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The Fan (1981)

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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 5  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 4.7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Synopsis: Lauren Bacall is glamorous stage and screen star Sally Ross, who has decided to take a role in a new Broadway musical. Meanwhile, an obsessed young fan, Douglas Breen (Michael Biehn), who has tenuous grip on reality, has been writing obsessive fan letters to her. Sally's secretary, Belle... Lauren Bacall is glamorous stage and screen star Sally Ross, who has decided to take a role in a new Broadway musical. Meanwhile, an obsessed young fan, Douglas Breen (Michael Biehn), who has tenuous grip on reality, has been writing obsessive fan letters to her. Sally's secretary, Belle (Maureen Stapleton), disregards the letters, deeming them not worthy of Sally's time. But as Douglas realizes that he is being ignored, he decides to take whatever steps are necessary to eliminate the people who stand between him and his favorite star. Based in the novel by Bob Randall. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Maureen Stapleton, Hector Elizondo, Michael Biehn

Director: Edward Bianchi
Screenwriter: Priscilla Chapman, John Hartwell
Producer: Robert Stigwood
Composer: Pino Donaggio

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Release:

Apr 29, 1992

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01/26/06
Time Out
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3/5

An unsettling thriller about a celebrity stalker that only falters at the end. Good work by Bacall and especially Biehn.

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10/14/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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07/05/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

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01/05/05
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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3/5

Creepy Michael Biehn is memorable.

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12/18/04
Michael A. Smith
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3/5

Enjoyably campy trash.

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03/29/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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2/5

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12/05/03
Rich Cline
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05/26/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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02/12/03
Bill Thompson
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Those looking for a tight thriller will be bored; those looking for effective horror will be annoyed.

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12/28/02
Scott Weinberg
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10/16/02
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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