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 (14) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (6) | 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.
As Douglas closes in on his Broadway prey, The Fan ramps up the horror movie tropes just as it ramps up the Broadway schmaltz of the finished show.
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.
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.
Super Reviewer
read the book instead
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