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The Fan (1996)

AA | | Action, Drama, Sport | 16 August 1996 (USA)
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An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Peter Abrahams (book), Phoef Sutton (screenplay)

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert De Niro ... Gil Renard
Wesley Snipes ... Bobby Rayburn
Ellen Barkin ... Jewel Stern
John Leguizamo ... Manny
Benicio Del Toro ... Juan Primo
Patti D'Arbanville ... Ellen Renard (as Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn)
Chris Mulkey ... Tim
Andrew J. Ferchland ... Richie Renard
Brandon Hammond ... Sean Rayburn
Charles Hallahan ... Coop
Dan Butler ... Garrity
Kurt Fuller ... Bernie
Michael Jace ... Scalper
Frank Medrano ... Leon, the Bartender
Don S. Davis ... Stook
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Storyline

Three-times MVP baseball player Bobby Rayburn joins the San Francisco Giants, and obsessive fan, whose profession is selling hunting knives, Gil Renard is excited over that. But Rayburn plays the worst season of his career and Renard tries to do everything to help him, but goes too far. Written by Anonymous

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crazy fan | obsessive fan | swearing in front of a child | san francisco giants | obsession | See All (161) »

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Fear strikes. See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Sport | Thriller

Certificate:

AA | See all certifications »

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Major League baseball player Mike Piazza was turned down for a role in this movie. See more »

Goofs

On opening day during the national anthems their is a over head shot of the stadium and it is clearly a 49er game you can see all the fans wearing red and the 49er flag waving at the top of the stadium. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Gil Renard: [Gil narrating his poem] Excited and anxious, I await my dream / To escape, applaud and embrace my team / Opening day I always can trust / It's just for this high that I crazily lust / Return of our hero does brighten the days / Just briefly my troubles get lost in the haze / The grace from the field arouses the crowd / Reflects on the days when I was quite proud / I'm more entranced than the average fan / I used to play, you see, and I know I still can / That time I drove the ball ...
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Connections

References Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

Samba Pa Ti
Written by Carlos Santana
Performed by Santana
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Published by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc.
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Not a bad film
1 August 2002 | by mm-39 – See all my reviews

Wesly Snipes usually ruins films with his 2 d acting, but this film he acts the role. De Niro is perfect as an Postal type salesman, who takes America's past time a little too far. I love the ending where the game becomes more than a game. Worth watching on TBS 6/10
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

16 August 1996 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Le fanatique See more »

Filming Locations:

Indoor Pool, Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,271,406, 18 August 1996

Gross USA:

$18,626,419

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,626,419
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Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment, Scott Free Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels)| Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1
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