A new trailer has been released for Fred Durst thriller ‘The Fanatic’ in which we see John Travolta obsessed with an action movie star.
Screen legend John Travolta stars as Moose, a celebrity-obsessed fan who feels slighted by his favourite movie star at an autograph convention. He quickly embarks on an unhinged quest to get a response, leading to a home invasion and a very long night that changes both men irreparably.
Directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, which he co-wrote the script alongside Dave Bekerman. The film has a cast of John Travolta, Devon Sawa and Ana Golja.
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The film will be available on Digital Download 8th June and DVD 6th July 2020
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Screen legend John Travolta stars as Moose, a celebrity-obsessed fan who feels slighted by his favourite movie star at an autograph convention. He quickly embarks on an unhinged quest to get a response, leading to a home invasion and a very long night that changes both men irreparably.
Directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, which he co-wrote the script alongside Dave Bekerman. The film has a cast of John Travolta, Devon Sawa and Ana Golja.
Also in trailers – Chadwick Boseman stars in trailer for new Spike Lee joint ‘Da 5 Bloods’
The film will be available on Digital Download 8th June and DVD 6th July 2020
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- 5/19/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Chicago – John Travolta continues to surprise by challenging himself in offbeat roles. His latest is “The Fanatic,” which had its nationwide release on August 30th. To promote the film and greet admirers, Travolta stopped by the Wizard World Comic Con in Chicago, and Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com shot an Exclusive Photo.
“The Fanatic” was based on a true story that actually occurred to co-writer/director Fred Durst, the front man for the band Limp Bizkit. The topic is extreme fandom and stalking, and Travolta portrays Moose, an autistic man who worships horror film actor Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa). After finding out where his hero lives, Moose begins stalking him relentlessly, escalating into a dangerous situation for Dunbar. Durst based the story on a fan who pursued him during the height of Limp Bizkit’s popularity.
John Travolta at Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, August 24th, 2019
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.
“The Fanatic” was based on a true story that actually occurred to co-writer/director Fred Durst, the front man for the band Limp Bizkit. The topic is extreme fandom and stalking, and Travolta portrays Moose, an autistic man who worships horror film actor Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa). After finding out where his hero lives, Moose begins stalking him relentlessly, escalating into a dangerous situation for Dunbar. Durst based the story on a fan who pursued him during the height of Limp Bizkit’s popularity.
John Travolta at Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, August 24th, 2019
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.
- 9/1/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Prominently placed at the start of a very long final credit crawl is what may go down in motion picture history as one of the most misguided displays of somber self-congratulation ever: “John Travolta Is Moose. ‘The Fanatic.’ A Fred Durst Film.” Given that this is a movie that starts with an onscreen-text quote from its own bad dialogue, the clueless hubris is no longer surprising by that point. Still,
For starters, it is the worst Travolta vehicle in some time, and coming just a year after the double whammy of “Gotti” and “Speed Kills,” that is really saying something. It also finds him entering that unfortunate pantheon of presumably well-intentioned performances of differently-abled characters that somehow emerge a compendium of the most cringe-inducing clichés of people with limited faculties.
Last but not least, this ersatz thriller about a simpleminded aging fanboy’s obsession with his movie-star idol is directed...
For starters, it is the worst Travolta vehicle in some time, and coming just a year after the double whammy of “Gotti” and “Speed Kills,” that is really saying something. It also finds him entering that unfortunate pantheon of presumably well-intentioned performances of differently-abled characters that somehow emerge a compendium of the most cringe-inducing clichés of people with limited faculties.
Last but not least, this ersatz thriller about a simpleminded aging fanboy’s obsession with his movie-star idol is directed...
- 8/27/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Write what you know, they say. But because Fred Durst once had a bad experience with a stalker, we now get the rank human patty that is the Limp Bizkit frontman and sometime director’s latest indulgence “The Fanatic,” a celebrity-terrorizing scenario that wants to be “Misery” but only creates misery.
Durst didn’t necessarily embarrass himself 10 years ago when he released his directorial debut, the admirably sensitive college drama “The Education of Charlie Banks”; he didn’t write the film, nor did his effort suggest hidden reserves of cinematic promise. “The Fanatic,” however, which Durst did have a hand in writing, is a brainless, exploitative folly which gives John Travolta free rein to mine the history of cringe-worthy autism portrayals for an offensively garish Frankenstein pantomime of unhinged obsession. It ultimately suggests this side-career of Durst’s should be well and truly snuffed out.
Travolta plays a childlike ultra-fan called The Moose,...
Durst didn’t necessarily embarrass himself 10 years ago when he released his directorial debut, the admirably sensitive college drama “The Education of Charlie Banks”; he didn’t write the film, nor did his effort suggest hidden reserves of cinematic promise. “The Fanatic,” however, which Durst did have a hand in writing, is a brainless, exploitative folly which gives John Travolta free rein to mine the history of cringe-worthy autism portrayals for an offensively garish Frankenstein pantomime of unhinged obsession. It ultimately suggests this side-career of Durst’s should be well and truly snuffed out.
Travolta plays a childlike ultra-fan called The Moose,...
- 8/26/2019
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
Moose (John Travolta) is actor Hunter Dunbar's (Devon Sawa) number-one fan, and he'll do anything to make him realize his devotion in the twisted trailer for The Fanatic, the latest film from Fred Durst.
Directed by Durst from a screenplay by Dave Bekerman and Durst, The Fanatic stars John Travolta, Devon Sawa, and Ana Golja. Quiver Distribution will release The Fanatic in theaters on August 30th, followed by an On Demand and Digital release on September 6th.
Synopsis: "Moose is a rabid movie fan who is obsessed with his favourite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar. When he is cheated out of his opportunity to finally meet Hunter, Moose gets a little help from his friend Leah, a well-connected paparazzi photographer, who knows how to find celebrity homes. Moose turns to stalking to get the celebrity interaction he feels he deserves, and while harmless at first, Moose's actions begin to take...
Directed by Durst from a screenplay by Dave Bekerman and Durst, The Fanatic stars John Travolta, Devon Sawa, and Ana Golja. Quiver Distribution will release The Fanatic in theaters on August 30th, followed by an On Demand and Digital release on September 6th.
Synopsis: "Moose is a rabid movie fan who is obsessed with his favourite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar. When he is cheated out of his opportunity to finally meet Hunter, Moose gets a little help from his friend Leah, a well-connected paparazzi photographer, who knows how to find celebrity homes. Moose turns to stalking to get the celebrity interaction he feels he deserves, and while harmless at first, Moose's actions begin to take...
- 7/30/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A new trailer has been released for Fred Durst thriller ‘The Fanatic’ in which we see John Travolta obsessed with an action movie star.
Directed by Fred Durst, which he co-wrote the script alongside Dave Bekerman. The film has a cast of John Travolta, Devon Sawa and Ana Golja.
Also in trailers – Mystery and grief fuel the new trailer for The Goldfinch
The film has a Us theatrical release of August 30th and On-Demand/Digital September 6th
The Fanatic Synopsis
Moose is a rabid movie fan who is obsessed with his favourite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar. When he is cheated out of his opportunity to finally meet Hunter, Moose gets a little help from his friend Leah, a well-connected paparazzi photographer, who knows how to find celebrity homes. Moose turns to stalking to get the celebrity interaction he feels he deserves, and while harmless at first, Moose’s actions...
Directed by Fred Durst, which he co-wrote the script alongside Dave Bekerman. The film has a cast of John Travolta, Devon Sawa and Ana Golja.
Also in trailers – Mystery and grief fuel the new trailer for The Goldfinch
The film has a Us theatrical release of August 30th and On-Demand/Digital September 6th
The Fanatic Synopsis
Moose is a rabid movie fan who is obsessed with his favourite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar. When he is cheated out of his opportunity to finally meet Hunter, Moose gets a little help from his friend Leah, a well-connected paparazzi photographer, who knows how to find celebrity homes. Moose turns to stalking to get the celebrity interaction he feels he deserves, and while harmless at first, Moose’s actions...
- 7/26/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We’ve been following The Fanatic, directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fed Durst from a screenplay co-scribed by Dave Bekerman, since the project was still being called Moose–a long time! Today, we’ve finally got a trailer to share with you all! The Fanatic stars John Travolta, Devon Sawa, and Ana Golja. Synopsis:Harmless at first, Moose’s actions […] The post Trailer: John Travolta is “Moose” in The Fanatic from Fred Durst appeared first on Dread Central.
- 7/24/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Fred Durst, best known as the front man of rock band Limp Bizkit, has kicked off principal photography on his latest directorial effort “Moose,” which stars John Travolta in the lead role of a movie lover who turns into a crazy stalker.
“Moose” is written by Durst and Dave Bekerman and is based on Durst’s personal experiences dealing with a stalker years ago. Travolta’s titular character is obsessed with his favorite celebrity action hero (Devon Sawa of “Nikita”) and sets out to destroy his life when his fixation with him turns dangerous.
The film is shooting in Alabama and is backed by Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s Ambi Media Group. “Moose” marks Durst’s third directorial effort following “The Education of Charlie Banks” and “The Longshots.”
“There certainly is no shortage of amazing Fred Durst stories to tell, but this one in particular is unequivocally cinematic in how it plays out,...
“Moose” is written by Durst and Dave Bekerman and is based on Durst’s personal experiences dealing with a stalker years ago. Travolta’s titular character is obsessed with his favorite celebrity action hero (Devon Sawa of “Nikita”) and sets out to destroy his life when his fixation with him turns dangerous.
The film is shooting in Alabama and is backed by Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s Ambi Media Group. “Moose” marks Durst’s third directorial effort following “The Education of Charlie Banks” and “The Longshots.”
“There certainly is no shortage of amazing Fred Durst stories to tell, but this one in particular is unequivocally cinematic in how it plays out,...
- 3/7/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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