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5.5Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab driver who is visiting the festival is chosen as the test subject to settle the bet and Sy uses his skills of hype and manipulation to try and turn the cab driver named Frank into the talk of the town. Many celebrities make cameos throughout the film.
Released: 1996-06-0388 minDir: Richard MartiniComedy, Drama, Documentary
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Cast
- Seymour Cassel as Sy Lerner
- Francesco Quinn as Frank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky
- Rebecca Broussard as Rebecca Lerner
- Luana Anders as Agent on Phone
- Lloyd Kaufman as Self - Troma Chief
- James Brolin as Self
Themes
- movie business
- parody
- mockumentary
- found footage
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 719513
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- title
- Cannes Man
- review score
- 50%
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Connections
France
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English language
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French
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New York City
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Norwegian
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actor
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Johnny Depp
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Cannes
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IMDb
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Cannes Film Festival
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Dennis Hopper
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John Malkovich
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Benicio del Toro
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comedy film
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Jim Jarmusch
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Lara Flynn Boyle
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Harvey Weinstein
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independent film
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cameo appearance
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cinema of the United States
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Categories
1990s Norwegian-language films1996 American films1996 comedy films1996 English-language films1996 films1996 French films1996 French-language films1996 multilingual filmsAmerican comedy filmsAmerican multilingual filmsCannes Film FestivalEnglish-language comedy filmsFilms about filmmakingFilms set in FranceFrench comedy filmsFrench-language American filmsFrench multilingual filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date