Cannes Man

Cannes Man

88 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 1, 1996

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.

Cannes Man

88 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 1, 1996

Cannes Man
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.
IMDb rating 5.1
Producers
Original title Cannes Man
Directors Richard Martini
Writers Irwin M. Rappaport, Deric Haddad, Susan Shapiro, Richard Martini

Cast

Seymour Cassel

as Sy Lerner

Francesco Quinn

as Frank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky

Rebecca Broussard

as Rebecca Lerner

Luana Anders

as Agent on Phone

Lloyd Kaufman

as Self - Troma Chief

James Brolin

as Self

John Malkovich

as Self

Ann Cusack

as Kitty Monaco

Julian Lennon

as Self

Jim Stark

as Betting Producer

Robert Evans

as Self

Dennis Hopper

as Self

Jim Jarmusch

as Self

Bryan Singer

as Self

Kevin Pollak

as Self

Johnny Depp

as Self

Treat Williams

as Self

Jon Cryer

as Self

Chris Penn

as Self

Peter Gallagher

as Self

Frank Whaley

as Self

Menahem Golan

as Self

François Petit

as Frenchman