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The Man (2005)

PG-13  |   |  Action, Comedy, Crime  |  9 September 2005 (USA)
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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.

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Cast

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Joey Kane
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Lt. Rita Carbone
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Booty
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Susan
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Dara Vann
Philip Akin ...
Second I.A. Agent
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Homeless Man
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Laptop Guy
John Hemphill ...
Ted
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Flight Attendant
Carrie Cain-Sparks ...
Big Kim (as Carrie Cain Sparks)
George Ghali ...
Cab Driver
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Storyline

A federal agent turns up dead and a hardcore undercover agent, known as Derrick Vann heads off to try and recover the stolen arms and find the killers. Andy Fiddler is an ordinary family man and a dentist, and is out heading to a conference, when he gets stuck in the same mess. Criminal Kane believes Fiddler is 'The Man' behind it all and offers him a gun. Vann spots him and drags him across town, with him posing as the actual 'Man'. Written by simon

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Action | Comedy | Crime

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Rated PG-13 for language, rude dialogue and some violence | See all certifications »

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Box Office

Budget:

$33,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£329,233 (UK) (9 September 2005)

Gross:

$132,547 (South Africa) (18 November 2005)
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At the 1:01 mark, you can see Luke Goss trip over his own feet. See more »

Goofs

When Vann cuffs Andy in the car and goes up to visit Manny Cortez, the car is off with the keys clearly in the "off" position (which can be seen when Andy turns the stereo on). A minute later, Andy glances over at the steering column to find the keys on and the engine somehow running. See more »

Quotes

[repeated line]
Andy FidlerSpecial Agent Derrick Vann: Oh, fuck-cryin' out loud!
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Spoofs Pulp Fiction (1994) See more »

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I Just Want to Celebrate (Mocean Worker Remix)
Written by Nick Zesses and Dino Fekaris
Performed by Rare Earth
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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1 March 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I wasn't expecting a lot from this movie other than a laugh, and it succeeded. Yes, there were dump parts to the movie, but I continued to laugh throughout the entire movie.

Samuel Jackson plays his usual tough cop wanting to solve the crime.

Eugene Levy as the salesman is very convincing. Even I wanted to tell him to shut-up! Putting the two together creates a very funny duo all the way to the final moments of the movie.

There is profanity, but Levy gives Samuel Jackson a cute lesson on how to avoid using the "F" bomb. Along with other "life" lessons that Jackson needed to be reminded of.


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