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The Fan

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The Fan
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R,1hr 35min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
May 15, 1981
Director:
Edward Bianchi
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Maureen Stapleton  ...more
Synopsis: Lauren Bacall more or less plays herself in The Fan. Cast as famous Broadway musical comedy star Sally Ross (with an astonishing lack of temperament!), Bacall finds herself the unwilling love object of psychotic fan Douglas Breen (Michael Biehn). As security around Ross tightens, Breen vows that if he can't have Ross, no one else can. James Garner and Maureen Stapleton are underused as, respectively, Bacall's ex-husband and mother-hen secretary. Based on a good novel by Bob Randall, The Fan comes ... Full Synopsis
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Donald Guarisco, AMG Review
This big-budget attempt to combine suspense and show business commentary has plenty of gloss but lacks the inventive, substantial script necessary to make such an odd premise work. The Fan's biggest problem is its stylistic schizophrenia: the film's thrills are often diluted by the inordinate amount of time devoted to all the drama regarding Sally Ross' "comeback" and there is an overblown musical ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Lauren Bacall
Sally Ross
James Garner
Jake Berman
Maureen Stapleton
Belle Goldman
Michael Biehn
Douglas Breen
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