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Swimfan (2002)
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.
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Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.
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Genre:Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Drama, Horror
Written By:Charles F. Bohl, Phillip Schneider
In Theaters:9/6/2002
Box Office:$34,411,240
Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:Forrest Films, GreeneStreet Films, Cobalt Media Group, Furthur Films, 20th Century Fox
Cast
John Polson
Director
Jesse Bradford
Ben Cronin
Erika Christensen
Madison Bell
Shiri Appleby
Amy Miller
Kate Burton
Carla Cronin
Jason Ritter
Randy
Peter Hermann
ER Doctor
Dan Hedaya
Coach Simkins
Nick Sandow
Detective John Zabel
Clayne Crawford
Josh
Phyllis Somerville
Aunt Gretchen Christopher
James DeBello
Christopher Dante
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