BIG FAN
The Story:
Paul Aufiero (Patton Oswalt), a 35-year-old parking garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan." He lives at home with his mother (Marcia Jean Kurtz) spending his off hours calling in to local sports-radio station 760 The Zone, where he rants in support of his beloved team, often against his mysterious on-air rival, Eagles fan Philadelphia Phil (Michael Rapaport).
His family berates him for doing nothing with his life, but they don't understand the depth of his love of the Giants or the responsibility his fandom carries. One night, Paul and his best friend Sal (Kevin Corrigan) spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell Bishop (Jonathan Hamm) at a gas station in their neighborhood. They impulsively follow his limo into Manhattan, to a strip club, where they hang in the background, agog at their hero.
Paul cautiously decides to approach him, where Paul is mistaken for a stalker and beaten into a coma by Quantrell. When Paul wakes up after three days of unconsciousness, he’s suffering from headaches, Quantrell has been suspended and Paul’s shyster lawyer brother wants to sue Quantrell for $77 million dollars. In other words, the fate of Paul’s favorite team rests squarely in Paul’s hands.
Starring:
Patton Oswalt, Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Jonathan Hamm
Directed By:
Robert Siegel
Release:
2009
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