What is The Fan?
The Fan is a 1981 drama, horror, and thriller film directed with a runtime of one hour and thirty-five minutes, carrying an R rating in the US. The story follows a record store clerk who is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen, and who strikes out in increasingly violent ways when faced with rejection.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1981
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 95 minutes
- Release date
- May 15, 1981
- Studios
- Paramount Pictures, Robert Stigwood Organization
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Overview
The Fan is a 1981 drama, horror, and thriller film directed with a runtime of one hour and thirty-five minutes, carrying an R rating in the US. The story follows a record store clerk who is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen, and who strikes out in increasingly violent ways when faced with rejection.
The film's screenplay was written by Priscilla Chapman and John Hartwell, based on the 1977 novel by Bob Randall. It offers viewers a tense, dark exploration of obsession and violence, categorized under the drama, horror, and thriller genres.
Should you watch it?
“An obsessed record store clerk strikes out violently when faced with rejection.”
- Features a tense narrative centered on a dangerously obsessed record store clerk.
- Brings the 1977 novel by Bob Randall to the screen with a screenplay by Priscilla Chapman and John Hartwell.
- Delivers a dramatic, horror, and thriller experience with a runtime of one hour and thirty-five minutes.
- The plot involves extreme violence and rejection leading to murder.
Watch it if you enjoy dramatic thrillers about intense fan obsession turning violent.
The tone is dark and violent, spanning drama, horror, and thriller genres over a runtime of one hour and thirty-five minutes.
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Is The Fan (1981) worth watching?
It is worth watching if you are interested in a thriller about a record store clerk whose obsession with an actress leads to violence.
What is the runtime of The Fan (1981)?
The film has a runtime of one hour and thirty-five minutes.
What is the source material for the film?
The screenplay was based on the 1977 novel by Bob Randall.
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