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- Synopsis
- A parking garage attendant and lifelong New York Giants fan finds his life spinning out of control following an altercation with his favorite football player in this darkly comic drama starring Patton Oswalt....
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- Director(s)
- Robert Siegel
- Distributor(s)
- First Independent
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 85 min.
Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie is an unblinking look at the hidden (or perhaps not so hidden) pathology of American sports mania.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites
Starring an ideally cast Patton Oswalt in the title role, Big Fan is a poignant, dead-on character study, an examination of a crisis in the life of the most die-hard of die-hard New York Giants football fans.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
A bleakly funny character study of a very particular species of urban fauna - the sports radio call-in fanatic - Big Fan’ is compulsively watchable.Read the full review
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IFP unveils Gotham nominations
10/19/09 Nominees for IFP's 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were unveiled Monday, led by three noms each for "The Hurt Locker" and "Big Fan." The Gothams ceremony is set for Nov. 30 at Cipriani Wall Street. | Variety -
The Hurt Locker Makes First Oscars Noise
10/19/09 Kathryn Bigelow 's hard-hitting war drama The Hurt Locker has emerged as an early Oscars favourite after picking up a string of nominations for the upcoming Gotham Independent Film Awards, one of the season's first big prizegivings. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
Capone's Art-House Round-Up with Michael Moore's CAPITALISM, Patton Oswalt in BIG FAN, and THE BOYS ARE BACK!!!
10/01/09 For the most part, I'm an unapologetic fan of the way Michael Moore makes movies, even when I don't agree with his methods or opinions. | Ain't It Cool News -
Capone has details on a Chicago BIG FAN event featuring Q&As with writer-director Robert Siegel and star Patton Oswalt!!!
09/29/09 Just before I left for Austin last week, I managed to squeeze in a screening of writer-director Robert Siegel's directing debut BIG FAN. | Ain't It Cool News -
Live in Chicago? Want to see Robert D. Siegel's BIG FAN, starring Patton Oswalt? Capone has the details!!!
09/16/09 A film that has been much talked about from the beginning of the year as its made its way through the festival circuit and built up a huge head of steam in advanced anticipation is writer-director Robert D. Siegel's BIG FAN, starring Patton Oswalt as a major-league New York Giants fanatic who kind of snaps after a violent encounter with one of his idols. | Ain't It Cool News -
Robert Siegel And Mr. Beaks Talk BIG FAN, The Onion, And The Agony Of Almost Meeting Bruce Springsteen!
09/08/09 A year ago at this time, Robert Siegel was devastating festival-goers in Venice and Toronto with his brutally unsentimental screenplay for Darren Aronofsky's THE WRESTLER. | Ain't It Cool News -
Sports flick becoming cult classic
09/05/09 After 20 min utes on hold, callers to sports shows have become conditioned to begin with, "Thanks for taking my call." | New York Post - New York NY -
Indie Roundup: 'Mother,' 'Mine,' 'Extract'
09/02/09 Moviefone Indie Roundup reviews the past week of news from the independent film community and provides a peek at what's coming soon. | Cinematical.com -
Short movie reviews: 'Big Fan,' 'Still Walking,' and more
08/27/09 A Staten Islander's obsession with the New York Giants affects his life. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Patton Oswalt Loves Comics, Not Sports
08/26/09 Moviefone Even Oswalt is taken aback by the nomination chatter though. | Popeater Movies