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]

A Fan's Notes
Directed byEric Till
Written byFrederick Earl Exley (novel)
William Kinsolving
Produced byMartin Davidson
StarringJerry Orbach
CinematographyHarry Makin
Edited byMichael Manne
Music byRon Collier
Production
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Coquihala
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 21, 1972 (1972-07-21)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$800,000

Plot

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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

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Production

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The film was shot from 8 September 1970 to 22 January 1971, on a budget of $800,000 (equivalent to $6,013,397 in 2023), with $200,000 coming from the Canadian Film Development Corporation.[2]

Release

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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

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Fan's Notes". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Turner 1987, p. 116.
  3. ^ Spencer 2003, p. 105.

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