The Fan

Theatrical - Wide 1996-08-15

Cast Robert De Niro Wesley Snipes Ellen Barkin John Leguizamo Benicio del Toro
Directed by Tony Scott
Written by Phoef Sutton

Box Office Gross: $18,626,419

Running Time: 116 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: TriStar Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, Wendy Finerman Productions

Genres: Action Drama Thriller

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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 becomes mired in the worst slump of... See more 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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