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The Fan

1996 film directed by Tony Scott
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The Fan

Summary

The Fan is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (694 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fan's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Fan's director is recorded as Tony Scott[4].
  • The Fan's screenwriter is recorded as Phoef Sutton[5].
  • The Fan's screenwriter is recorded as Frank Darabont[6].
  • The Fan's composer is recorded as Hans Zimmer[7].
  • The Fan's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[8].
  • The Fan's based on is recorded as The Fan[9].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Robert De Niro[10].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Wesley Snipes[11].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Benicio del Toro[12].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as John Leguizamo[13].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Patti D'Arbanville[14].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Ellen Barkin[15].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as John Carroll Lynch[16].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Andrew J. Ferchland[17].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Chris Mulkey[18].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Charles Hallahan[19].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Dan Butler[20].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Don S. Davis[21].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Frank Medrano[22].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Jack Black[23].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Kurt Fuller[24].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as M.C. Gainey[25].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Richard Riehle[26].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Michael Jace[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Fan's producer is recorded as Wendy Finerman[28]. Its director is recorded as Tony Scott[4]. Screenwriters include Phoef Sutton[5] and Frank Darabont[6]. Cast members include Robert De Niro[10], Wesley Snipes[11], Benicio del Toro[12], John Leguizamo[13], Patti D'Arbanville[14], and Ellen Barkin[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-10-03T00:00:00Z[29] and +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z[30]. The Fan's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Its genre is recorded as film based on a novel[8].

Subject and Themes

The Fan's main subject is recorded as baseball[32].

Reception

Reviews include 4.8/10[33], 32/100[34], and 37%[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Fan's after a work by is recorded as Peter Abrahams[36].

Why It Matters

The Fan ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (694 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Benicio del Toro Don S. Davis Ellen Barkin film Frank Darabont Hans Zimmer Jack Black John Carroll Lynch John Leguizamo M.C. Gainey Robert De Niro Tony Scott United States Wesley Snipes

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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