A Fan's Notes (film)

A Fan's Notes is a 1972 Canadian comedy film directed by Eric Till, based on Frederick Earl Exley's novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

A Fan's Notes
Directed by	Eric Till
Written by	Frederick Earl Exley (novel) William Kinsolving
Produced by	Martin Davidson
Starring	Jerry Orbach
Cinematography	Harry Makin
Edited by	Michael Manne
Music by	Ron Collier
Production company	Coquihala
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 21, 1972 (1972-07-21)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$800,000

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

• Jerry Orbach as Fred
• Patricia Collins as Patience
• Burgess Meredith as Mr. Blue
• Rosemary Murphy as Moms
• Conrad Bain 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 (equivalent to $6,013,397 in 2023), with $200,000 coming from the Canadian Film Development Corporation.^[2]

Release

A Fan's Notes and The True Nature of Bernadette were the first privately-funded Canadian films shown at the Cannes Film Festival.^[3] The film was theatrically released on 29 September 1972, in Toronto.^[2]