The Fan

19961996
RR
1h 56min

Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes in The Fan (1996)

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An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.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

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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

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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. —Anonymous

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Taglines
- Fear strikes soon
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong language throughout and some intense violence
Parents guide

Trivia
Wesley Snipes originally wanted to play the role of Gil Renard (Robert De Niro).

Goofs
Many baseball scenes were clearly pieced together from different clips. Near the beginning, the Giants are at bat and the Braves are pitching, but the catcher is wearing a Colorado Rockies uniform. The Giants wear road uniforms at home numerous times. A few overhead shots show a football game at Candlestick Park. One scene shows fans in the seats at Candlestick Park, but the next shot is at Coors Field in Colorado.

Quotes
[Gil talks to his son while listening to Mick Jagger in his van]
Gil Renard: I remember when Mick recorded this in '78, we had a wild party afterwards.
Richie Renard: Jason Pelligrino's dad says Mick Jagger's gay.
Gil Renard: [Gil sarcastically replies] Yeah? Well, Jason Pelligrino's dad takes it up the ass.

Connections
Edited into The Green Fog (2017)

Soundtracks
Sympathy for the Devil
Written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
By Arrangement with ABKCO Records
Published by ABKCO Music, Inc.

Top review

"A Simple Thank You Would Have Been Nice"

This movie wasn't as bad as everyone says. I think it's safe to say that I am a fan of Robert De Niro, and that will certainly help if you like Robert De Niro to enjoy this movie. But I didn't enjoy this movie solely on the fact that I like De Niro, I thought Snipes gave an equally choice performance. The thrills in this movie were small, but they were satisfying. The ending is, without a doubt, the best part. There were other good thrills though, like the freezer scene.

I must say that I liked this movie a good deal. Its is not without its flaws, but in order to enjoy this movie, and a lot of other movies for that matter, you must look past the flaws, and just take it for what it is. Enjoy this movie for its handful of thrills, decent acting, and great music (I am a big fan of the Rolling Stones also). This is a good no-brainer with a creepy overtone, so just watch it for its pros, not its cons. 8/10

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Sep 26, 2001

Release date
- August 16, 1996 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Also known as
- El fanático
Filming locations
- Angel Stadium of Anaheim - 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $18,626,419
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,271,406
- Aug 18, 1996
Gross worldwide
- $18,626,419

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Runtime
- 1h 56min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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