Fun City Editions is bringing Der Fan to U.S. theaters for the very first time with a new 4K restoration.

Der Fan (Trance) will premiere at the Metrograph theater in NYC on August 28.

In the film, “Teen runaway Simone loves the Neue Deutsche Welle pop singer known only as ‘R’ … loves him so much, in fact, that she could just about eat him alive. And when she finally meets her idol — only to be callously treated by him as a disposable sex object — well, Simone gets the chance to really become one with her beloved forever.”

The film is written and directed by Eckhart Schmidt, stars Désirée Nosbusch as Simone and Bodo Staiger as “R”, the object of Simone’s desire.

Staiger, as frontman for new wave group Rheingold, also provided the film’s score. The restoration is presented with its original stereo soundtrack for the first time since its initial German theatrical release in 1982.

Following Metrograph, the film is set to play in Los Angeles  at American Cinematheque: Los Feliz, Madison at Wisconsin Cinematheque, Austin at Austin Film Society, Portland at Hollywood Theatre, Santa Ana at The Frida, San Francisco at Alamo New Mission, Atlanta at Plaza Theatre, and Minneapolis/St. Paul  at Trylon. Further engagements are forthcoming.