Product Details

• Actors: Patton Oswalt, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport, Matt Servitto, Gino Cafarelli
• Directors: Robert Siegel
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Vivendi Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: January 12, 2010
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002VJVCGY
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,728 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Big Fan" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Paul Aufiero (Patton Oswalt), a 35-year-old parking attendant who lives at home with his mother, is the self-described world s biggest New York Giants fan. He spends his off hours calling local sports-radio stations where he rants in support of his beloved team. One night, Paul and his best friend Sal (Kevin Corrigan) spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell Bishop and follows his limo to a strip club. Paul decides to approach his hero but things don t go as planned. The chance encounter brings Paul s world crashing down around him as his family, the team, the media and the authorities engage in a tug of war over Paul, testing his allegiances and calling into question everything he believes in.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My bias against spectator sports ..., February 5, 2010

By	Wunder One "Bruhaazul" (Silicon Valley) - See all my reviews

My bias against spectator sports means I don't watch sports, don't watch movies about sports. But this movie tweaked my interest and I'm glad it did. It isn't about sports ... not even so much about sports fans, though that is the backdrop of the movie. For me, it was about people who don't "fit in" finding a place of their own, a place to feel not alone. This sweet, sad, and funny movie is incredibly well done. Paul and Sal are unforgettable.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stellar performance by Oswalt, not a "crowd pleaser" though, January 14, 2010

By	Steve Kuehl "SLV Video" (Ben Lomond, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

When an independent gets released with the spattering of bad cover art and stellar quotes to try and attract mainstream, it disappoints me a little. To be clear, the art shows a football field (front/back) with teams playing (never see a field or any team in the film), three quotes from NY publications (a NY Giants story), and rated as "funny" (very debatable). Outside of that, Patton Oswalt single-handedly carries an obscure character with exceptional believability.

The story follows an 40-something avid sports fan working a bleak job whilst living at home with his mom. This obsession of following the NY Giants consumes his life, to such a point that he shuns any family intimacy and only associates with his idiot buddy - played well by Corrigan. A tragic chance meeting with his favorite player sets in motion a chain of events testing his resolve in being an acceptable part of society. Without exception, this is all about Oswalt as the filming is a tedious process of following this void of a life. Over-long scenes, bad lighting and continuos bouts of discomfort watching this story make for a difficult watch, and reading the numerous dislikes of this film I could not call this a "crowd pleaser", but it does preserve a solid talent. The special features are lengthy and include:

* Outtakes, 11 minutes. A mix of bad cuts, alternate takes and unfunny moments, skipper.
* Q&A Siegel/Oswalt at a screening, 30 minutes. A worthy watch if just to see more of Oswalt's candid banter, jokes and profanities. Being interviewed by one of the aintitcool guys.
* Corrigan recalls his own big fan moment, 7 minutes. He recounts at another Big Fan screening his young idol interaction moment with Deniro.
* NPR interview with Siegel & Oswalt. This one you have to do via computer and download, I preferred the Q&A session.
* Downloadable poster, I passed on this one.

The 5.1 is deliberately muddled in a variety of scenes as a great deal of this is about watching Patton's facial expressions and displays of emotion. There is never any football footage - not even on TV, so this a dialogue film; the picture quality is fine but the majority of the night/dark scenes are a strain. 3.5 for the performances, .5 for the supplements.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't have to be a football fan to enjoy this great film!, January 9, 2010

By	Dee J. - See all my reviews

I have zero interest in sports, so I was a little apprehensive when someone asked me to go see this movie last year, but I really enjoyed it. Shows what can happen when you revere anyone too much, including sports heroes and just how weird the overcome fans can become. I'm looking forward to the DVD release.