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Cannes Man
Cannes Man

Cannes Man

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

03 June 1997

Country

United States of America

Cast

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Sy Lerner

Francesco Quinn

Francesco Quinn

Frank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky

Rebecca Broussard

Rebecca Broussard

Rebecca Lerner

Luana Anders

Luana Anders

Agent on Phone

Lloyd Kaufman

Lloyd Kaufman

Self - Troma Chief

James Brolin

James Brolin

Self

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Self

Ann Cusack

Ann Cusack

Kitty Monaco

Julian Lennon

Julian Lennon

Self

Jim Stark

Jim Stark

Betting Producer

Robert Evans

Robert Evans

Self

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Self

Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

Self

Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro

Self

Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer

Self

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Self

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Self

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Self

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Self

Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer

Self

Chris Penn

Chris Penn

Self

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Self

Frank Whaley

Frank Whaley

Self

Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Self

Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan

Self

François Petit

François Petit

Frenchman

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