Swimfan

Plot

A high school senior with a promising swimming career has a one-night stand with consequences.

Release Year: 2002

Rating: 4.7/10 (11,312 voted)

Critic's Score: 29/100

Director:
John Polson

Stars: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby

Storyline
New Jersey high school senior Ben Cronin is a former juvenile delinquent, whose past criminal behavior was fueled by and for drug use. He credits the support of his now long time girlfriend Amy Miller and getting into competitive swimming as the primary reasons for turning his life around, which includes working part-time at the hospital where his single mother works. He has become the star swimmer of his high school team, so much so that scouts from Stanford University are coming in a week's time to watch Ben swim. Ben has a new swim fan in Madison Bell, a recent transfer student to Ben's high school. Despite Ben making it clear that he is in a committed relationship, Madison seduces him, the seduction to which he succumbs. They agree afterward that their encounter was a one-time only event, but Ben slowly comes to the realization that despite Madison's assertions to the contrary…

Writers: Charles F. Bohl, Phillip Schneider

Cast:

Jesse Bradford
–

Ben Cronin

Erika Christensen
–

Madison Bell

Shiri Appleby
–

Amy Miller

Kate Burton
–

Carla Cronin

Clayne Crawford
–

Josh

Jason Ritter
–

Randy

Kia Goodwin
–

Rene

(as Kia Joy Goodwin)

Dan Hedaya
–

Coach Simkins

Michael Higgins
–

Mr. Tillman

Nick Sandow
–

Detective John Zabel

Pamela Isaacs
–

Mrs. Egan

James DeBello
–

Christopher Dante

(as James Debello)

Phyllis Somerville
–

Aunt Gretchen Christopher

Tom Cappadona
–

Janitor

Malcolm Barrett
–

Jock

Taglines:
It's murder getting the man you want.

Details

Official Website:
West [Russia] |

Release Date: 6 September 2002

Filming Locations: Bayonne High School – Avenue A & 28th Street, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $8,500,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $11,326,601
(USA)
(8 September 2002)
(2856 Screens)

Gross: $28,563,926
(USA)
(1 December 2002)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

The scenes inside Madison's house are the only ones where a light blue tint was not added to the screen.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible:
The camera is reflected in Ben's truck when he is driving.

Quotes:

Madison:
You said that you loved me!

Ben:
You told me to.

User Review

Hate me if you must, but I liked it.

Rating: 6/10

True it's not the best movie. And it is another fatal attraction with
teens.
But believe me it's a good movie. There are some flaws. But you should
judge
for yourself. It has good suspense, great performance by Erika
Christianson.
And Shiri is doing good on her carrer. It is another cheesy teen movie,
but
this is a good one. So over all, I'm not going to say this is the best
movie, but it was worth $5.00. Like I said judge for yourself. Don't
believe
the bad reviews. Just go have fun. You won't regret it.

6/10