The read
A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%. Most of the 1,440 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 28m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Deric HaddadWriter
- Irwin M. RappaportWriter
- Richard MartiniWriter
- Susan ShapiroWriter
- Richard MartiniDirector
- Richard MartiniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Seymour CasselSy Lerner
- Francesco QuinnFrank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky
- Rebecca BroussardRebecca Lerner
- Luana AndersAgent on Phone
- Lloyd KaufmanSelf - Troma Chief
- James BrolinSelf
- John MalkovichSelf
- Ann CusackKitty Monaco
- Julian LennonSelf
- Jim StarkBetting Producer
- Robert EvansSelf
- Dennis HopperSelf
Movies like Cannes Man
Shows like Cannes Man
Themes
movie businessparodymockumentaryfound footage