Big Fan (2009)
- Starring:
- Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Siegel
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Big Fan
A parking garage attendant and lifelong New York Giants fan finds his life spinning out of control following an altercation with his favorite football player in this darkly comic drama starring Patton Oswalt. For 35-year-old Staten Island native Paul Aufiero (Oswalt), sports are a religion. Paul still lives with his mother, he's the self-proclaimed "world's biggest New York Giants fan," and he spends most of his spare time calling in to the local sports radio station 760 "The Zone," where he can frequently be heard bickering with his contentious on-air nemesis Philadelphia Phil (Michael Rapaport), a fervent Eagles fan. Berated by his family for his obsessive love of sports, Paul retorts that they simply cannot appreciate the responsibility that goes with being the New York Giants' number one fan. One night, Paul and his best friend, Sal (Kevin Corrigan), spot Giants linebacker Quantrell Bishop (Jonathan Hamm) at a local gas station and impulsively follow his SUV to a Manhattan strip club. Once inside, the two friends bask quietly in the presence of football greatness before cautiously approaching their idol. When things don't go as planned and Paul winds up in the hospital, the resulting media frenzy finds him questioning everything he believes in just as his beloved team begins preparing for a late-season showdown with the Eagles. Former Onion scribe and Wrestler screenwriter Robert D. Siegel makes his feature directorial debut with this film, which he also scripted. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 87 mins
Complete Cast of Big Fan
- Patton Oswalt - Paul Aufiero
- Marcia Jean Kurtz - Theresa Aufiero
- Matt Servitto - Det. Velardi
- Serafina Fiore - Gina Aufiero
- Joe Garden - Dennis
- Scott Ferrall - Sports Dogg
- Maya Louise Dispensza - Christine & Dennis's Daughter
- Julian Lane - Birthday Boy
- Kevin Corrigan - Sal
- Michael Rapaport - Philadelphia Phil
- Gino Cafarelli - Jeff Aufiero
- Jonathan Hamm - Quantrell Bishop
- Polly Humphries - Christine
- Caroline Gallo - Gina & Jeff's Daughter
- Sidné Anderson - Hospital Doctor
- Cookie Bradshaw - Law Office Ad Woman
- Director(s):
- Robert Siegel
- Writer(s):
- Robert Siegel
- Producer(s):
- Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Sexual Situations)
- Categories:
- Drama
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