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Rated: R; Genres: Crime, Drama, Suspense; With: Chad Mcqueen and Catherine Mary Stewart

NUMBER ONE FAN Catherine Mary Stewart, Chad McQueen (1995, Orion, R, priced for rental) The whole obsessive-fan-turned-slasher genre has been well nigh exhausted. Still, this straight-to-tape thriller manages to skirt utter predictability by cutting between the main story (about the stalking of an action star and his girlfriend) and a film within the film, which adds to the amusement by being even schlockier than the real movie. Director Jane Simpson demonstrates her healthy affection for B movies by casting trash stalwarts Dick Miller and Mary Woronov and by her flair for the bizarre -- such as the scene in which a bride gets beaten over the head with a mannequin arm. B-


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