Cannes Man

In a now classic spoof of the Hollywood star making machine, film producer Sy Lerner (Seymour Cassel) 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 turn the cab driver, Frank (Francesco Quinn), into the talk of the town. Set against the lush backdrop of the Mediterranean during the world's most celebrated film festival, industry professionals mix with starlets, wannabes and paparazzi followed by the back room dynamics of hype, deal-making and manipulation. Director Richard Martini's film is as relevant today as when it was first released and features laugh-out-loud appearances by Johnny Depp and Rebecca Broussard with cameos by John Malkovich, Benicio Del Toro, James Brolin, Harvey Weinstein, Jim Jarmusch and more.

Director: Richard Martini
Director: Susan Shapiro
Producer: Holly T. MacConkey
Producer: Tom Coleman
Actor: Seymour Cassel
Actor: Francesco Quinn
Actor: Therese Kablan
Actor: Rebecca Broussard
Actor: Ann Cusack
Actor: Christopher Penn
Actor: Benicio Del Toro
Actor: Andrew Stevens
Actor: Frank Whaley
Actor: Peter Gallagher
Actor: Jim Jarmusch
Actor: Jim Sheridan
Actor: Nino Cerruti
Actor: Johnny Depp
Actor: Treat Williams
Actor: James Brolin
Actor: John Malkovich
Actor: Kevin Pollak
Actor: Lara Flynn Boyle
Actor: Jon Cryer
Actor: Charley Boorman
Actor: Dennis Hopper
Actor: Kevin Spacey
Actor: Harvey Weinstein
Actor: Robert Evans