The Fan (1996)

Regista:

Tony Scott

Writers (WGA):

Peter Abrahams (book)
Phoef Sutton (screenplay)

Data di uscita:

16 agosto 1996 (USA)

Genere:

Drama | Sport | Thriller

Slogan:

Fear strikes.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Divorce | Villain Played By Lead Actor | Little League | Psycho

Premi:

1 win & 3 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Flashy treatment can only take this material so far...

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

Alias:

The fan - Il mito (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language throughout and some intense violence.

Durata:

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

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Iceland:12 | Canada:A (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #34336) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:PG-13 | 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

Luoghi delle riprese:

Anaheim, California, USA

Company:

Mandalay Entertainment

Curiosità:

Average Shot Length & Median Shot Length = ~3 seconds.

Errori:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the beginning of Juan Primo's musical montage, the announcer introduced him as "Number 11, the right fielder, Juan Primo." But it was established earlier in the film that Primo played left field.

Citazioni:

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

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a The Untouchables (1987)

Colonna sonora:

DO YOU WANT SOME

Flashy treatment can only take this material so far...

Robert De Niro as yet another crack-pot: this time, he's a baseball-obsessed knife salesman fixated on Wesley Snipes, the new $40 million pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. Based on the book by Peter Abrahams, the picture begins as a kinetic exercise of two diverse characters whose lives eventually cross, but the screenplay is so flimsy that it degenerates too soon into psycho-drama clichés, replete with gaping story holes and a manic finale. Director Tony Scott's flashy treatment helps it along for just over an hour before the bottom falls out. Solid acting by both De Niro and Snipes is a definite plus; Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn also scores in a terrific bit playing De Niro's ex-wife. ** from ****