Synopsis
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.
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Cast
- Robert De NiroGil Renard
- Wesley SnipesBobby Rayburn
- Ellen BarkinJewel Stern
- John LeguizamoManny
- Benicio del ToroJuan Primo
- Patti D'ArbanvilleEllen Renard
- Chris MulkeyTim
- Andrew J. FerchlandRichie Renard
- Brandon HammondSean Rayburn
- Charles HallahanCoop
Recommandations
- 63
San Francisco Chronicle
Tony Scott's vigorous direction is sometimes too vigorous. Loud rock music underscores many scenes, and Scott's habit of shooting at odd angles begins to seem like a mannerism. But on the whole his ambitious attack helps make The Fan entertaining in the moment, even if it's forgettable immediately afterward. - 50
Boston Globe
The Fan isn't a strikeout, but it doesn't exactly knock the cover off the ball, either. It's more like a soft pop fly, taking its time before settling very predictably into a waiting fielder's glove. [16 Aug 1996, p.D3] - 50
Chicago Tribune
Something about baseball seems to bring out the silly side in moviemakers -- even in a movie like The Fan, which starts out well-crafted and deadly serious and seems to have good enough actors and a savvy enough director to stay that way. But halfway through this thriller things go haywire. [16 Aug 1996, p.D] - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Good performances are mostly wasted. Phoef Sutton's adaptation of the Abrahams' novel is poor, it works to an absurdly unlikely and dramatically dishonest must-hit-a-home-run conclusion, and - though it tries here and there - it has absolutely nothing new to say on the subject of fan obsession. [16 Aug 1996. p.30] - 40
Austin Chronicle
Hollow, predictable, and too glitzy for its own good, The Fan never even makes it to first base. - 30
The New York Times
The film's elegantly tricky cinematography and ominous, pounding score by Hans Zimmer (provocatively juxtaposed with the Rolling Stones), only underline the emptiness behind its technical flash. - 25
ReelViews
Aside from Snipes' well-tuned performance and a few clever scenes detailing superstar marketing, this picture is a veritable wasteland. Even watching the horror show that the real Giants have become during the 1996 season is more fun than this. The advertising slogan may be "fear strikes soon", but, when it comes to The Fan, fear, like the movie, strikes out. - 25
San Francisco Examiner
My guess is you'll probably have more fun watching a game at the ballpark than you will at The Fan.
