#PopFan (2014)

An obsessive fan rescues a famous musician from a car crash, then takes her to his secluded lighthouse.

Director:

Vanessa Parise

Writer:

Dean Orion

Stars:

Chelsea Kane, Nolan Gerard Funk, Benjamin Hollingsworth

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Chelsea Kane	...	Ava Maclaine
Nolan Gerard Funk	...	Xavier
Benjamin Hollingsworth	...	Curtis Flemming (as Ben Hollingsworth)
Danny Wattley	...	Damon
Kehli O'Byrne	...	Tracy
Patti Allan	...	Belle
Seth Whittaker	...	Young Man in Bar
Anesha Bailey	...	Young Woman in Bar
Emily Maddison	...	Pretty Hostess in Bar (as Emily Bruhn)
Ava Galgani	...	Sexy Girl Dancing (as Mireille Urumuri)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manny Jacinto	...	Sexy Guy Dancing

Storyline

A young pop star looking to recreate herself and her sound on a quiet trip to Maine is caught in a storm, crashes her car, and rescued by a young man who takes her to his secluded lighthouse to recuperate. But she soon discovers that he is not just her rescuer, but a mentally unstable and obsessed fan who believes she is the image created in her videos.

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Plot Keywords:

obsession | lighthouse | kidnapping | music video | shot in the leg | 

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Taglines:

A fan's crush. A fatal obsession.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

#PopFan

Company Credits

Production Co:

TLH Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lighthouse featured is the Fisgard Lighthouse in Colwood (just outside of the provincial capital of Victoria), BC, Canada. Built in 1860, the lighthouse is a National Historic Site of Canada along with the neighbouring Fort Rodd Hill, with its old military structures. The lighthouse was the first on the west coast of Canada, and is still in operation today.

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Goofs

When she tries to escape in his Ford truck he says it did not start as has a manual choke. The truck is not old enough to have a manual choke.

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Crazy Credits

All the opening credits start with Twitter-style hashtags before the description of the person's job: "#directed by Vanessa Parise," "#written by Dean Orion," etc.

User Reviews

not really sure how to feel

I decided to give this movie a shot because I watch Baby Daddy (which Chelsea Kane is on) and thought Nolan Funk was quite hilarious as Hunter on Glee. I have never ever put any type of theatrical high standard for lifetime movies, but this is still pretty average on the totem pole. Without giving anyway any spoilers, lets just say that there are quite a few plot holes and inconsistencies which will have you going "really?" (not unlike other lifetime movies, though, but still). I could tell that the actors were trying really hard to commit to their roles but the dialogue (especially at points that were supposed to be creepy and disturbing) was actually quite comical sometimes. Luckily it wasn't completely horrible and I was able to make it through the entire thing.

It's like they were trying to reach a younger crowd with the random mentions of former Disney/nick teen pop stars...miley, selena, and "Ari" (lol what??) but then the rest of the movie was pretty adult themed, not like R rated but if i had a teenager I probably would watch this first before letting them watch it. i couldn't help but wonder if they were taking a dig at the stereotypical "child star grows up" story but i suppose that's for another thread.

I give it 5 stars for not being great, but not being truly terrible either. The plot is pretty uninspired, the script lets down the actors and by the time the movie was over i wasn't even really invested in any of the characters to care about their fates....but again, this is a lifetime movie, so you should already know what you're getting into.