The Fan (1981)
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Cast
as Sally Ross
as Douglas Breen
as Jake Berman
as Belle Goldman
as Ralph Andrews
as Emily Stolz
as David Branum

as Elsa

as Choreographer
as Douglas' Sister

as John Vetta
as Director
as Saleswoman

as Young Man in Bar

as Heidi

as Hilda

as Pop

as Caretaker

as Assistant Choreographer

as Pianist
as Production Assistant

as Markham

as Stage Manager
as Herself

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Prop Man

as Pen Thief

as Drummer

as Nurse

as Hostess
as Doughnut Vendor

as Customer

as Woman on Steps

as Doorman

as Doorman

as Fan

as Fan

as Fan

as Fan
Critic Reviews for The Fan
All Critics (13) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (8)
What started out as a taut thriller has somehow evolved into unintentional burlesque, with killer and victim functioning as a second-rate comedy team.

Chilling but unrealistic stalker film.
An unsettling thriller about a celebrity stalker that only falters at the end. Good work by Bacall and especially Biehn.
Creepy Michael Biehn is memorable.
Enjoyably campy trash.
Those looking for a tight thriller will be bored; those looking for effective horror will be annoyed.
Audience Reviews for The Fan
1981 "the fan" is a self-recycling tale of lauren bacall's past stardom, a self-referential parody since it is convinient to barrow her young glamour shots in the flick. bacall is sally ross, the aging super star who decides to head broadway while she suffers from the melancholy after divorce despite her ex is still escorting her. on the other hand, her number one fanatic fan douglas is running amok becuz the grand sally ross never has time or care to read or reply one goddamned word to him. he blames sally ross' assistant for intercepting his letters, so he teaches her a lesson by disfiguring her. solitude in reclusion and continuous refusals trigger off his insanity, so douglas makes up his mind to go for the extreme to get what he wants most: a responded letter from sally ross. the flick is corny, and it centers on trivia around bacall more than the lunatic state of the fan. it is partially a melodrama of bacall's november romance featuring her relationship with men, her struggling career and her dazzling musical, occasionally boasted with a cheesy sense of horror which populates in 70s and 80s slasher flick. it is amazing that bacall still remains a touch of class and a tint of hipster glamour in 1981, but wouln't it be absurd that all sally ross has to do is raising her precious hands to type a letter to stop this dreadful madness but she's not even courageous enough to do so? but she has guts enough to stick a knife in him at the end? typical star with imperious conceits and insoulciant insolence, who takes admiration for granted.

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read the book instead

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