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Release Date:
16 August 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Fear strikes. more
Plot:
An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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Wesley Snipes Back in Action in ‘Game of Death’
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Q&A: Master Director Tony Scott Offers One Helluva Ride With The Taking of Pelham 123
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(From FilmSchoolRejects. 8 October 2009, 7:16 AM, PDT)
Q&A: Master Director Tony Scott Offers One Helluva Ride With The Taking of Pelham 123
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Flashy treatment can only take this material so far...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert De Niro | ... | Gil Renard | |
| Wesley Snipes | ... | Bobby Rayburn | |
| Ellen Barkin | ... | Jewel Stern | |
| John Leguizamo | ... | Manny | |
| Benicio Del Toro | ... | Juan Primo | |
| Patti D'Arbanville | ... | Ellen Renard (as Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn) | |
| Chris Mulkey | ... | Tim | |
| Andrew J. Ferchland | ... | Richie Renard | |
| Brandon Hammond | ... | Sean Rayburn | |
| Charles Hallahan | ... | Coop | |
| Dan Butler | ... | Garrity | |
| Kurt Fuller | ... | Bernie | |
| Michael Jace | ... | Scalper | |
| Frank Medrano | ... | Leon, the Bartender | |
| Don S. Davis | ... | Stook |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Der Fan (Austria) (Germany) [de]
A rajongó (Hungary) [hu]
Adepto Fanático (Portugal) [pt]
El fanático (Argentina) [es]
Fan (Poland) [pl]
Fanático (The Fan) (Spain) [es]
Fanatik (Czech Republic) [cs]
Fanatik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Fanatik (Serbia) [sr]
Fanatikos (Greece) [el]
Le fan (France) [fr]
Le fanatique (Canada: French title) [fr]
Obozevalec (Slovenia) [sl]
The fan - Il mito (Italy) [it]
The fan - pelko iskee (Finland) [fi]
The fan - vaara uhkaa (Finland) [fi]
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A rajongó (Hungary) [hu]
Adepto Fanático (Portugal) [pt]
El fanático (Argentina) [es]
Fan (Poland) [pl]
Fanático (The Fan) (Spain) [es]
Fanatik (Czech Republic) [cs]
Fanatik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Fanatik (Serbia) [sr]
Fanatikos (Greece) [el]
Le fan (France) [fr]
Le fanatique (Canada: French title) [fr]
Obozevalec (Slovenia) [sl]
The fan - Il mito (Italy) [it]
The fan - pelko iskee (Finland) [fi]
The fan - vaara uhkaa (Finland) [fi]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language throughout and some intense violence.
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Runtime:
116 min | Finland:112 min | Spain:114 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS (8 channels) |
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
USA:R (certificate #34336) |
Canada:A (Ontario) |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:M18 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
Germany:12
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Robert De Niro took the Yankees bobblehead doll as a souvenir; the production company paid collector Anne Wells, who loaned it to the show, $400 for the doll.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Bobby Rayburn and Juan Primo collide at the beginning, Primo, who was in left field, runs in from right field.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Gil Renard: [voiceover] Excited and anxious I await my dream / To escape, applaud, and embrace my team.
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Gil Renard: [voiceover] Excited and anxious I await my dream / To escape, applaud, and embrace my team.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Werewolf (#10.4)" (1998)
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Soundtrack:
A HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT
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Robert De Niro as yet another crack-pot: this time, he's a baseball-obsessed knife salesman fixated on Wesley Snipes, the new $40 million pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. Based on the book by Peter Abrahams, the picture begins as a kinetic exercise of two diverse characters whose lives eventually cross, but the screenplay is so flimsy that it degenerates too soon into psycho-drama clichés, replete with gaping story holes and a manic finale. Director Tony Scott's flashy treatment helps it along for just over an hour before the bottom falls out. Solid acting by both De Niro and Snipes is a definite plus; Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn also scores in a terrific bit playing De Niro's ex-wife. ** from ****