“Big Fan,” the directorial debut of Robert Siegel who is perhaps better known as the scribe of Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler” and former editor-in-chief of The Onion, has unveiled it’s first trailer and seemingly captures the film’s creepy exploration of loneliness and obsession.
The film follows the story of a lonely, socially inept mid-30-something (Oswalt) with an unhealthy obsession for the New York Giants still living at home. His life is thrown into chaos when his favorite player, quarterback Quantrell Bishop, sends him to hospital after his over-zealousness to meet the star results in a severe beatdown which further puts the quarterback in hot water and out of action thus hurting his beloved Giants’ prospects.
One comment which has resonated from the film’s screenings on the festival scene thus far has been the hindering expectation of a lighter film on account of the film’s leads, Patton Oswalt and Kevin Corrigan, being better known for comedic roles. This trailer will definitely set that straight.
We saw the film earlier in the year and felt that, while definitely not perfect, “Big Fan” was a solid, mostly engaging hat-tip to the 70’s-outsider-milieu tale about loneliness and obsession featuring strong performances from Oswalt and Corrigan.
The film will begin its limited release in New York and Philadelphia on August 28, just in time for football season. Details on its subsequent expansion two weeks later can be found at the official site.