An entertaining movie with a surprise ending. There's not much of a plot to the movie, but it's one of those that you watch and just follow along. The cameos from Cannes were good and fun to watch and Semour Cassel was brilliant. I'm not going to spoil it for you, but keep in mind that Cannes = Cons and Cassel was the best at being a true Cannes man!
Cannes Man
1997
Action / Comedy / Drama
Cannes Man
1997
Action / Comedy / Drama
Keywords: parodymovie businessmockumentary
Plot summary
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.
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We're floating. Right now, we're floating. Jim and I are above you.
Call it a parody or a mockumentary. It reminds me a lot of Trading Places. Two old farts: Sy Lerner (Seymour Cassell) and his buddy (Jim Stark) bet that Sy can't make a star out of anybody. Frank (Francesco Quinn) just delivered some goods to Lloyd Kaufman and was just roaming around when the friend picked him for Sy to develop. All Frank had to do was smile and look good, an Sy did all the work.
The action takes place at Cannes, so there are stars and producers and directors aplenty around, and Sy is conning them all. The nice thing is that it is Cannes and there is plenty to see other than stars. There are legs all over the place.
The bet is over on the last day of Cannes, and Frank doesn't get it. He was just a pawn. he's a loser.
O, well, It is another movie on the way to seeing all of Johnny Deps, and there is a nice pair in the middle.
An enjoyable little spoof of the movie industry.
The film takes place at the famous Cannes film festival. It's about a producer who, as a bet, tries to hype up a nobody, and make everyone believe he's the greatest writer since Hemmingway. This writer's non-existent story is appropriately called 'Cannes Man', but pronounced 'Con Man'. Lots of cameo appearances by some big names, and pretty funny performance by Johnny Depp. An enjoyable little spoof of the movie industry!