The Fan
All fans have a favorite player. This one has a favorite target.
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 his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.
- Director
- Tony Scott
- Worldwide
- $19M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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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 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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Box Office & Release
The Fan returned 0.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $55M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $19M
- Release date
- Aug 15, 1996
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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