Release Date
August 28, 2009 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
January 12, 2010 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
88 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language and some sexuality
Paul Aufiero, a 35-year-old parking-garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan." He lives at home with his mother, spending his off hours calling in to local sports-radio station 760 The Zone, where he rants in support of his beloved team, often against his mysterious on-air rival, Eagles fan Philadelphia Phil. His family berates him for doing nothing with his life, but they don't understand the depth of his... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
In Big Fan, Patton Oswalt stars as "Paul from Stanton Island," an avid New York Giants fan who lives and dies by the team's week-to-week victories and losses. He spends his nights calling into his favorite talk radio show with scripted diatribes about how the Giants are so great, and when he's not doing that he's either hanging out with his best friend Sal (Kevin Corrigan) or arguing with his mother, whom he lives with. In other words, Paul is a thirty-something loser. Full movie review »