The Fan (1981)
May 15, 1981Release Date
The Fan (1981)
May 15, 1981Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Lauren Bacall
Sally Ross
James Garner
Jake Berman
Michael Biehn
Douglas Breen
Maureen Stapleton
Belle Goldman
Hector Elizondo
Police Inspector Raphael Andrews
Anna Maria Horsford
Emily Stolz
Kurt Johnson
David Branum
Feiga Martinez
Elsa
Reed Jones
Choreographer
Kaiulani Lee
Douglas' Sister
Charles Blackwell
John Vetta
Dwight Schultz
Director
Ed Bianchi
Director
Bob Randall
Writer
Dana Delany
Saleswoman in Record Store
Priscilla Chapman
Writer
Terence Marinan
Young Man in Bar
John Hartwell
Writer
Lesley Rogers
Heidi
Robert Stigwood
Producer
Parker McCormick
Hilda
Pino Donaggio
Composer
Robert Weil
Pop
Dick Bush
Cinematographer
Ed Crowley
Caretaker
Alan Heim
Editor
Gail Benedict
Assistant Choreographer
Alixe Gordin
CastingDirector
D. David Lewis
Pianist
Griffin Dunne
Production Assistant
Santo Loquasto
ProductionDesigner
Themi Sapountzakis
Markham
Jean De Baer
Stage Manager
Liz Smith
Self
Haru Aki
Dancer
Robin Albert
Dancer
Rene Ceballos
Dancer
Clif De Raita
Dancer
Edyie Fleming
Dancer
Linda Haberman
Dancer
Sergio López-Cal
Dancer
Jamie Patterson
Dancer
Justin Ross
Dancer
Stephanie Williams
Dancer
Jim Wolfe
Dancer
Thomas Saccio
Prop Man / Property Master
Victoria Vanderkloot
Pen Thief
James Ogden
Drummer
Terri DuHaime
Nurse
Donna Mitchell
Party Hostess
Hector Osorio
Donut Vendor
Lionel Pina
Record Shop Customer
Miriam Phillips
Woman on Steps
Jack R. Marks
Doorman
George Peters
Doorman
Esther Benson
Fan
Eric Van Valkenburg
Fan
Ann Pearl Gary
Fan
Madeline Moroff
Fan
Leo Schaff
Fan
James Bryson
Stagehand
J. Nesbit Clark
Stagehand
Tim Elliott
Stagehand
Paul Hummel
Stagehand
Jacob Laufer
Stagehand
Kenneth Boys
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Bob Randall
Novel
Paul Eads
Art Direction
Jeffrey Kurland
Costume Design
Cosmo Sorice
Scenic Artist
Leslie Bloom
Set Decoration
Adger W. Cowans
Still Photographer
Craig DiBona
Steadicam Operator
Sylvia Fay
Extras Casting
Richard Quinlan
Gaffer
Trudy Ship
First Assistant Editor
Dan Pinsky
Music Editor
B.J. Bjorkman
Script Supervisor
Dennis Maitland II
Boom Operator
Michael Hourihan
Transportation Captain
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 15, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingR
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$3,100,000
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The Fan is a 1981 American psychological thriller film directed by Edward Bianchi and starring Lauren Bacall, Michael Biehn, James Garner, and Maureen Stapleton. The plot follows a famous stage and film actress named Sally Ross (Bacall) who is stalked by a violent, deranged fan (Biehn), who begins killing those around her. The screenplay by Priscilla Chapman and John Hartwell was based on the 1977 novel of the same title by Bob Randall.
Development of The Fan began in 1979, and several iterations of the screenplay were produced by a number of writers before Chapman and Hartwell's version was finalized. Filmways initially offered to co-produce and distribute the film, offering to pay for the majority of its production budget. However, after its completion in 1980, Filmways backed out of the project due to their studio's experiencing financial troubles, after which Paramount Pictures acquired distribution rights.
The Fan was released in the United States on May 15, 1981, and was a box-office bomb, grossing $3.1 million. It received largely unfavorable reviews from film critics, though it would later acquire a cult following in the years after its release. Though Bacall was publicly critical of the film after its release, she later reflected that she felt her performance in it was among her best work.