The Fan (1981)

Released: 1981-05-15 Duration: 1hr 35min

Genres: Drama Horror Thriller

Rating 5.9

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The final act is murder.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget	$10,000,000.00
Revenue	$3,100,000.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	1.77

Directed By

Ed Bianchi

Crew

Director
Ed Bianchi

Makeup Artist
Joe Cuervo

Associate Producer
John Nicolella

Associate Producer
Bill Oakes

Special Effects Makeup Artist
Dick Smith

Makeup Artist
Margaret Sunshine

Second Assistant Director
William Eustace

Executive Producer
Kevin McCormick

Assistant Director
Herb Gains

Production Design
Santo Loquasto

Novel
Bob Randall

Scenic Artist
Cosmo Sorice

Writer
Priscilla Chapman

Writer
John Hartwell

Editor
Alan Heim

Producer
Robert Stigwood

Casting
Alixe Gordin

Art Direction
Paul Eads

Costume Design
Jeffrey Kurland

Set Decoration
Leslie Bloom

Transportation Captain
Michael Hourihan

Director of Photography
Dick Bush

Music Editor
Dan Pinsky

Boom Operator
Dennis Maitland II

Property Master
Thomas Saccio

Still Photographer
Adger W. Cowans

Steadicam Operator
Craig DiBona

Production Sound Mixer
Chris Newman

First Assistant Editor
Trudy Ship

Script Supervisor
B.J. Bjorkman

Original Music Composer
Pino Donaggio

Extras Casting
Sylvia Fay

Supervising Sound Editor
Sanford Rackow

Gaffer
Richard Quinlan

Sound Recordist
Arthur Bloom

Title Designer
Dan Perri

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