FILM · 2002 · USA
Swimfan
10 archived facts 1 topic 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
10 Interesting Facts About Swimfan
- #001
Erika Christensen took cello lessons for three months before filming began.
- #002
The scenes inside Madison's house and inside the hospital are the only scenes in the film that do not have a light blue color tone added to them.
- #003
Swimfan (2002) was filmed in New Jersey and New York. It was partly financed by Furthur Films, a production company founded by actor Michael Douglas.
- #004
Erika Christensen (Madison) and Jason Ritter (Randy) also worked together on Parenthood (2010).
- #005
The film's producer plays a police officer in the opening sequence.
- #006
In The Banger Sisters (2002), also released the same year, Erika Christensen's character likewise has sex in a swimming pool.
- #007
Swimfan (2002) was distributed by 20th Century Fox in most countries, but Icon Film Distribution handled its release in the United Kingdom. Its worldwide box office gross was $34.4 million, nearly a third of which came from its opening weekend in the United States. Director John Polson attributed the film's strong opening weekend to Fox's marketing campaign.
- #008
The film is widely regarded as an unofficial remake of Play Misty for Me (1971) and/or Fatal Attraction (1987). The latter starred Michael Douglas, who played Erika Christensen's father in Traffic (2000).
- #009
Shiri Appleby and Clayne Crawford had previously worked together on Roswell (1999). Appleby played Liz Parker and Crawford played Billy Darden.
- #010
The character Madison Bell may take her name from the novelist Madison Smartt Bell, who is a man. Another naming possibility is Madison, the mermaid in Splash (1984). Both titles, Splash and Swimfan (2002), evoke water.
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