# The Fan (1996)

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**Runtime**: 116 min
**Genres**: Thriller, Action, Drama
**Directed by**: Tony Scott
**Written by**: Phoef Sutton
**Starring**: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio del Toro, Patti D'Arbanville

> *All fans have a favorite player.  This one has a favorite target.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Foggy San Francisco summer nights, crack of the baseball bat, Bobby Rayburn's swing, a Giants cap worn tight, Gil Renard's eyes fixed on his idol, a obsessive fan's help turns deadly. Tony Scott directs a dark thriller.

**Mood tags**: paranoid, raw

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