Man of the Year (2006)

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writer (WGA):

Barry Levinson (written by)

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Could this man be our next president?

Plot:

A comedian who hosts a news satire program decides to run for president, and a computerized voting machine malfunction gets him elected.

Plot Keywords:

Fart Joke | Election | Fart | Political Satire | Washington D.C.

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Tom Dobbs
Christopher Walken	...	Jack Menken
Laura Linney	...	Eleanor Green
Lewis Black	...	Eddie Langston
Jeff Goldblum	...	Stewart
David Alpay	...	Danny
Faith Daniels	...	Moderator
Tina Fey	...	Herself
Amy Poehler	...	Herself
Doug Murray	...	Mathias
Chris Matthews	...	News Anchor #1
James Carville	...	Political Commentator #1
Cathleen Crier	...	Political Commentator #2
Rick Roberts	...	Hemmings
Karen Hines	...	Alison McAndrews

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language including some crude sexual references, drug related material, and brief violence.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-11 | New Zealand:M | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

When Laura Linney goes to get changed, from the front office as she leaves you can see a picture of a deer. The deer is positioned the exact same way in the poster for The Deer Hunter (1978) in which Christopher Walken starred.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The movie is supposed to take place in Washington, yet it is quite clear at several parts of the film that the actual filming location is Toronto. This includes the obvious glass ceiling of the BCE Place and the road signs while the characters are driving.

Quotes:

Tom Dobbs: How many analogies do you have left?
Jack Menken: How many does it take to make my point?

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Soundtrack:

City Lights

More serious than what I would have thought... but still really good!

Robin Williams is a genius. One of the best comedians in the world. He really shows off in this one, cracking jokes left and right as the talk show comedian Tom Dobbs. From the previous this looked like it would be a side-splitting laugh fest. And it was funny. But there were a lot of serious parts in the movie that I was not expecting. I would describe it as a drama/comedy. But it's still worth the money to see, and I still found it to be almost everything that I expected. Robin Williams is at his best, along with the famous Christopher Walken. They play a very good team in this movie and I was actually shocked to see how well the two were able to work together. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a light-hearted movie.