The Fan

The Fan

116 mins | Action, Thriller | Aug. 15, 1996

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.

The Fan

116 mins | Action, Thriller | Aug. 15, 1996

The Fan
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers TriStar Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment
Original title The Fan
Directors P.R. Tooke, James W. Skotchdopole, Tony Scott
Writers Peter Abrahams, Phoef Sutton

Cast

Robert De Niro

as Gil Renard

Wesley Snipes

as Bobby Rayburn

Ellen Barkin

as Jewel Stern

John Leguizamo

as Manny

Benicio del Toro

as Juan Primo

Patti D'Arbanville

as Ellen Renard

Chris Mulkey

as Tim

Andrew J. Ferchland

as Richie Renard

Brandon Hammond

as Sean Rayburn

Dan Butler

as Garrity

Kurt Fuller

as Bernie

Michael Jace

as Scalper

Frank Medrano

as Leon, the Bartender

Don S. Davis

as Stook

John Kruk

as Lanz

Stoney Jackson

as Zamora

Brad William Henke

as Tjader

Drew Snyder

as Burrows

Edith Diaz

as Elvira

Walter Addison

as Detective Lewis

Wayne Duvall

as Detective Baker

M.C. Gainey

as Man Behind Man

Stanley DeSantis

as Stoney

Jack Black

as Broadcast Technician

Paul Herman

as Seedy Suit Guy

Roy Conrad

as Shopkeeper

Richard Riehle

as Shopkeeper

Earl Billings

as Shopkeeper

John Carroll Lynch

as Shopkeeper

Tim Monsion

as Shopkeeper

Aaron Neville

as Opening Game Singer