The Man (2005 film)
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 Theatrical poster for The Man |
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| Directed by | Les Mayfield |
| Produced by | Kent Alterman Toby Emmerich Robert N. Fried |
| Written by | Jim Piddock Margaret Oberman Stephen Carpenter |
| Starring | Samuel L. Jackson Eugene Levy Miguel Ferrer Luke Goss |
| Music by | John Murphy |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | September 9, 2005 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Language | English |
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The Man is a 2005 comedy/action/crime film starring Eugene Levy and Samuel L. Jackson.
The Man is directed by Les Mayfield and produced by Rob Fried from a screenplay by Jim Piddock, Margaret Oberman and Steve Carpenter, based on the story by Jim Piddock and Margaret Oberman. New Line Cinema released The Man in Canada (through Alliance Atlantis) and the U.S. on September 9, 2005.
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[edit] Plot
- Tagline: One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks.
A federal agent turns up dead on the mean streets of Detroit. When it is learned that the agent was "on the take" in a multi-million dollar arms heist, all eyes turn toward his partner, Derrick Vann (Samuel L. Jackson), a hardcore undercover federal agent known for his untrusting, street-wise style. Vann is given 24 hours to recover the stolen arms and find the cop killers, but he is about to stumble upon an unlikely ally...
Enter Andy Fiddler (Eugene Levy), an affable, optimistic dental supply salesman in town for a two day convention. When the bad guys mistake Andy to be the buyer in a stolen arms deal, Vann is forced to utilize the talkative salesman as the face of his sting operation. With the clock ticking, this unlikely duo speed through the streets of Detroit in an adventure that uncovers much more than they could have ever anticipated.
[edit] Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Special Agent Derrick Vann
- Eugene Levy as Andy Fidler
- Luke Goss as Joey
- Lindsay Ames as Waitress
- Randy Butcher as Precinct Cop
- Michael Cameron as IA driver
- Rachael Crawford as Dara Vann
- Susie Essman as Lt. Carbone
- Miguel Ferrer as Agent Peters
- Peter Kosaka as Man on the Elevator
- Anthony Mackie as Booty
- Gigi Rice as Susan
- Kevin Rushton as Thug
- Joe Sacco as Rookie Cop
- Horatio Sanz as Santos
- Andrew Stelmack as Conventioneer
- Beatriz Yuste as Nun
[edit] Box Office
In its opening weekend, The Man earned $4,065,014 in 2,040 theaters. Altogether, the film did not do too well at the box office, only earning $8,330,720 in the U.S. and $12,382,362 total when including foreign grosses.[1]
[edit] Reception
The Man received less than enthusiastic reviews from critics. It was considered a derivative clone of better buddy-comedies like 48 Hrs. and Midnight Run. But they were very enthusiastic towards the performances by Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy. Though, the latter received a Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actor.
[edit] Goofs
- In most of the driving scenes Samuel L. Jackson has a red left eye, in many of the scenes between driving his eye returns to normal.
[edit] References
- ^ The Man (2005). boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved on April 23, 2007.
