| Tragiekomodie, USA 1996, 90 Min. | |
| Regie
Produzent Drehbuch Kamera Schnitt Musik |
Richard
Martini & Susan Shapiro
Tom Coleman, Holly MacConkey, Johan Schotte & Jon Turtle (executive) Deric Haddad & Richard Martini Denise Brassard & Dean Lent Richard Currie Richard Martini |
| Darsteller | Seymour
Cassel (Sy Lerner)
Francesco Quinn (Frank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky) Rebecca Broussard (Rebecca Lerner) Johnny Depp (Himself) Treat Williams (Himself) Jim Jarmusch (Cameo) Lara Flynn Boyle (Herself) James Brolin (Himself) Nino Cerruti (Himself) Jon Cryer (Cameo) Ann Cusack (Kitty Monaco) Marc Duret (französischer Schaupieler) Benicio Del Toro (Himself) Robert Evans (Produzent) Dennis Hopper (Himself) Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Chief) Julian Lennon (Himself) John Malkovich (Himself) May Hall Ross (Investor) Chris Penn (Cameo) Kevin Pollak (Himself) Jim Sheridan (verärgerter Regisseur) |
| Film Produzent Sy Lerner macht
mit einem befreundeten Filmstudio Verantwortlichen die Wette, daß
er auf dem Cannes Film Festival aus einem beliebigen Niemand einen Star
machen kann. Ein New Yorker Taxifahrer, der das Festival besucht wird als
Testobjekt der Wette erkoren und Sy benutzt seine Geschicklichkeit von
Hochloben und Manipulation, um den Taxifahrer namens Frank zum Gesprächsthema
der Stadt zu machen. Viele Berühmtheiten machen Kurzauftritte während
des Filmes.
Josh Pasnak
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| (...) An odd, yet interesting
concept for a low budget film. A dim-witted ex-video store clerk becomes
a courier for Troma Films and has to take promotional materials to the
infamous Cannes film festival in France. Once there, he becomes the subject
of a bet between two movie producers. One of the producers is the "legendary"
Sy Lerner (Cassel), who bets the other producer that he can make this kid
into the hottest thing at the festival before it's over. Sy hypes the kid
as Frank Rhino, the most talented screenwriter ever born who's written
the most brilliant screenplay ever written. The two then wander around
all over the festival, trying to sell their non-existant screenplay "Con
Man" (get it? Con Man? Cannes Man? It's funny!) and pursuading stars and
directors to attach themselves to the project.
As I said, "Cannes Man" has an ultra low budget, and all it really is is two guys bothering celebrities at various events in Cannes. It would have been interesting to watch the making of this film, as stars must have been approached literally minutes before their "roles" were to be filmed. Everyone seems to enjoy their little moments however, particularly Johnny Depp and Jim Jarmusch who contribute the most screen time of all the "special appearances". And it does have a few laughs sprinkled throughout. It's an incredibly simple yet fairly entertaining film. Chuck Dowling
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