The Fan (1981)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
The final act is murder.
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways.
- Released: 1981-05-15
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 35m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 61 votes
Directed by Ed Bianchi.
Top cast
- Lauren Bacall as Sally Ross
- James Garner as Jake Berman
- Maureen Stapleton as Belle Goldman
- Héctor Elizondo as Police Inspector Raphael Andrews
- Michael Biehn as Douglas Breen
- Anna Maria Horsford as Emily Stolz
- Kurt Johnson as David Branum
- Feiga Martinez as Elsa
- Reed Jones as Choreographer
- Kaiulani Lee as Douglas' Sister
Where to watch The Fan
- United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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