The Fan | 
| Director: Edward Bianchi
Actors: Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Maureen Stapleton, Hector Elizondo, Michael Biehn
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 14758
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0792179242
UPC: 097360146943
EAN: 9780792179245
ASIN: B000063URB
Theatrical Release Date: May 15, 1981
Release Date: September 24, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Lauren Bacall brings poise, dignity, and steely defiance to this entry into the 1980s slasher film genre. Her aging silver-screen and Broadway star is so stressed by her musical theater debut and jealous of her ex-husband's (James Garner) marriage to a lovely young thing that she misses all the stalker warning signs. Before she knows it, one obsessive fan (Michael Biehn) lets his fantasies spill over into psychosis. "We will become lovers very soon, my darling. And I assure you I have all the equipment," he writes before slicing up her friends. It calls for the elegance of Brian De Palma, which dutiful but dull first-timer Edward Bianchi can't provide. The pleasures come from sassy gal Friday Maureen Stapleton and Ms. Bacall, whose grace under pressure and cinematic confidence lend dignity to the proceedings. Pino Donnaggio's ominous score recalls Bernard Hermann's work with Hitchcock. Marvin Hamlisch and Tim Rice provide the show tunes. --Sean Axmaker
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 Movie March 2, 2009
B. Edwards
Great movie, this was a gift and my sister loved it very much. It was not available in any of the video stores and it was wonderful to find it at Amazon.com and get it quickly delivered.
 Fine Thriller, And Bacall Unfairly Criticized February 10, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
I thought this film was much better than the critics made it out to be at the time. I found it to be an interesting character study of an obsessed fan, played by Michael Biehn. He was a new actor at the time and a total unknown, which helped in this role. He went to star in "The Terminator" and has had a decent career. The other co-star....well, you might have heard of her: Lauren Bacall.
I read a lot of criticism of Bacall for this role, and think it is totally unjustified. She was just fine, thank you, playing a believable character: a veteran actress being stalked by some deranged killer.
With Maureen Stapleton, James Garner, Hector Elizondo, some great cinematography with wonderful close-up shots and a good score, what's not to like? It was a good thriller and deserves more respect.
 Not the original May 20, 2007
L. Michael
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I will add another complaint about the editing of this film. The "meat cleaver" line was a genuine shocker at the time, but is certainly mild compared to what is seen and heard in films today, or heard in music, for that matter. Shame on Paramount for editing this movie in both the VHS and DVD versions.
Bacall, Broadway & A Straight Razor March 9, 2007
Dayna Newman (Tampa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Fan"
If you're looking for over the top gore you wont find it here what you will find is a well acted movie with
Good Broadway numbers by Bacall and a sophisticated slasher with few but good kills.
The straight razor scene being the best. Bacall as Sally Ross plays the diva to the hilt and is superb as is Michael Biehn as the obsessed fan ala "Fatal Attraction".
I might be in the minority but I loved this movie. Bacall's solo number "Hearts Not Diamonds" is wonderful.This is another movie I watch over and over.
READ THE BOOK if you can find a copy.... August 5, 2006
Weedwacker (Satellite of Love, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I originally watched this movie as a kid because I was in love with Michael Biehn. And there is almost nothing hotter than Michael Biehn playing a freakin' lunatic in a movie (The Abyss, Tombstone, Deadly Intentions, you know what I mean).
Anyway, the movie is okay at best. The acting is good, and the film LOOKS good but it's just a bit on the slow and boring side. Either way I still watch it from time to time. About four or five years ago I decided to hunt down a copy of the book The Fan, by Bob Randall, upon which this movie was based and my god was I glad I did. The book is just flat out creepy; it makes my skin crawl just thinking about it. I so wish the movie had gone more that way especially with the ending but I can see why it didn't given what audiences typically want. Some of the stuff in this book I wouldn't even WANT to see on film! And I am a fan of horrible, scary, disturbing stuff. :-/
At any rate I am not here to rate the book, I am here to rate the movie. And since I am here I would like to say....find a copy of the book and read it, you will enjoy it much more than the film!
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