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Swimfan
2002
This teen psychodrama directed by John Polson plays like a Generation Y version of FATAL ATTRACTION. Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) is a high school swimmer with an incredibly promising future. On the verge of securing a scholarship to Stanford, and in love with the too-good-to-be-true Amy (Shiri Appleby), Ben seems to have it all... Read more
| Starring | Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton |
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| Director | John Polson |
| Genres | Gay/Lesbian, Thriller |
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Swimfan
This teen psychodrama directed by John Polson plays like a Generation Y version of FATAL ATTRACTION. Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) is a high school swimmer with an incredibly promising future. On the verge of securing a scholarship to Stanford, and in love with the too-good-to-be-true Amy (Shiri Appleby), Ben seems to have it all. But the arrival of a new student threatens to ruin everything Ben has worked so hard to attain. Temptation arrives in the form of Madison Bell (Erika Christensen), a beautiful, sultry cellist whose overt sexuality is too much for Ben too handle. In a fit of passion, he succumbs to her advances but is immediately wracked with guilt. Trying to eradicate his mistake before it can escalate any further, Ben confronts Madison. To his dismay, he discovers that she has formed an abnormally strong attachment to him. Soon, Ben has been accused of taking steroids, fired from his hospital job, and targeted by the police for trying to kill Amy. With the help of friends, Ben must find a way to expose Madison and stop her reign of terror. Polson's entertaining film is fueled by an amped-up hard rock soundtrack and Louis Febre's moody score.
| Starring | Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton |
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| Director | John Polson |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 21 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Gay/Lesbian, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Apr 2003 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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While the over-20s may have seen it all before, this Fatal Attraction for teenagers will have its target audience on the edge of their seats. A tautly paced and sharply executed thriller, it reworks the familiar psychotic cycle of female obsession and revenge played out in such films as Dearly Devoted and The Crush. It's a cautionary tale, apparently unaware of its own clichés, as new girl-in-town Madison Bell (a nail-bitingly vile Erika Christensen) unleashes her fury on handsome high-school swimming champ Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) when she realises her affection for him is unrequited. Despite the obvious plot, what viewers won't anticipate is just how nasty Madison gets — Glenn Close's Alex was a mere pussycat compared to this nightmare incarnate. The conclusion, too, is as dark as they come, adding a final twist to an intelligent and non-patronising chiller that treats adolescents like emotionally aware young adults rather than game-fixated children.
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Trite revenge drama that is a teen version of Fatal Attraction, notable only for its immaturity.
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Predictable modern day rip-off of the excellent 'Fatal Attraction'. Boy meets girl, girl has infatuation with boy after a brief encounter in a swimming pool. Boy already has a girlfriend - you get the plot. Unfortunately there are no tense moments and quite how the obsessive girls gets away with what she does is quite laughable. If you want to see the real thing check out the original - not this dull imitation.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Worth a look
Not a great film by any stretch of the imagination but a perfectly watchable 'teen' Fatal Attraction film. Everyone seems to draw that parallel but watching the film it's kind of obvious why.
Shiri Appleby is beautiful in whatever she's in - Erika Christensen was also really nice. Both helped to make the film enjoyable. Although not the same calibre as Fatal Attraction there are some tense moments and Christensen plays crazed lover with conviction.
As long as your not expecting this film to blow you away or have you watching your other half with nervous suspicion then Swimfan is worth a look. My only real complaint about it is Christensen's character becomes a bit too crazed a bit too quickly - a more gradual increase to her maniacal state would have heightened tension. -
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Rebellious Hollywood star Russell Crowe (Gladiator, LA Confidential, Cinderella Man) has signed on for the film adaptation of Robert Cormier's novel Tenderness. The GreeneStreet films project will reunite Crowe with fellow countryman John Polson, who acted alongside the Gladiator star in WWII film Prisoners Of The Sun. However, for this collaboration Polson will be behind the camera building on previous directorial work on Hide And Seek and Swimfan. Crowe has been cast as police lieutenant... Read more
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Swimfan
This teen psychodrama directed by John Polson plays like a Generation Y version of FATAL ATTRACTION. Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) is a high school swimmer with an incredibly promising future. On the verge of securing a scholarship to Stanford, and in love with the too-good-to-be-true Amy (Shiri ...
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