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Man of the Century (1999) 6.8
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6.8/10 from 1,021 users
Metascore: 44/100
Reviews: 52 user | 35 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com Fantasy-comedy about a young man who lives as if it is 1928 or so, and his encounters with modern-day women and modern-day criminals. Director:Adam Abraham |
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| Cara Buono | ... | ||
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Ian Edwards | ... | |
| Brian Davies | ... | ||
| Susan Egan | ... | ||
| Yul Vazquez | ... | ||
| Dwight Ewell | ... | ||
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Brian Kite | ... | |
| David Margulies | ... | ||
| Anthony Rapp | ... | ||
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Alfred Hyslop | ... | |
| David Anzuelo | ... | ||
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Alan Davidson | ... | |
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Johnny Twennies, a newspaper columnist in present-day New York, is a jauntily cheerful, very friendly, totally honest and upstanding young man who happens to be completely oblivious to any technological or social changes in the past 70 years. He routinely uses telegrams, a manual typewriter, and a manual toaster, and to the pleasure and despair of his girlfriend conducts his personal life in correspondingly anachronistic style. One day he's threatened by criminals who want to plant a false news story. But they've never met anyone like him before... Written by Anonymous
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He's Yesterday's Answer To Today's World.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for languageParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 January 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Johnny Twennies See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$7,724 (USA) (29 October 1999)Gross:
$33,031 (USA) (12 November 1999)Company Credits
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Johnny Twennies: Well, you're going to need pretty good aim.
First Thug: What the fuck are you talking about? What am I, blind? I'm going to shoot your goddamn girlfriend, Johnny!
Johnny Twennies: That's not my girlfriend.
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Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Ray Gilbert
Performed by Astrud Gilberto
Courtesy of PolyGram Film and TV Licensing
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First Thug: Johnny, if you don't write the goddamn article, I'm going to blow a hole right through your fucking girlfriend!Johnny Twennies: Well, you're going to need pretty good aim.
First Thug: What the fuck are you talking about? What am I, blind? I'm going to shoot your goddamn girlfriend, Johnny!
Johnny Twennies: That's not my girlfriend.
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"Once I Loved"Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Ray Gilbert
Performed by Astrud Gilberto
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This strange, independent film is inhabited by a bunch of no-name actors except for Frank Gorshin, who himself hadn't done much since TV shows in the 1960s. However, the acting was fine: no complaints there. The black-and-white cinematography also is good, actually VERY good. The photography, and the 1920s expressions (the era here with this story) on Gibson Frazier's face, are the best things about this film.
The worst things is almost-nothing story and too much profanity in the last 20 minutes by the hoods. The latter is overdone and left this reviewer with a bad taste in his mouth about the film in general although the very ending features a "cute" musical tune. Actually, the music is good in here all the way through. As you can gather, this is an odd film.....but definitely work a look if you are seeking something a bit different.