The Fanatic

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The Fanatic

2019 Directed by Fred Durst

All he wanted was an autograph.

A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.

John Travolta Devon Sawa Ana Golja James Paxton Jessica Uberuaga Luis Da Silva Jr. Josh Richman Jacob Grodnik Elle Matarazzo Rob Wolfe Leslie Sides Denny Méndez Marta González Rodin Lisa Lynn Dempsey Neb Chupin Martin Pena Marcela Herrera Dominic Salvatore

Alternative Titles

Moose, 頭號粉絲, Fanatico

mystery crime thriller

88 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by Eli Hayes ★½ 12

"Dear Mister 'I'm Too Good
To Call Or Write My Fans'
This will be the last
package I ever send your ass
It's been six months and
still no word, I don't deserve it?
I know you got my last two letters,
I wrote the addresses on 'em perfect
So this is my cassette I'm sending you,
I hope you hear it
I'm in the car right now,
I'm doing 90 on the freeway
Hey Slim,
I drank a fifth of vodka
You dare me to drive?
You know the song by Phil Collins,
'In the Air of the Night'
About that guy who coulda saved
that other guy from drowning
But didn't, then Phil saw it all,
then at…
Review by TheCultureShocker ½ 5

You fucking people thought Gotti was a meme?
Give this a few months to be the laughing stock of the internet. I seriously couldn't believe what I was watching as I was seeing it.
If it weren't for "The Haunting of Sharon Tate", this would be the worst film of the year, but it's simply too entertaining for me to put it lower than that offensive dumpster fire.
This is gonna be John Travolta's "Wicker Man". A masterpiece of garbage.
Review by josh lewis 4

if you ever watched The King of Comedy and wondered what it would be like written/directed by the frontman for limp bizkit and starring late-career travolta doing a horrifying impression of someone with autism (running around LA with a rat tail and hawaiian shirt) i have some very good news for you. favourite detail in this (besides the 30 seconds of limp bizkit's 'the truth' a character diegetically forces us to listen to while going "oh my god, that is nice! that is nice!") is that moose is *obviously* a huge horror fan because he loves Night of the Living Dead, Friday the 13th, Maniac, all the greats you know, but the posters on his wall are just like Texas…
Review by katie 8

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

[Moose leaves an envelope for Dunbar on the front yard, but he notices Dora, one of the housekeepers, pick up the envelope. He runs towards her as she prepares to open it]
Moose: No, don't read it! Don't read it! Don't read it!
Dora: What are you doing?
Moose: I said don't read it!
[Dora hits Moose with a feather duster]
Dora: Out! Out!
Moose: Ow! Stop hitting me!
[as Dora continues to hit him with the feather duster, Moose punches her, causing her to fall and hit the back of her head on a fountain]
Moose: Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh! Are you okay?
[Moose notices the blood flowing out of Dora's nose, unaware that she is dead]
Moose: I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. That's a nosebleed. That, that's bad. That's bad. I had a nosebleed. It wasn't fun.
Review by The Host of MMM ½ 3

"I can't talk too long. I gotta poo."
This movie is a gift.
Review by Kristen Yoonsoo Kim ½ 5

i’ve honestly never felt sadder in my life than while watching this
Review by GottiLover5000 ★★★★★ 141

WOWSERS! I can’t believe Fred durst, of limp bizkit fame, made this cinematic masterpiece. Fred Durst’s directing was amazing. The script (co-written by Fred Durst) was incredible! And the casting done by Fred durst is also incredible! John Travolta fits “Moose” perfectly! In fact, this might just be the most respectful and nuanced depiction of autism put to film! Thanks Fred Durst and John Travolta!!
This is a great addition to the Gotti Cinematic Universe (GCU). I CANT WAIT to see what Limp Bizkit frontman and auteur director Fred Durst does next!
Review by Allison M. @ Slamdance 2021 🌱 ★★ 9

I saw The Fanatic at The Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. which is very close to where all the locations in the film are set (even though it was filmed in Birmingham, Alabama).
It seemed to be a weak film. The main character, Moose (John Travolta), was an autistic guy who wasn't shown in the greatest light. He is a fan of a very big star: Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa), who is rude to his fans and has lots of issues. I think it's easy to portray a certain type of character without the certain amount of respect and then get it totally wrong.
Hollywood told Fred Durst that he was a musician and that he shouldn't direct...and they were…
Review by Matthew Christman ★★ 5

Its just one of those days
Where you don't want to wake up
Everything is fucked
Everybody sucks
You don't really know why
But you want to justify
Rippin' someone's head off
No human contact
And if you interact
Your life is on contract
Your best bet is to stay away motherfucker
It's just one of those days
Review by Hollie Horror ½ 11

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

At the very least, my rubbernecking The Fanatic got it totally out of my system, now I can simply feel really fucking ashamed every time I see images of John Travolta as 'Moose,' I will no longer be all bright-eyed & eager as if I was a fat rat eyeing moldy pizza crust on a sewer grate.
My morbid curiosity regarding a film made by a washed-up star (starring a household name) congeals with my deep mistrust and othering of rich/famous people. I wanted to watch this shit because I wanted to see if I could somehow decipher what separates their reality from mine and this was the perfect opportunity for a glimpse into their world and what bothers them about…
Review by Joe Lynch ★★★ 1

Easily the best movie directed by a 90’s Rock Star coming out this month.Travolta goes “Full Moose”. Then goes “Full Voorhees”
There’s a debate in the film which MANIAC is better.
A scene when the lead listens to Limp Bizkit non-ironically.
This movie is a gift of GIF’s.
Review by Austin Burke ½ 6

❌10%
YouTube review - Click HERE
2019 list - Click HERE
We all thought Gotti would swoop in and take the world by storm last year but no one knew that this little puppy was on its way to accomplish even less. Even though my scores are the same for both, this is clearly the worst movie. What keeps this afloat (at a rousing 10%) is the fact that it’s significantly more entertaining. It’s still not on that “so bad it’s good” level (for me) but this performance is fascinating to watch. I couldn’t stand almost every frame of it but hey, at least it doesn’t try to be something it’s not (which is good). Fred Durst is an interesting human. He’s…

Recent reviews

Review by Simon Sager ½

John Travolta so badly wants to go all Nicholas Cage and reach cult status for being terrible. But he can’t. Because we already have Nicholas Cage and the world really can’t handle two....
The writing and direction are absolutely atrocious here. It doesn’t even cross into funny territory for me. The whole thing is just a cringey experience.
Review by klara 🐸🐀 ★★

what the fuck
but also.... this was hilarious
Review by Marcus ★★

It was okay... Sometimes it was hard to take Travolta serious, and then the ending left me saying literally out loud "that was it?
Review by WatchShortsPls ★½

YouTube teaches you everything.
Except how to make a movie apparently. This one is terrible. A true step down, no, a fall down the stairs, from the immensely enjoyable Gotti. Not only is this offensive but it has to nerve to call out Jamie Lee Curtis?!?! You can gtfo The Fanatic.
Review by darapblock ★

I wanted more Jason Voorhees. It’s really bad but there were some funny moments. Big disappointment tho
Review by Mack Pruden ★

Can’t review, gotta poo!
Review by Luca ★

I've never been more uncomfortable watching a movie in my life, and I saw Sausage Party with my parents
Review by Emily Tomasi ½

I’m embarrassed I even watched this but in my defense I’m incredibly high
Review by TristanN7 ★

I just feel dirty after watching this
Review by MurdocIsAlive ½

Funniest bad movie of the decade!
Review by andrew costa ½

Travolta auditioning for a Harmony Korine movie, directed by Fred Durst.
Review by Angelo Ciardelli ★★★

Film oggettivamente di merda, però l'idea è molto carina.

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