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The Fan (1996) More at IMDbPro »

• The San Francisco Giants' number 11 is retired (Carl Hubbell).
  
  
• Frank Darabont contributed an uncredited draft of the script.
  
  
• Cal Ripken, Jr. was Wesley Snipes' personal batting instructor during filming.
  
  
• Robert De Niro took the Yankees bobblehead doll as a souvenir; the production company paid collector Anne Wells, who loaned it to the show, $400 for the doll.
  
  
• Former San Francisco Giant Mike Sadek served as a body-double for Robert De Niro in scenes where he was throwing a baseball.
  
  
• Average Shot Length & Median Shot Length = ~3 seconds.
  
  
• Cal Ripken, Jr., who served as a consultant on the film, recalled in Sports Illustrated having lunch with Robert De Niro with De Niro asking him about the Red Sox fans. Ripken also said it was a little creepy meeting De Niro at first since when he did, the method actor was listening to an audio tape of Robert John Bardo, who stalked and later murdered actress Rebecca Schaefer.
  
  

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