The Fan with Lauren Bacall: DVD Cover

    The Fan Director: Edward Bianchi Cast: Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Maureen Stapleton, Michael Biehn

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/24/2002
    • Original Release: 1981
    • Rating: Rated R

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    Widescreen version; enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby Digital English mono; English subtitles; Menus; Scene selection

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Dear Miss Ross [4:25]
    2. Alone and Lonely [5:53]
    3. Lunch Date [2:47]
    4. Pretending [1:58]
    5. Rehearsals [3:49]
    6. An Incosiderate Secretary [6:45]
    7. Subway Station Attack [1:46]
    8. Fan Letters [5:37]
    9. The Inspector [5:48]
    10. Outburst On Stage [2:58]
    11. Douglas's Revenge [2:13]
    12. In Seclusion [5:12]
    13. A Tragic Death [2:41]
    14. Another Try [1:09]
    15. "Hearts, Not Diamonds" [4:20]
    16. Sally Defends Herself [4:08]

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    Editorial Reviews

    Lauren Bacall more or less plays herself in The Fan. Cast as famous Broadway musical comedy star Sally Ross (with an astonishing lack of temperament!), Bacall finds herself the unwilling love object of psychotic fan Douglas Breen (Michael Biehn). As security around Ross tightens, Breen vows that if he can't have Ross, no one else can. James Garner and Maureen Stapleton are underused as, respectively, Bacall's ex-husband and mother-hen secretary. Based on a good novel by Bob Randall, The Fan comes off as a slightly more expensive "stalker of the week" TV movie. Still, the film proved grimly prescient in the light of John Lennon's assassination (which occurred after the film was completed, but before its release) and the ongoing dilemma of current Broadway stars (even the lesser lights) who are forced to hire bodyguards to protect them from worshipful wackos. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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