The Fan (1996)

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R | 2 hr | Thriller, Sports, Adaptation | Released: 8/16/1996 |Box Office Total: $18.4M

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Synopsis:

He is the one they look for when the Klieg lights blaze, the one whose picture hangs on the wall. His presence hits them like a drug. He is the light and the glory, a reason to live... even die. They are the untold millions whose adoration translates into magazine covers and multi-million contracts. They are the sea of faces rendered invisible by distance, blurred together by their sheer mass, known only in the collective as 'the fans.' For all fans, the rules are unspoken but crystal-clear: you don't get too close to your heroes. But one fan, Gil Renard, is about to bend those rules. The stellar career of his idol, Bobby Rayburn, means everything to Gil. It is the filter through which he's viewed his own life, distilling it into something better. While Bobby's star appears to fall, Gil's own life spirals downward until he has nothing left but the prospect of returning his idol to his former glory, even if it means stepping out of the shadows of fandom and into his own dark center stage.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/16/1996

Director	Credit
Tony Scott	Director
Cast	Credit
Robert De Niro	Gil Renard
Wesley Snipes	Bobby Rayburn
Ellen Barkin	Jewel Stern
John Leguizamo	Manny
Benicio Del Toro	Juan Primo
Patti D'Arbanville	Ellen Renard
Chris Mulkey	Tim
Andrew J Ferchland	Richie Renard
Brandon Hammond	Sean Rayburn
Charles Hallahan	Coop
Dan Butler	Garrity
Kurt Fuller	Bernie
Michael Jace	Scalper
Frank Medrano	Bartender--Leon
Don S Davis	Stook
John Kruk	Lanz
Stoney Jackson	Zamora
Brad William Henke	Tjader
Drew Snyder	Burrows
Edith Diaz	Elvira
Walter Addison	Detective Lewis
Wayne Duvall	Detective Baker
Joe Pichler	Sick Sean
James MacDonald	Sick Sean's Dad
Tuesday Knight	Nurse
Marla Sucharetza	Angie
Nikki Lee	Dawna
Marjorie Lovett	Stanford Woman
Michael Andolini	Man Behind Gil
M.C. Gainey	Man Behind Man
Michael Bofshever	Little League Coach
Kirk Ward	The Giant Mascot
Eric Bruskotter	Catcher
Kirk D Terry	Umpire
Abraham Flores	Umpire
Dennis Neil Henderson	Umpire
Aaron Neville	Opening Game Singer
Jerry Saslow	Reporter
Michael P Byrne	Reporter
Bret Lewis	Reporter
Roger Lodge	Reporter
Ron Pitts	Reporter
Stanley DeSantis	Stoney
Jack Black	Broadcast Technician
Thomas F Duffy	Figgy
Don Fischer	Cop
Vernon Guichard II	Cop
Kim Robillard	Jefferson Sporting Goods Clerk
Keith Leon Williams	Stadium Official
Chante Moore	Primo Tribute Singer
Paul Herman	Seedy Suit Guy
Robert Louis Kempf	Baggage Attendant
Jesse Ibarra	Padres--Pitcher
James Betzsold	Padres--Catcher
Chris Fick	Giants--Left Fielder
Ben Hines	Giants--1st Baseman
Rick Magnante	Giants--3rd Base Coach
Carl Mergenthaler	Bobby's Teammate
Clayton Holt	Bobby's Teammate
Lennox Brown	Bobby's Teammate
Troy Cephers	Bobby's Teammate
Freeman White	Bobby's Teammate
Bruce Hines	Umpire-End Game
Adam Druxman	Paparazzi
Kathy Stewart	Fan
Carolyn Washington	Fan
Nikki Hart	Fan
Bo Daniels	Fan
Randal Salguero	Fan
Tracy Leanne Mandac	Fan
Gregg Tome	Detective Schmerg
Sonya Bertelson	Waitress
Brian Freifield	Art
Jennifer Stander	Store Employee
Roy Conrad	Shopkeeper
Richard Riehle	Shopkeeper
Earl Billings	Shopkeeper
John Carroll Lynch	Shopkeeper
Tim Monsion	Shopkeeper
Ralph Bertelle	Shopkeeper
Norm Compton	Shopkeeper
Production Credits	Credit
Margaret French Isaac	Co-Producer
Greg Mooradian	Associate Producer
Wendy Finerman	Producer
Bill Unger	Executive Producer
James Skotchdopole	Executive Producer
Barrie M Osborne	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Wendy Finerman Productions	Production Company
Scott Free Productions	Production Company
Mandalay Entertainment Group	Production Company
TriStar Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Cecchi Gori Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
EV	Foreign Video Distributor
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide	Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
TriStar Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tri Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
San Francisco, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Writer	Credit
Phoef Sutton	Screenplay
Peter Abrahams	Source Material (from novel)
Diana Hammond	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Christopher Aubin	Assistant Accountant
Alison Cannon	Production Accountant
Ida Lee Henderson	Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Karin McElhatton	Animal Trainer - head animal trainer
Art Department	Credit
Tom Reta	Assistant Art Director
Mayne Berke	Art Director
Claire Bowin	Set Decorator
Tim Donelan	Lead Person - leadman
Beverli Eagan	Set Designer
Oscar A Mazzola	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Ida Random	Production Designer
Adam Lustig	Assistant Art Director
Casting	Credit
Ellen Lewis	Casting
Gail Goldberg	Casting Associate
Lisa S Beasley	Extras Casting
Nancy Dunbar	Extras Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Ernest H Lauterio	Craft Service - craft services
Film Camera	Credit
Linda R Chen	Photography - still photographer
Bob Putynkowski	Color Timer
Paul Murphey	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Daniel Moder	Camera - camera loader
Martin Schaer	Camera Operator
Monty Swann	Video Playback
John Skotchdopole	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Dariusz Wolski	Director of Photography
Martha Jane Stanton	Photography - baseball photographs
John T Connor	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Tom Giordano	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
David Emmerichs	Camera Operator
Lawrence Karman	Camera Operator
Yal Joel	Photography - photographs
Jeff Vine	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Hy Peskin	Photography - photographs
J P Beeghly	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Nick Schuster	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Summit Entertainment, LLC	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Bruce Fowler	Music Arranger - orchestrator
Adam Milo Smalley	Music Editor
Hans Zimmer	Music
Sharon Boyle	Music Supervisor
Angie Rubin	Music Editor
Alan Meyerson	Music - music recorder
Physical Effects	Credit
Chuck Picerni Jr	Stunt Coordinator
Bob Arnold	Stunts
Steve Picerni	Stunt Coordinator
Mike Cameron	Stunts
R J Chambers	Stunts
Craig Davis	Stunts
Danial Donai	Stunts
Richard Epper	Stunts
Kane Hodder	Stunts
Scott Hubbell	Stunts
Leslie Jones	Stunts
Billy D Lucas	Stunts
John H Lucasey	Stunts
Joseph Manuella	Stunts
Johnny M Martin	Stunts
Eddie Perez	Stunts
John J Polce	Stunts
John Rottger	Stunts
Carlton Russell	Stunts
Tierre Turner	Stunts
Gene Williams	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Roger J Pugliese	Unit Production Manager
Ed Lipscomb	Assistant Location Manager
Paul A Levin	Post-Production Supervisor
Nanette Siegert	Production Coordinator
James Skotchdopole	Assistant Director
Sharon Swab	DGA Trainee
Janice Polley	Location Manager
P R Tooke	Script Supervisor
Jennifer Blair	Assistant Production Coordinator
John Wildermuth	Assistant Director
Ellen Winchell	Location Manager
James Westman	Unit Production Manager
Margo Hunt	Assistant Production Coordinator
Jordana Kronen	Assistant Location Manager
Elaine Patarini	Assistant Location Manager
Adam Druxman	Assistant Director
Phil Dupont	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Spooky Stevens	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
David M Horton	Sound Effects Editor
Kevin O'Connell	Rerecording Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	Foley Mixer
Gary A. Hecker	Foley Artist
Robert G Henderson	Sound Editor
William Carruth	ADR Editor
Brooke Henderson Ward	Sound Effects - sound effects supervisor
Charleen Richards	ADR Mixer
Earl F Sampson	Boom Operator
Rodney Sharpp	Sound - assistant sound effects editor
Scott Burrow	Foley Editor
William B Kaplan	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Scott Shaddon	Sound - assistant sound effects editor
Lynne Warr	ADR Editor - assistant ADR editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	Foley Artist
Virginia Cook-McGowan	Sound Effects Editor
Jeff Gomillion	ADR Mixer
Bob O'Brien	Foley Editor
Rick Kline	Rerecording Mixer
Greg Dillon	Sound Effects Editor
Greg P Russell	Rerecording Mixer
Gregory H Watkins	Rerecording Mixer
Adam Johnston	Sound Effects Editor
Carlos Delarios	Rerecording Mixer
Scot Tinsley	Sound Effects Editor
Steve Maslow	Rerecording Mixer
Bill Manger	Sound Effects Editor
John Phillips	Sound Effects Editor
Roxanne Jones	Sound Effects Editor
David B Cohn	Sound Effects Editor
Samuel C Crutcher	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Joe Ramsey	Special Effects Supervisor
Andrew Sebok	Special Effects
Kyle Cooper	Main Title Design - main titles and end titles
Larry Shorts	Special Effects
Joe Chenier	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Ilona Herman	Hair - Robert De Niro's hair & makeup
Maggie Morgan	Assistant Costume Designer
Elaine Ramires	Costumes - key costumer
Ronald Scott	Hair Stylist
Richard Snell	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Mary Still	Costume Department - costume
Laini Thompson	Makeup - Wesley Snipes' makeup
Rita Ryack	Costume Designer
Dan Bronson	Costume Supervisor
Craig Anthony	Wardrobe - Wesley Snipes' dresser
Daniel Orlandi	Costume Designer
Kevin Yagher	Makeup - makeup effects
Natalie Wood	Makeup Artist
Robert M Moore	Costumes - costumer
Stephen A Elsbree	Hair Stylist
Lana Chirco	Hair Stylist - Ellen Barkin's hairstylist
Ellen Wong	Makeup Artist - Ellen Barkin's makeup artist
Mark C Yager	Makeup - makeup effects creator
Shaun Smith	Makeup - makeup effects creator
David Barton	Makeup - makeup effects creator
Bryan Blair	Makeup - makeup effects creator
Thom Floutz	Makeup - makeup effects creator

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