The
Fan
Non-Series
Peter Abrahams
Publisher: Warner Books
ISBN: 0446518603
Published: March 1995
Synopsis: Two men. One is a baseball star. He has an ex-cheerleader for a wife and a girl in every big-league town. The ball comes off his bat like a firecracker. Bobby Rayburn isn't just a ballplayer. He's a god. The other has a wife who's left him. His bank balance slides toward zero while his child support and car payments soar past the roof. He hates his job and the product he pushes. But the license plate on his 325i reads "WNSOX." Gil Renard isn't just a knife salesman. He's The Fan. But what happens when the barrier between idolator and idol collapses? What happens when Gil Renard sacrifices everything he has left to raise the Sox from their depths and to rescue Bobby Rayburn from what threatens to be an irreversible slump? What happens when Gil Renard crosses the white line and anoints himself a player in the game? What happens when the adoration of The Fan becomes the kiss of death?
The Fan
Tony Scott, Director
Robert De Niro: Gil Renard
Wesley Snipes: Bobby Rayburn
Ellen Barkin: Jewel Stern
John Leguizamo: Manny
Benicio Del Toro: Juan Primo
Patti D'Arbanville: Ellen Renard
Chris Mulkey: Tim
Andrew J. Ferchland: Richie Renard
Brandon Hammond: Sean Rayburn
Charles Hallahan: Coop
Dan Butler: Garrity
UPC: 043396824799
Source: Sony Pictures
Original Release: 08/16/1996
DVD Release: 12/10/1997
Rating: R
Time: 01:56:00
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Features: English 2-channel or 5.1 [Dolby Digital]; Additional
languages: French, Spanish; Subtitles: English, Spanish; Scene
selections; Widescreen or standard formats