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What was a pretty good 3/4, the last act was too ridiculous to take seriously. Still as a whole fine performances from both De Niro and Snipes even if neither were in top form, but at least appeared to be trying instead of phoning it in as both have done in the past decade or so.…
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The Fan
“All fans have a favorite player. This one has a favorite target.”
60%
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1h 56m
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The Fan (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Fan (1996) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Action, and Drama with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his fo… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~116 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Fan 60% (861 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 861 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-08-15
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 9566
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When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becom... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for The Fan is approximately 116 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
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
Kurt Fuller
Bernie
Michael Jace
Scalper
Frank Medrano
Leon, the Bartender
Don S. Davis
Stook
John Kruk
Lanz
Stoney Jackson
Zamora
Brad William Henke
Tjader
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What was a pretty good 3/4, the last act was too ridiculous to take seriously. Still as a whole fine performances from both De Niro and Snipes even if neither were in top form, but at least appeared to be trying instead of phoning it in as both have done in the past decade or so. Also a testament, as I could never see the NFL doing this, for the MLB to allow licensing on their teams with a fan, albeit a psychopath (or is it sociopath?), being portrayed that way. **2.75/5**
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