''The Fantasist'' is a 1986 thriller film written and directed by Robin Hardy. The film stars Moira Sinise,

Christopher Cazenove Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove (17 December 1943 – 7 April 2010) was an English film, television and stage actor. Early life and career He was born Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove, on 17 December 1943, the son of Arnold Cazenove, Brigadie ...

and

Timothy Bottoms Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead in ''Johnny Got His Gun'' (1971); Sonny Crawford in ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), where he and his fellow co-stars, Cy ...

. It is based on the 1983 novel ''Goosefoot'' by Irish author Patrick McGinley.

Plot

An Irish woman moves from the suburbs to Dublin and begins receiving phone calls from a stranger while the city is being plagued by a serial killer who uses this method to lure his victims in. Even though she is aware of this, she finds herself drawn to the caller. An American teacher (Timothy Bottoms) living in her building comes under suspicion.

Cast

* Moira Sinise (credited as Moira Harris) as Patricia Teeling *

as Inspector McMyler *

as Danny Sullivan * John Kavanagh as Robert Foxley *

Mick Lally Mick is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in England as a derogatory term for an Irish person or a person of Irish descent. In Australia the meaning broad ...

as Uncle Lar * Bairbre Ní Chaoimh as Monica Quigley * Jim Bartley as Hugh Teeling *

Deirdre Donnelly Deirdre Donnelly is an Irish actress, based in Dublin who works in television, films and theatre. Donnelly was a member of the Abbey Theatre Company for several years before leaving to work on the television series ''The Riordans''. She appear ...

as Fionnuala Sullivan * Liam O'Callaghan as Farrelly * Ronan Wilmot as Patricia's Father * May Giles as Patricia's Mother * Se Ledwidge as Patsy Teeling *

Dervla Kirwan Dervla Kirwan (born 24 October 1971) is an Irish television, stage, and film actress who specializes in drama roles. She gained attention for her roles in ''Ballykissangel'', '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', and the Doctor Who Christmas special epis ...

as Fiona

Production

Bob Geldof Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (; born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Rock music in Ireland, Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved ...

was originally cast to appear in the film but did not end up being involved in the production.

References

External links

* 1986 films 1980s mystery thriller films 1980s serial killer films 1980s slasher films Irish slasher films British slasher films British mystery thriller films Irish mystery thriller films ITC Entertainment films 1980s English-language films English-language Irish films Films based on Irish novels Films based on mystery novels Films based on thriller novels Films set in Ireland Films shot in Ireland British serial killer films 1980s British films {{1980s-thriller-film-stub