''A Fan's Notes'' is a 1972 Canadian

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directed by

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, based on Frederick Earl Exley's novel of the

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. It was entered into the

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Plot

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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as Fred * Patricia Collins as Patience *

Burgess Meredith Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American actor and filmmaker whose career encompassed radio, theater, film, and television. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" ...

as Mr. Blue *

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as Moms *

Conrad Bain Conrad Stafford Bain (February 4, 1923 – January 14, 2013) was a Canadian-American actor. His television credits include a leading role as Phillip Drummond in the sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (1978–1986), as Dr. Arthur Harmon on '' Maude'' ( ...

as Poppy * Ken James as Joey the Bartender

Production

The film was shot from 8 September 1970 to 22 January 1971, on a budget of $800,000 (), with $200,000 coming from the

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Release

''A Fan's Notes'' and ''

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'' were the first privately-funded Canadian films shown at the

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. The film was theatrically released on 29 September 1972, in Toronto.

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* 1972 films 1972 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films Canadian films set in New York City English-language Canadian films Films about writers Films based on American novels Films directed by Eric Till Films set in psychiatric hospitals Films shot in New York City Films shot in Toronto Warner Bros. films 1970s English-language films 1970s Canadian films English-language comedy-drama films {{1970s-comedy-drama-film-stub