The Fan (1996 film)

The Fan (Fanatico in Spain and El Fanatico in Latin America) is a 1996 American film. Directed by Tony Scott.

Plot

Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes) is a baseball player who has been in the best positions in the national league. He joins the San Francisco Giants team. An obsessive fan who sells hunting knives, Gil Renard (Robert De Niro), is excited about this signing. However, Bobby plays very poorly that season and Renard does everything he can to help him. But he goes too far.

Cast

• Robert De Niro is Gil Renard.
• Wesley Snipes is Bobby Rayburn.
• Blessing of the Bull is Juan Primo.
• Ellen Barkin is Jewel Stern.
• John Leguizamo is Manny.
• Patti D'Arbanville is Ellen Renard.
• Charles Hallahan is Coop.

Comments

Based on the novel of the same name by Peter Abrahams, the TVT record company released a compilation album with the soundtrack of the film in August 1996.