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The Man (2005)

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User Rating: 5.4/10 (6,638 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Les Mayfield
Writers (WGA):
Jim Piddock (screenplay) &
Margaret Oberman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 September 2005 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks. more
Plot:
Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fidler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vanns way. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Horror Flick Gives Analysts a Scare (From Studio Briefing. 13 September 2005)
Box Office Comes Up Rose-y (From Studio Briefing. 12 September 2005)
User Comments:
Hm... more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Samuel L. Jackson ... Derrick Vann

Eugene Levy ... Andy Fiddler

Luke Goss ... Joey / Kane

Miguel Ferrer ... Agent Peters
Susie Essman ... Lt. Rita Carbone
Anthony Mackie ... Booty

Gigi Rice ... Susan
Rachael Crawford ... Dara Vann
Philip Akin ... Second I.A. Agent

Christopher Murray ... Homeless Man
Joel S. Keller ... Laptop Guy (as Joel Keller)
John Hemphill ... Ted

Kathryn Greenwood ... Flight Attendant
Carrie Cain-Sparks ... Big Kim (as Carrie Cain Sparks)
George Ghali ... Cab Driver
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cool & Fool - Mein Partner mit der großen Schnauze (Germany) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language, rude dialogue and some violence.
Runtime:
83 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada more
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Trivia:
A working title for this film was "El Maninator". more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end of the movie, Vann gives the lieutenant his gun. In the next couple of scenes however, Vann gets a gun pointed at his head and in turn, pulls out his own gun which he had already handed over. more
Quotes:
Andy Fidler: I just think we should be cooperating if I'm going to be your partner...
Special Agent Derrick Vann: You are *not* my partner!
Andy Fidler: Really? Then what am I?
Special Agent Derrick Vann: You're my bitch. My own personal bitch. When I pull the strings, you dance. Till then, you sit there, keep your mouth shut, and don't say a word... like the puppet you are.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2005" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Improvisation #4 more

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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Hm..., 3 March 2006
7/10
Author: Drake_Clawfang from Canada

The Man is one of what I like to call 'MWLP': Movies with little plot. The movie's plot is rather thin: Jackson is a cop whose partner was just killed by a gun-smuggling ring. He sets up a buy with a dealer, but a case of coincidence leads Levy to intercept the goods. Now that the dealers think Levy is the buyer, Jackson has no choice but to work with Levy to bust the ring.

Like I said, the plot if mediocre. But the movie itself is good. Jackson walks the walks, and Levy talks, talks, and talks! The cursing, swearing, tough-as-nails cop paired with a dental supply salesman who really just wants to get the job over with and go on with his life: preferably before Jackson shoots him in the keyster (again!). But in the end, Jackson must swallow his pride as Levy takes matters into his own hands and sets up a trade to get Jackson into the heart of the operation. Not bad for a dental supply salesman!

Over all...if you want an engaging, twisting, turning and suspenseful...look elsewhere. You want laughs, and one of the most outrageous cop pairings since Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, see this movie.

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