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

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directed by

Eric Till Eric Till (born 24 November 1929) is an English film and television director working in Canada, the United States, and Europe since the 1960s. His 1977 film '' It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet'' was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film ...

, based on the novel of the

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. It was entered into the

1972 Cannes Film Festival The 25th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 19 May 1972. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian films '' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' by Elio Petri and '' The Mattei Affair'' by Francesco Rosi. The festival opened with the French fi ...

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 Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the last'' bona fide'' leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television" and a ...

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 theater, film, and television. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" and "on ...

as Mr. Blue *

Rosemary Murphy Rosemary Murphy (January 13, 1925 – July 5, 2014) was a German- American actress of stage, film, and television. She was nominated for three Tony Awards for her stage work, as well as two Emmy Awards for television work, winning once, for her ...

as Moms *

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

as Poppy

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 Canadian Film Development Corporation.

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 English-language Canadian films Films about writers Films based on American novels Films directed by Eric Till Films set in New York City 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 {{comedy-drama-film-stub