Swimfan (2002)

Regisseur:

John Polson

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Charles F. Bohl (written by) &
Phillip Schneider (written by)

Premierendatum:

6. September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama

Werbezeile:

Obsession. Betrayal. Revenge. Some girls have all the fun.

Plot:

A high school senior with a promising swimming career has a one-night stand with consequences.

Plot Keywords:

Teen Movie | Speedo | Beautiful Woman | Obsession | Swimming

Nutzerkommentare:

This shouldn't be that good, but it is

Besetzung

Jesse Bradford	...	Ben Cronin
Erika Christensen	...	Madison Bell
Shiri Appleby	...	Amy Miller
Kate Burton	...	Carla Cronin
Clayne Crawford	...	Josh
Jason Ritter	...	Randy
Kia Goodwin	...	Rene (as Kia Joy Goodwin)
Dan Hedaya	...	Coach Simkins
Michael Higgins	...	Mr. Tillman
Nick Sandow	...	Detective John Zabel
Pamela Isaacs	...	Mrs. Egan
James DeBello	...	Christopher Dante (as James Debello)
Phyllis Somerville	...	Aunt Gretchen Christopher
Tom Cappadona	...	Janitor
Malcolm Barrett	...	Jock

Alternativ:

Swimf@n (USA)
Swimfan85 (USA) (working title)
Tell Me You Love Me

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content, disturbing images and language.

Länge:

85 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:18PL | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | India:A | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39018)

Drehorte:

Bayonne High School - Avenue A & 28th Street, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Firma:

Cobalt Media Group

Dies und das:

The scenes inside Madison's house are the only ones where a light blue tint was not added to the screen.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: At the end of the film when Madison is in the pool with Ben and Amy her hair gets wet and obviously turns straight. However when you see the floating 'body' of Madison her hair is in perfect curls.

Dialogzitate:

Madison: It's nice to finally meet your mother.
Ben: What do you mean finally? You just met me.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Falling From Grace

This shouldn't be that good, but it is

I would like to say that this movie hasn't got many reasons to be as good as it is, because it is a teen/twentysomething play on a formula that's kind of, or for lack of a better phrase truly, been done to death. Fatal Attraction movies, while occasionally pulling at least one different trick out of their hat, are always the same, that's why Michael Douglas is in 95% of them. However, it's extremely well made by director John Polson and well-acted by the young cast, particularly Traffic's Erika Christensen, who shines as Madison Bell, the obsessive swim fan of the title.

The story deals with Ben Cronin, a high school senior who's life is going pretty well, as the hero's usually is at the start of these pictures, he has a lot of good friends, he has a girlfriend Amy (Shiri Appleby) who is as sweet as apple pie, and he's on the way to a swimming scholarship to Stanford. However, all of that changes once he encounters Madison Bell, the seductive new girl in town. He only wants to be friends with her, but after they have a one night stand, she becomes more obsessive, stalking him, ruining every aspect of his life, and generally acting like a nuisance. I suppose I don't have to say that because that is pretty much how a Fatal Attraction picture works.

What makes this movie work is that it is well done, and it is as creepy as most FA clones need to be if they expect to work. Plus, the three leads are all very good, albeit this film belongs to Erika Christensen, who does a pretty good job of stealing the movie.