The Fan is horror psychological thriller film talks about a young fan who is obsessed with an old movie star, so he only thinks about her and writes to her in anytime (morning, afternoon even after midnight), and step by step his obsession grew more and more in a dangerous way that leads him to harm and even murder people who thinks are trying to separate them.
This was First directing debut for Ed Bianchi with two big star of the golden age of Hollywood :
Lauren Bacall who plays the aging movie star and James Garner, it also include Michael Biehn (who plays the fan) who plays his first dramatic role on the big screen .
The film is arguably one of the most underrated horror films of the 80s (a lot of people will argue with me), but comparing this one with silly films that gained a lot of money in the box-office without any reason makes this film a classic.
First of all the idea ( a fan's obsession with his movie star ) was never introduce before to the big screen in this kind of way, and we saw it years later in Misery 1990 but in a different way
Second Ed Bianchi gave us a great intro to the film that no other horror film did before, showing us the two characters at the same time what they are doing and thinking about.
Third the music score which was made by Pino Donaggio ( Who also composed Dressed to kill a year before) was so great, powerful and exceptional and it hunts you from the beginning till the end.
Without a doubt the only one who shines in this film was Michael Biehn he really was the perfect choice to perform a psycho fan : his face expression, body language were both at the top and it was so surprising to see him in this role because a year before he totally did a different kind of character in
Hog Wild ( Which was a silly but amusing at the same time).
As For Lauren Bacall she had her moments, but she wasn't at her best and she was old for the character, there were scenes that she wasn't convincing as the scary actress who is afraid of her life
( Her reaction to the telephone call from her stalker was so cold, and they way she acted in the final chasing scene at the theater was also unbelievable, Michael biehn was sweating all over his body and she who has been chased and attacked was so dry !!!) And no Comment about her voice singing.
James Garner ( Who i love so much ) appearance here is a big question mark i still wounder why he accepted this role there was nothing special about this supporting character any other unknown actor could play it, but to bring a big star to play this role it was a silly thing to do ( I guess the producers chose him along side Lauren Bacall to promote the film, because both of them had a big audience).
There was a nice moment to see the unknown actress (Back then) Dana Delany as saleswomen working with Biehn at the same store (who both appeared together again years later in Tombstone 1993).
At the end this is a must see for horror fans it isn't perfect and had a lot of mistakes, but still have many things that will work for you, and if you liked Misery you will certainly like this film too.
Final rate :
6 out of 10
This was First directing debut for Ed Bianchi with two big star of the golden age of Hollywood :
Lauren Bacall who plays the aging movie star and James Garner, it also include Michael Biehn (who plays the fan) who plays his first dramatic role on the big screen .
The film is arguably one of the most underrated horror films of the 80s (a lot of people will argue with me), but comparing this one with silly films that gained a lot of money in the box-office without any reason makes this film a classic.
First of all the idea ( a fan's obsession with his movie star ) was never introduce before to the big screen in this kind of way, and we saw it years later in Misery 1990 but in a different way
Second Ed Bianchi gave us a great intro to the film that no other horror film did before, showing us the two characters at the same time what they are doing and thinking about.
Third the music score which was made by Pino Donaggio ( Who also composed Dressed to kill a year before) was so great, powerful and exceptional and it hunts you from the beginning till the end.
Without a doubt the only one who shines in this film was Michael Biehn he really was the perfect choice to perform a psycho fan : his face expression, body language were both at the top and it was so surprising to see him in this role because a year before he totally did a different kind of character in
Hog Wild ( Which was a silly but amusing at the same time).
As For Lauren Bacall she had her moments, but she wasn't at her best and she was old for the character, there were scenes that she wasn't convincing as the scary actress who is afraid of her life
( Her reaction to the telephone call from her stalker was so cold, and they way she acted in the final chasing scene at the theater was also unbelievable, Michael biehn was sweating all over his body and she who has been chased and attacked was so dry !!!) And no Comment about her voice singing.
James Garner ( Who i love so much ) appearance here is a big question mark i still wounder why he accepted this role there was nothing special about this supporting character any other unknown actor could play it, but to bring a big star to play this role it was a silly thing to do ( I guess the producers chose him along side Lauren Bacall to promote the film, because both of them had a big audience).
There was a nice moment to see the unknown actress (Back then) Dana Delany as saleswomen working with Biehn at the same store (who both appeared together again years later in Tombstone 1993).
At the end this is a must see for horror fans it isn't perfect and had a lot of mistakes, but still have many things that will work for you, and if you liked Misery you will certainly like this film too.
Final rate :
6 out of 10