Cannes Man

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Drama
Comedy
Documentary

Overview

Film 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.

Keywords

parody
movie business
mockumentary
found footage

Details

Status: Released
Release date: June 3, 1996
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, French, Norwegian
Countries: United States of America
Cast: Jim Jarmusch,Luana Anders,Chris Penn,Ann Cusack,François Petit,Lara Flynn Boyle,Benicio del Toro,James Brolin,Johnny Depp,Frank Whaleyand 16 more
Director: Richard Martini
Writer: Richard Martini,Susan Shapiro,Deric Haddad,Irwin M. Rappaport
Producer: Tom Coleman,Jon Turtle,Holly MacConkey,Johan Schotte
Cinematography: Dean Lent,Denise Brassard
Music: Richard Martini
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0115818