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Swimfan

Swimfan

His biggest fan just became his worst nightmare.

20025.21h 24m

Overview

Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.

Directed by John Polson
Written by Charles F. Bohl, Phillip Schneider
Produced by Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., John Penotti, Allison Lyon Segan
Box OfficeBudget: $8.5MRevenue: $34.4M

Top Cast

Jesse Bradford

Jesse Bradford

Ben Cronin

Erika Christensen

Erika Christensen

Madison Bell

Shiri Appleby

Shiri Appleby

Amy Miller

Kate Burton

Kate Burton

Carla Cronin

Jason Ritter

Jason Ritter

Randy

Peter Hermann

Peter Hermann

ER Doctor

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Coach Simkins

Nick Sandow

Nick Sandow

Detective John Zabel

Clayne Crawford

Clayne Crawford

Josh

Phyllis Somerville

Phyllis Somerville

Aunt Gretchen Christopher

Themes & Keywords

infidelityhigh schoolcomacompetitionobsessionbathingfemme fatalehospitalswimmerswimmingtroubled teenobsessive loveswimming team

About Swimfan

Swimfan is a thriller, mystery, romance, drama film released in 2002 exploring themes of infidelity, high school, coma, competition, obsession, bathing. Directed by John Polson, it stars Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby. Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.

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