21. The Fanatic w/ filmmaker Michael Shanks

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As we veer off the 0% list to satiate our first return guest, filmmaker Michael Shanks (NOT the actor from Stargate) convinces us to watch a film with 16% positive reviews. Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst writes and directs this... thriller? The Fanatic (2019) stars John Travolta as an on-the-spectrum super-fan who breaks bad and stalks a B-list actor with bloody consequences. It's kinda like Joker, Taxi Driver, and that Eminem song Stan... Find Shanks' stuff on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoIFuHdVHm-Zp9umA2seRQ Follow Michael Shanks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/timtimfed Follow Truly Rotten Potatoes on:⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠Or send us an email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Originally published 20 October 2020.

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