The Fan
The final act is murder.
Rating: 5.8 out of 10TMDB(60 votes)
Overview
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (1982)
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Box office
Grossed $3.1M worldwide against a $10M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New York City
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by Pino Donaggio
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Dick Bush
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Bob RandallNovel
- Priscilla ChapmanWriter
- John HartwellWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 15, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $10M
- Revenue
- $3.1M
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Lauren BacallSally Ross
James GarnerJake Berman
Maureen StapletonBelle Goldman
Héctor ElizondoPolice Inspector Raphael Andrews
Michael BiehnDouglas Breen
Anna Maria HorsfordEmily Stolz- Kurt JohnsonDavid Branum
- Feiga MartinezElsa
- Reed JonesChoreographer
Kaiulani LeeDouglas' Sister- Charles BlackwellJohn Vetta
Dwight SchultzDirector
Dana DelanySaleswoman in Record Store
Terence MarinanYoung Man in Bar- Lesley RogersHeidi
- Parker McCormickHilda
Robert WeilPop- Ed CrowleyCaretaker
- Gail BenedictAssistant Choreographer
- D. David LewisPianist
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