Man of the Century
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Man of the Century | |
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Directed by | Adam Abraham |
Produced by | Adam Abraham Gibson Frazier |
Written by | Adam Abraham Gibson Frazier |
Starring | Gibson Frazier Cara Buono Susan Egan Dwight Ewell Anthony Rapp Alan Davidson Kevin Weisman |
Music by | Michael Weiner |
Cinematography | Matthew Jensen |
Editing by | Frank Reynolds (editor) |
Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
Release date(s) | October 29, 1999 (New York & Los Angeles) |
Running time | 77 min. |
Language | English |
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Man of the Century is a 1999 comedy film directed by Adam Abraham and written by Abraham and Gibson Frazier. The film stars Frazier, Cara Buono, Susan Egan, and Anthony Rapp. It is a farce about the attitudes, values, and slang displayed in the popular culture of the 1920s (and, to some extent, the early 1930s). Man of the Century was filmed in black and white. Its working title is "Twennies."
[edit] Characters
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The main characters include:
- Johnny Twennies – (Gibson Frazier) A lovable, good-looking, fast-talking newspaper reporter whose manner is similar to that of a 1920s pulp character.
- Virginia Clemens - (Cara Buono) A sweet girl who has an innocent school-girl crush on Johnny.
- Samantha Winter - (Susan Egan) Johnny's modern girlfriend.
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