2009 Jan
23
Big Fan
Robert D. Siegel
86 min.
Comedy,
Drama,
Sports & Recreation
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Overview
Paul Aufiero (Patton Oswalt), a 35-year-old parking attendant who lives at home with his mother, is the self-described world s biggest New York Giants fan. He spends his off hours calling local sports-radio stations where he rants in support of his beloved team. One night, Paul and his best friend Sal (Kevin Corrigan) spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell Bishop and follows his limo to a strip club. Paul decides to approach his hero but things don t go as planned. The chance encounter brings Paul s world crashing down around him as his family, the team, the media and the authorities engage in a tug of war over Paul, testing his allegiances and calling into question everything he believes in.
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Filmmaker Bio
Robert D. Siegel is an American screenwriter for The Onion Movie and The Wrestler, as well as the writer and director of Big Fan. The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and has earned several Best Picture nominations. Big Fan premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. It was revealed in an online interview that Siegel attempted to write drafts for a comedy film but it ended up being a drama because of the conflicts in the film as well as avoiding Patton Oswalt being typecasted as a comedic character. Siegel is a graduate of the University of Michigan who later became senior editor of The Onion from 1996 to 1999, and editor-in-chief from 1999 to 2003.
Cast
| Actor name | Character name | |
|---|---|---|
| Patton Oswalt | Paul Aufiero | |
| Kevin Corrigan | Sal | |
| Michael Rapaport | Philadelphia Phil | |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | Paul's Mom | |
| Gino Cafarelli | Jeff | |
| Matt Servitto | Detective Velarde | |
| Jonathan Hamm | Quantrell Bishop |
Producers
Elan Bogarin
Jean Kouremetis
Joshua Trank
Writer
Robert D. Siegel
Festivals Played
Independent Spirit Awards 2010
Reviews
- Los Angeles Times
"Exceptional."
- New York Times
"Funny...Terrific and fearless"
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