott's habit of shooting at odd angles begins to seem like a mannerism. But on the whole his ambitious attack helps make The Fan entertaining in the moment, even if it's forgettable immediately afterward.
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Boston Globe -
The Fan isn't a strikeout, but it doesn't exactly knock the cover off the ball, either. It's more like a soft pop fly, taking its time before settling very predictably into a waiting fielder's glove. [16 Aug 1996, p.D3]
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Chicago Tribune -
Something about baseball seems to bring out the silly side in moviemakers -- even in a movie like The Fan, which starts out well-crafted and deadly serious and seems to have good enough actors and a savvy enough director to stay that way. But halfway through this thriller things go haywire. [16 Aug 1996, p.D]
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer -
Good performances are mostly wasted. Phoef Sutton's adaptation of the Abrahams' novel is poor, it works to an absurdly unlikely and dramatically dishonest must-hit-a-home-run conclusion, and - though it tries here and there - it has absolutely nothing new to say on the subject of fan obsession. [16 Aug 1996. p.30]
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Austin Chronicle -
Hollow, predictable, and too glitzy for its own good, The Fan never even makes it to first base.
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The Fan (1996)
When the San Francisco Giants pay centerfielder Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan Gil Renard. So when Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory... not even murder.
The Fan (1996)
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 1996
Runtime: 116 minutes
Directors: Tony Scott
Casts: Kurt Fuller, Jack Black, John Leguizamo, Benicio del Toro, Frank Medrano, M.C. Gainey, Wesley Snipes, Robert De Niro, Paul Herman, Brandon Hammond, Patti D'Arbanville, Chris Mulkey, Ellen Barkin, Charles Hallahan, Brad William Henke, Dan Butler
IMDB: The Fan (1996)
Storyline
When the San Francisco Giants pay centerfielder Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan Gil Renard. So when Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory... not even murder.
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Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle -
Tony Scott's vigorous direction is sometimes too vigorous. Loud rock music underscores many scenes, and Scott's habit of shooting at odd angles begins to seem like a mannerism. But on the whole his ambitious attack helps make The Fan entertaining in the moment, even if it's forgettable immediately afterward.
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Boston Globe -
The Fan isn't a strikeout, but it doesn't exactly knock the cover off the ball, either. It's more like a soft pop fly, taking its time before settling very predictably into a waiting fielder's glove. [16 Aug 1996, p.D3]
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Chicago Tribune -
Something about baseball seems to bring out the silly side in moviemakers -- even in a movie like The Fan, which starts out well-crafted and deadly serious and seems to have good enough actors and a savvy enough director to stay that way. But halfway through this thriller things go haywire. [16 Aug 1996, p.D]
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer -
Good performances are mostly wasted. Phoef Sutton's adaptation of the Abrahams' novel is poor, it works to an absurdly unlikely and dramatically dishonest must-hit-a-home-run conclusion, and - though it tries here and there - it has absolutely nothing new to say on the subject of fan obsession. [16 Aug 1996. p.30]
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Austin Chronicle -
Hollow, predictable, and too glitzy for its own good, The Fan never even makes it to first base.
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When the San Francisco Giants pay centerfielder Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan Gil Renard. So when Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory... not even murder.
When the San Francisco Giants pay centerfielder Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan Gil Renard. So when Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory... not even murder.
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