The Fan

[Mizzougrad96]

I think they set it in San Francisco so people would go see it thinking it was a Barry Bonds biopic ...

They were clearly trying to make the Snipes character seem like Bonds.

And failed miserably.

They failed miserably in every aspect of the film. It is a colossal piece of **** and I feel like I'n being too kind saying that.

The Scout might have been worse, but it's close.

 

[PeteyPirate]

Same reason "Fever Pitch" was set in London as a book, and Boston as a movie: Because Hollywood is stupid.

The first Fever Pitch movie was set in London.

And yes, The Fan was terrible. At least the DeNiro-Snipes one. The one with Lauren Bacall was good, just really weird.

They made a different version?

Yes, the Jimmy Fallon version was a remake. The original came out in 1997.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever_Pitch_(1997_film)