| A Fan's Notes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eric Till |
| Written by | Frederick Earl Exley (novel) William Kinsolving |
| Produced by | Martin Davidson |
| Starring | Jerry Orbach |
| Cinematography | Harry Makin |
| Edited by | Michael Manne |
| Music by | Ron Collier |
Production company | Coquihala |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $800,000 |
A Fan's Notes is a 1972 Canadian comedy film directed by Eric Till, based on Frederick Earl Exley's novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot[edit]
Jerry Orbach plays a middle-aged dreamer and football fan, longs to be someone rich and famous but instead has to come to terms with the fact he can only be a fan, not a player.
Cast[edit]
- Jerry Orbach as Fred
- Patricia Collins as Patience
- Burgess Meredith as Mr. Blue
- Rosemary Murphy as Moms
- Conrad Bain as Poppy
Production[edit]
The film was shot from 8 September 1970 to 22 January 1971, on a budget of $800,000 (equivalent to $5,420,096 in 2021), with $200,000 coming from the Canadian Film Development Corporation.[2]
Release[edit]
A Fan's Notes and The True Nature of Bernadette were the first privately-funded Canadian films shown at the Cannes Film Festival.[3] The film was theatrically released on 29 September 1972, in Toronto.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Fan's Notes". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Turner 1987, p. 116.
- ^ Spencer 2003, p. 105.
Works cited[edit]
- Spencer, Michael (2003). Hollywood North: Creating the Canadian Motion Picture Industry. Cantos International Publishing. ISBN 289594007X.
- Turner, D. John, ed. (1987). Canadian Feature Film Index: 1913-1985. Canadian Film Institute. ISBN 0660533642.
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