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Cannes Man

Cannes Man

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 3, 1997

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

57%

Original Title

Cannes Man

Director

Richard Martini

Description

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.