439 - Swimfan (2002)

Ben Cronin had the perfect life until he met the new girl. New month and a new theme! Love is in the air with our theme TAINTED LOVE . We start the new theme with the 2002 diet Fatal Attraction film SWIMFAN . A momentary fling with a mysterious classmate pulls a young athlete into a tightening web of obsession. The more he tries to pull away, the more dangerous she becomes. Also this week: Icee or Slush Puppy, Ben and Lance enjoy the Default song "Wasting Time", and remember the car theft deterrent "The Club"? All this--and a whole lot more--on this week's episode of NEON BRAINIACS !! "Tell me you love me. You don't have to mean it, but just say it." ----- Check out our Patreon for tons of bonus content, exclusive goodies, and access to our Discord server! ----- Swimfan (2002) Directed by John Polson Written by Charles F. Bohl & Phillip Schneider Starring Jesse Bradford , Erika Christensen , Shiri Appleby , Clayne Crawford , Jason Ritter , and Dan Hedaya ----- 00:00 - Intro & Opening Banter 35:00 - "The Shpiel" 56:39 - Film Breakdown 01:53:19 - The Brain Bucket & Outro

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439 - Swimfan (2002) is an episode from Neon Brainiacs by Gregg Harrington.

This episode is 01:58:35 long.

This episode was published on Feb 4, 2026.

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