The Fan (1981)
- Starring:
- Lauren Bacall, James Garner, (more)
- Director(s):
- Edward Bianchi
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Fan
Lauren Bacall more or less plays herself in The Fan. Cast as famous Broadway musical comedy star Sally Ross (with an astonishing lack of temperament!), Bacall finds herself the unwilling love object of psychotic fan Douglas Breen (Michael Biehn). As security around Ross tightens, Breen vows that if he can't have Ross, no one else can. James Garner and Maureen Stapleton are underused as, respectively, Bacall's ex-husband and mother-hen secretary. Based on a good novel by Bob Randall, The Fan comes off as a slightly more expensive "stalker of the week" TV movie. Still, the film proved grimly prescient in the light of John Lennon's assassination (which occurred after the film was completed, but before its release) and the ongoing dilemma of current Broadway stars (even the lesser lights) who are forced to hire bodyguards to protect them from worshipful wackos. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of The Fan
- Lauren Bacall - Sally Ross
- Maureen Stapleton - Belle Goldman
- Hector Elizondo - Ralph Andrews
- Kurt Johnson - David
- Reed Jones - Choreographer
- Ed Crowley - Caretaker
- Themi Sapountzakis - Markham
- Robert Weil - Pop
- Ann Pearl Gary - Fan
- Terence Marinan - Young Man in Bar
- Jim Wolfe - Dancer
- Charles Blackwell - John Vetta
- Miriam Phillips - Woman on Steps
- Kaiulani Lee - Douglas' Sister
- Dwight Schultz - Director
- James Garner - Jake Berman
- Michael Biehn - Douglas Breen
- Anna Maria Horsford - Emily
- Feiga Martinez - Elsa
- Liz Smith - Herself
- Griffin Dunne - Production Assistant
- George Peters - Doorman
- Lionel Pina - Customer
- Dana Delany - Saleswoman
- Tim Elliott - Stagehand
- Justin Ross - Dancer
- Victoria Vanderkloot - Pen Thief
- Jean de Baer - Stage Manager
- Donna Mitchell - Hostess
- Director(s):
- Edward Bianchi
- Writer(s):
- John Hartwell, Diana Hammond, Norman Wexler
- Producer(s):
- Robert Stigwood
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Graphic Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Violence)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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