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The Fan

Douglas, a record salesman, is an obsessive fan of actress Sally Ross. When his letters are rejected, he strikes out at her and her loved ones.

Director

Ed Bianchi

Year

Genre

drama, horror, thriller

Box Office

$3,082,096

Production

Paramount Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

Sally Ross

Jake Berman

Belle Goldman

Maureen Stapleton

Raphael Andrews

Hector Elizondo

Douglas Breen

Emily Stolz

Anna Maria Horsford

David Branum

Elsa

Choreographer

Douglas' Sister

John Vetta

Charles Blackwell

Director

Saleswoman in Record Store

Young Man in Bar

Terence Marinan

Heidi

Hilda

Parker McCormick

Pop

Caretaker

Assistant Choreographer

Pianist

Production Assistant

Markham

Themi Sapountzakis

Stage Manager

Liz Smith

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Sergio López-Cal

Dancer

Jamie Patterson

Dancer

Dancer

Stephanie Williams

Dancer

Prop Man

Pen Thief

Victoria Vanderkloot

Drummer

Nurse

Party Hostess

Donut Vendor

Record Shop Customer

Woman on Steps

Miriam Phillips

Doorman

Doorman

Fan

Fan

Eric Van Valkenburg

Fan

Fan

Madeline Moroff

Fan

Stagehand

Stagehand

J. Nesbit Clark

Stagehand

Stagehand

Stagehand

Autograph Seeker

Hand Model

Brian Carpenter

Fan

Elizabeth Young

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J no love baby tonight j - The Fan

J no love baby tonight j

- Dear miss Ross, - The Fan

- Dear miss Ross,

I have posters, playbills, - The Fan

I have posters, playbills,

Your presence alone makes every one of your films - The Fan

Your presence alone makes every one of your films

I bought a gorgeous new lucite frame - The Fan

I bought a gorgeous new lucite frame

I despise those desperate, pathetic people - The Fan

I despise those desperate, pathetic people

I know of all the famous men in your life, - The Fan

I know of all the famous men in your life,

Thank you for the inspiration
you have given me. - The Fan

Thank you for the inspiration you have given me.

P.s. Could you send me
your most recent photograph - The Fan

P.s. Could you send me your most recent photograph

- Could you please write the date, too? - The Fan

- Could you please write the date, too?

- Dear miss Ross, - The Fan

- Dear miss Ross,

Being divorced from you - The Fan

Being divorced from you

- P.S. Would you also tell her - The Fan

- P.S. Would you also tell her

'Course she's not up yet - The Fan

'Course she's not up yet

Can you believe they've choreographed a dance - The Fan

Can you believe they've choreographed a dance

How's uh little red riding hood - The Fan

How's uh little red riding hood

- We've been real busy. - The Fan

- We've been real busy.

What too lowlife for you - The Fan

What too lowlife for you

I had three chocolates - The Fan

I had three chocolates

Thanks to you the whole world hates me - The Fan

Thanks to you the whole world hates me

What are you doing tonight - The Fan

What are you doing tonight

Here's to us Sally darling - The Fan

Here's to us Sally darling

Dear miss Ross, - The Fan

Dear miss Ross,

- Okay, one, two, three, four, - The Fan

- Okay, one, two, three, four,

J remarkable woman inaccessible not a bit j - The Fan

J remarkable woman inaccessible not a bit j

J no energy crisis j“ - The Fan

J no energy crisis j“

J my professional advice is j - The Fan

J my professional advice is j

We will be lovers very soon my darling - The Fan

We will be lovers very soon my darling

I know she's attractive - The Fan

I know she's attractive

I finally had it out - The Fan

I finally had it out

Dear Mr Breen - The Fan

- Now I know why
I haven't heard from you. - The Fan

- Now I know why I haven't heard from you.

- And
five, six, and seven! - The Fan

- And five, six, and seven!

I hope you haven't taken to treating all my fans like this - The Fan

I hope you haven't taken to treating all my fans like...

All these people have fantasies - The Fan

All these people have fantasies

Who ever told you that life was supposed to be - The Fan

Who ever told you that life was supposed to be

- Who was that? - The Fan

- Who was that?

How long have we been together? - The Fan

How long have we been together?

- Excuse me, I was looking for Sally Ross. - The Fan

- Excuse me, I was looking for Sally Ross.

- Oh! - The Fan

- The weird thing is that
he didn't take anything. - The Fan

- The weird thing is that he didn't take anything.

J wanted hearts not diamonds j - The Fan

J wanted hearts not diamonds j

Oh well optimism is a luxury - The Fan

Oh well optimism is a luxury

Tell me um what's your first name - The Fan

Tell me um what's your first name

Yeah well if you'd 'a called - The Fan

Yeah well if you'd 'a called

The problem between you and me is that - The Fan

The problem between you and me is that

I am my work - The Fan

You can't stop me can you - The Fan

You can't stop me can you

- Shh! - The Fan

Elsa? - The Fan

Would you like me to call Jake berman? - The Fan

Would you like me to call Jake berman?

Hello Sally - The Fan

- Hello? - The Fan

Miss Ross? - The Fan

- Oh, miss Ross! - The Fan

- Oh, miss Ross!

“ By Jr. Walker) - The Fan

“ By Jr. Walker)

- Dear Sally, - The Fan

- If there was going
to be a last stop for me - The Fan

- If there was going to be a last stop for me

How many times do you suppose - The Fan

How many times do you suppose

- Oh, hi, Mr. Berman. - The Fan

- Oh, hi, Mr. Berman.

I've always had a thing for men - The Fan

I've always had a thing for men

- Could we be serious, please? - The Fan

- Could we be serious, please?

Hi hilda - The Fan

- How are ya? - The Fan

J givin' 'em hell but all is not well j - The Fan

J givin' 'em hell but all is not well j

J tonight j - The Fan

J I always chased those diamonds j - The Fan

J I always chased those diamonds j

- You think you'll need any help? - The Fan

- You think you'll need any help?

- Repeating
the news from earlier... - The Fan

- Repeating the news from earlier...

- Hilda! - The Fan

- Today's fourth race, 11-I, - The Fan

- Today's fourth race, 11-I,

- Hilda? - The Fan

Help! - The Fan

Now you know how much you meant to me. - The Fan

Now you know how much you meant to me.

I expected so much more from
a star like you, miss Ross. - The Fan

I expected so much more from a star like you, miss Ross.

Here's your chance to be one of those hoodlums - The Fan

Here's your chance to be one of those hoodlums

- Isn't that a pity? - The Fan

- Isn't that a pity?

- I love you. - The Fan

The Fan poster

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Douglas, a record salesman, is an obsessive fan of actress Sally Ross. When his letters are rejected, he strikes out at her and her loved ones.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ed Bianchi

Writer: Bob Randall, Priscilla Chapman, John Hartwell

Production: Paramount Pictures

Genre: drama, horror, thriller

Year: 1981

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.8

BoxOffice: $3,082,096

Released: 15 May 1981

Awards: 1 nomination

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