Articles Tagged “Kevin Corrigan”
Big Fan
Writer and director Robert D. Siegel isn’t pulling any muscles with the broad themes at play in Big Fan: loser has one shot at something wonderful, but luck isn’t on his side. If it sounds familiar, perhaps it’s because Siegel is still coaching out of his old playbook – the one he used when writing The Wrestler. The change for Big Fan is that the loser isn’t trying to reclaim the spotlight, but rather he’s always outside the ring. Or I should say the stadium, since Paul (Patton Oswalt) can’t actually afford tickets and listens to the Giants play from the parking lot with loser pal Sal (Kevin Corrigan). When Paul gets a shot at meeting his favorite player ( Jonathan Hamm) it all goes terribly wrong. (In a strip club nonetheless; I kept looking for Marisa Tomei to strut on stage.)
Big Fan Trailer
I’ve never really understood sports fanatics. Or even fans, for that matter. The type of visceral reaction one can get from watching a good or bad game is an interesting psychological equation. It seems even more complicated for Patton Oswalt’s character, Paul, in Big Fan. Judging from the trailer, the film does appear pretty damn [...]
