Gil Renard is a salesman in the knife business and is also completely obsessed with the game of baseball. Because he is from San Francisco he is a fan of the Giants, by the beginning of the season the Giants have signed all-star center-fielder Bobby Rayburn to a 40 Million dollar contract. But, things do not go well for both Gil and Rayburn. Rayburn is slumping and Gil loses his job and eventually his wife and son. However after Gil loses his job and his family, he goes deeper into his obsession with Rayburn and takes matters into his own hands. He believes that Rayburn is slumping because of... another Giants player named Juan Primo who is playing well. SO Gil secretly helps him out. But when Gil feels that Rayburn is ungrateful, Gil kidnaps his son, Sean. Now, Rayburn must perform at his best at the last game of the season in order to save his son.
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The Fan
Okay, so its a bit predictable. However, it is still definitely worth a watch if just for de Niro playing a slightly more psychotic Willy Loman. It is based on baseball, but it's not necessary to be an expert - it could equally apply to Beckham & co.
This could be true
Unfortunately this film rings true to life - look at what happended to Monica Seles when she was stabbed by a rival fan.
Portrays a great storyline of when sport becomes a persons life and can't understand why his 'hero' treats it like a game.
Fan, The
Robert De Niro plays the psycho fan from hell and the object of his obsession is baseball star Wesley Snipes in this misfiring thriller from Tony Scott. When Snipes is out of form and the San Francisco Giants hit a losing streak, pitiful loser De Niro moves into action with fatal consequences. Despite being directed by Scott with his trademark flash and dash, the sometimes over-vigorous use of mannered camera angles does nothing for an implausible plot that's short of both suspense and surprise. Scott's ace card is De Niro putting on his Taxi Driver act to good effect once more. For even though the edgy persona is familiar, it's all this vulgar exploitation essay has to ...
Fan, The
"...THE FAN is real, and the characters are very real..."
De Niro gets another chance to freak out, this time as baseball devotee Gil Renard who goes to extreme lengths to help his favourite player, Bobby Rayburn (Snipes), overcome the worst season of his life.
It follows the formulaic patterns of your average psycho thriler, with Renard's behaviour becoming increasingly erratic till the big finale, but the outcome isn't as predictable as you might expect, and De Niro's turn as the shambling nutter is better than the material deserves.
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