Big Fan (2009)

Directed by

Robert Siegel

Genre

American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 143 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man who is obsessed with the New York Giants struggles when an encounter with his favorite player goes wrong. He tries to hold on to his identity as a superfan.

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What happens

Big Fan is a 2009 American dramedy film written and directed by Robert D. Siegel, and starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport, and Scott Ferrall. The story revolves around the bleak yet amiable life of the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan", Paul Aufiero (Oswalt). Big Fan garnered positive reviews at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The film had a limited release in the United States beginning on August 28, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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