The Fan (1996)

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers (WGA):

Peter Abrahams (book)
Phoef Sutton (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear strikes.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Dog | Villain Played By Lead Actor | Child Custody | Baseball Player

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language throughout and some intense violence.

Runtime:

116 min | Finland:112 min | Spain:114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Canada:A (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #34336) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Anaheim, California, USA

Company:

Mandalay Entertainment

Trivia:

Cal Ripken, Jr. was Wesley Snipes' personal batting instructor during filming.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the opening day game, the announcer says "Now leading off for the Giants, Lanz." He hits a foul ball, then Gil decides to go. Lanz swings at the next pitch and hits one deep to the outfield. Gil runs back to his son and asks him what he missed. His son says that he hit one deep and the bases are now loaded. This is again proved true when Rayburn hits a grand slam his at bat (he batted after Lanz). If Lanz was the first batter and got a hit, there would be only one man on base, not three, thus making a grand slam impossible.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gil Renard: [voiceover] Excited and anxious I await my dream / To escape, applaud, and embrace my team.

Movie Connections:

References The King of Comedy (1982)

Soundtrack:

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

Yet another great DeNiro flick.

There's some things in life you can always count on. Beer thats tasty, The Shaw Brothers, and Robert De Niro performances. De Niro gets his best Taxi Driver/ Cape Fear psycho going as Gil Renard. To add to the fun De Niro's a knife salesman in this. His stalking target is Wesley Snipes a baseball player. I love baseball, I love DeNiro, I love movies,this is all three. One moment of particular hilarity is when Gil and his catcher meet to discuss their baseball playing days. The revelation provides a comic moment. See this and learn to hate Bencio Del Toro.