Cannes Man (1996)
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.
- Date of release
- 1996-06-03
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (23)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Documentary
- Director
- Richard Martini
Casting
- Seymour Cassel — Sy Lerner
- Francesco Quinn — Frank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky
- Rebecca Broussard — Rebecca Lerner
- Luana Anders — Agent on Phone
- Lloyd Kaufman — Self - Troma Chief
- James Brolin — Self
- John Malkovich — Self
- Ann Cusack — Kitty Monaco
- Julian Lennon — Self
- Jim Stark — Betting Producer
- Robert Evans — Self
- Dennis Hopper — Self
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Cannes
Cannes Man is a 1996 independent comedy film directed by Richard Martini, and Susan Hillary Shapiro. The film stars Seymour Cassel and Francesco Quinn. The film also features more than 15 famous Hollywood actors including Johnny Depp, Jon Cryer, Benicio del Toro, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper, Kevin Pollak, Jim Jarmusch and Chris Penn. The film was released as Direct-to-DVD in many countries.
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