The Fan (1996)

Andrew J. Ferchland: Richie Renard

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Quotes 

• [Gil talks to his son while listening to Mick Jagger in his van] 

  Gil Renard : I remember when Mick recorded this in '78, we had a wild party afterwards.

  Richie Renard : Jason Pelligrino's dad says Mick Jagger's gay.

  Gil Renard : [Gil sarcastically replies]  Yeah? Well, Jason Pelligrino's dad takes it up the ass.

• [Gil teaches his son about the sacrifice fly ball while watching the game] 

  Gil Renard : Don't get greedy, son. Don't get greedy. What we need now is a sacrifice. A winning team has to know how to manufacture runs. Coop taught me that. He used to say the most beautiful play in the game is a sacrifice fly. You know why?

  Richie Renard : 'Cause you give yourself up for the team?

  Gil Renard : And it doesn't even count against your average. That's why baseball's better than life. It's fair.

• [Gil in front of his son's major tryouts, tells his son one thing while looking like a crazy man] 

  Richie Renard : [Richie cries when telling his father]  Dad, you'd better go.

  Gil Renard : Don't swing at anything. Don't swing at anything. Wait for a good one. Step on the eggshell and squash the bug. Okay?

  Gil Renard : [Gil begins to walk off as he points to Tim]  You mind your fuckin business! You're lucky.

• [Gil asks his son where he got his baseball glove from] 

  Gil Renard : Where'd you get that glove?

  Richie Renard : Tim gave it to me.

  Gil Renard : [Gil looks away]  It's a piece of shit.

• [Gil runs over his son's leg to try and catch a foul ball] 

  Gil Renard : [Gil tries to take the ball out of the kids' hand who does catch it, walking back to his seat]  The wind took it. The wind took it. Kid was lucky. Kid was lucky.

  Gil Renard : [Gil to his son]  The wind took it.

  Richie Renard : You stepped on me.

  Gil Renard : Don't worry. We'll get one next time.

• [Gil talks to his son Richie about his little league] 

  Richie Renard : Think I'll make the Majors?

  Gil Renard : Of course you'll make the Majors. Just remember what I said: Positive things happen to positive thinkers. Who said that?

  Richie Renard : Coop.

  Gil Renard : Damn straight. And he was the greatest player I ever played with.

• [Gil and his son Richie arrive at the Giants game as Gil watches Bobby Rayburn do his practice swings] 

  Gil Renard : Did you see that? Did you see the way he moved his legs?

  Richie Renard : Can I have a hot dog?

  Gil Renard : A what?

  Richie Renard : Can I have a hot dog?