The Fanatic (2019)

A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.

Director:

Fred Durst

Writers:

Fred Durst (story by), Fred Durst (screenplay by)

Stars:

John Travolta, Devon Sawa, Ana Golja

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Travolta	...	Moose
Devon Sawa	...	Hunter Dunbar
Ana Golja	...	Leah
Jacob Grodnik	...	Todd
James Paxton	...	Slim
Josh Richman	...	Aaron
Jeff Chase	...	Security Guard
Luis Da Silva Jr.	...	Luis
Jessica Uberuaga	...	Brenda
Rene Michelle Aranda	...	Tourist
Marta González Rodin	...	Dora
Leslie Sides	...	Autograph Seeker
Theresa Ireland	...	Marilyn Monroe
Denny Mendez	...	Amanda
Elle Matarazzo	...	Agent

Storyline

The story is inspired by a real-life fan who pursued Limp Bizkit's frontman Fred Durst many years ago, and the screenplay was written by Durst and Dave Bekerman. It follows Moose (played by John Travolta), who gets cheated out of meeting his favorite action hero, Hunter Dunbar (played by Devon Sawa). Moose then hunts down Dunbar to get the celebrity interaction he feels he deserves. Harmless at first, Moose's actions begin to take a dark turn. Against the advice of his friend Leah (Ana Golja), Moose begins to make frequent visits to his hero's private home. As the visits continue to escalate, Dunbar finds himself in increasing danger.

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Plot Keywords:

obsessed fan | actor | home invasion | violence | hollywood | 

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Taglines:

All He Wanted Was An Autograph

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong violence, and language throughout

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 August 2019 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Moose

Filming Locations:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daniel Grodnik Productions, Fig Production Group, Media Finance Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the film, John Travolta's character mentions Jamie Lee Curtis, who was Travolta's costar in Perfect (1985).

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Goofs

When Dunbar is making a smoothie, after kissing the maid the blender is empty.

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Quotes

[Dunbar wakes up and finds himself tied in his bed. Moose enters the room dressed as Jason Voorhees and approaches Dunbar, knife in hand]
Hunter Dunbar: Wait, wait, wait! Wait! Wait!
[Moose stabs Dunbar in the chest several times, but Dunbar realizes it's a retractable prop knife. Moose sees the stunned look on Dunbar's face and takes off his mask]
Moose: I fooled Hunter Dunbar! I fooled Hunter Dunbar! I'm a... I'm such a good actor!
Hunter Dunbar: Are you out of your mind?

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Crazy Credits

For some reason, all opening credits are repeated at the end of the film.

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Connections

References London Has Fallen (2016)

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Soundtracks

The Truth
Written by Limp Bizkit, Sammy Siegler
Performed by Limp Bizkit
Courtesy of Flip/Geffen Records

User Reviews

Never go full Travolta

This movie does to Travolta what Battlefield Earth did to movies.