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:

President | Satire | Presidential Election | Campaign | Election

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
Linda Kash	...	Jenny Adams
David Nichols	...	President Kellogg (as Dave Nichols)
David Ferry	...	Senator Mills
Dmitry Chepovetsky	...	Eckhart
Brandon Firla	...	Grimaldi
Sasha Roiz	...	Donald Tilson
J.C. Kenny	...	News Anchor #2
Jef Mallory	...	Angus
Mark Andrada	...	Young Guy
Marcia Laskowski	...	Marjorie
Kim Roberts	...	Make-Up Artist
George King	...	Motel Manager
Sabrina Sanchez	...	Sales Girl
Jacqueline Pillon	...	Security Tech
Zoe Doyle	...	Woman in Audience (as Zoe Mugford)
Chris Gillett	...	Head of Alliance
Ho Chow	...	Dr. Nash (as Ho Oyster Chow)
Mickey Sherman	...	Talking Head Lawyer
Lee Taylor	...	CNN Business Reporter
Brendan Connor	...	Reporter #1
Barbara Radecki	...	Reporter #2
Audrey Dwyer	...	Reporter #3
Michael Anscombe	...	Reporter #4
Sandi Stahlbrand	...	Reporter #5
Jean Daigle	...	Driver
Anwar Knight	...	Weather Man
Shawn Roberts	...	Pick-Up Truck Driver
Gary Douglas	...	Pick-Up Truck Driver Accomplice
David Marsden	...	Delacroy Commercial Narrator
Robin White	...	Senator Wentworth
Billy Parrott	...	Hypodermic Man
Martin Doyle	...	EDC Chairman
Kevin Hare	...	Man
Reuben Thompson	...	Paramedic
James Kall	...	Policeman
Raynor Scheine	...	Mechanic
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael C. Branscombe	...	Reporter #4
Michael Cameron	...	Sercret Service Agent (uncredited)
DTeflon	...	Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Nicholas Rich	...	Dobbs Bus driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Barry Levinson

Writing credits (WGA)
Barry Levinson		(written by)

Produced by
Sebastian Bru	....	assistant producer
David Coatsworth	....	executive producer
Robert N. Fried	....	executive producer (as Rob Fried)
Guy McElwaine	....	executive producer
David C. Robinson	....	producer (as David Robinson)
James G. Robinson	....	producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Dick Pope		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Blair Daily
Steven Weisberg

Casting by
Pam Dixon		(as Pam Dixon Mickelson)

Production Design by
Stefania Cella

Art Direction by
Joshu de Cartier

Set Decoration by
Clive Thomasson

Costume Design by
Delphine White

Makeup Department
Alessondra Bastianoni	....	second assistant makeup artist
Teresa Buccione	....	second assistant hair stylist
Amber Chase	....	key makeup artist
Linda Dowds	....	makeup department head
Paul R.J. Elliot	....	head of hair department (as Paul Elliot)
Cheri Minns	....	hair stylist: R. Williams
Cheri Minns	....	makeup artist: R. Williams
Sondra Treilhard	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
D.J. Carson	....	unit production manager
Dan Genetti	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director
Myron Hoffert	....	first assistant director
Nick Lopez	....	assistant director
Siluck Saysanasy	....	trainee assistant director
Kurt Uebersax	....	second assistant director: Washington D.C.
Bob Warwick	....	second assistant director

Art Department
David Best	....	graphic designer
Theresa Buckley	....	props buyer
David DeMarinis	....	assistant set decorator
J. Ryan Halpenny	....	assistant art director
Ron Hewitt	....	property master
Alexandra Hooper	....	set decoration buyer
Michael Huschka	....	assistant property master
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
Steve Middlebrook	....	on-set dresser
Dan Norton	....	set designer
Robert Nowacki	....	second assistant art director
Rolf Raven	....	assistant set decorator
Travis Staley	....	on-set carpenter
Donald Vandewater	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	supervising adr editor
Antonio L. Arroyo	....	sound mixer: New York
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carlie Bergman	....	adr recordist
Rachel Chancey	....	foley supervisor
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Brian Hanish	....	boom operator
Robert Hein	....	backgrounds editor
Kenton Jakub	....	supervising adr editor
Bobby Johanson	....	adr engineer
Andrew Kris	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Andy Kris)
Travis MacKay	....	adr recordist
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
Sylvia Menno	....	dialogue editor
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer
Dave Paterson	....	supervising sound editor
Glenfield Payne	....	foley editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Mary Ellen Porto	....	dialogue editor
Robert Scherer	....	production sound mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
David Wahnon	....	assistant sound editor
Dorian Williamson	....	boom operator
Dorian Williamson	....	second boom operator

Special Effects by
Arthur Langevin	....	special effects coordinator
Rocco Larizza	....	special effects set supervisor
Laird McMurray	....	special effects coordinator
Shane Million	....	special effects department coordinator
Jim Reischl	....	special effects set supervisor

Visual Effects by
Glenn Allen	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Guy Barresi	....	visual effects production manager: Brainstorm Digital
David Beedon	....	digital effects artist
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects executive producer: Mr. X
Cyril Frederick Chu	....	digital compositor
Stacy J. Cohen	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital (as Stacy Cohen)
Bonnie Dickson	....	tape operator: Mr. X Inc.
Jeremy Fernsler	....	CG supervisor
Richard Friedlander	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Joseph Gutowski	....	visual effects editor
Scott Hankel	....	digital artist
Noll Linsangan	....	digital compositor
Tom Mahoney	....	digital artist (as Thomas Mahoney)
Sarah McMurdo	....	visual effects production manager: Mr.X Inc.
Scott Minter	....	lead compositor
Martin Mueller	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Mike Mulock	....	digital artist: Mr. X (as Michael Mulock)
Joseph Oberle	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital (as Joseph J. Oberle)
Joseph Oberle	....	rotoscope artist
David Piombino	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital (as David Vincent Piombino)
Darcy Reno	....	senior systems administrator (as Darcy Bangsund)
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects supervisor: Brainstorm digital
Luke Rowsell	....	visual effects production assistant
Joseph Ryals	....	film scanning
Andrew Schwartz	....	compositing supervisor: Brainstorm Digital
Michael Stewart	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Quan Tran	....	digital compositor
Matt Wallin	....	technical director
Aaron Weintraub	....	visual effects supervisor
Brianne Wells	....	visual effects coordinator
Fiona Campbell Westgate	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Scott Winston	....	compositing supervisor

Stunts
Rick Kain	....	precision driver
Joanne Leach	....	stunt double
Danny Lima	....	stunts
Christopher McGuire	....	stunts
Branko Racki	....	stunt coordinator
Robert Racki	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Murdoch Campbell	....	director of photography: Washington D.C.
Michael Carella	....	camera operator
Gary Childs	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
John Colavecchia	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Cylvan Desrouleaux	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dave Erlichman	....	dolly grip
Jason Foster	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Washington D.C.
Gabriel Goodenough	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Washington D.C.
William J. Gray	....	first assistant camera: Washington D.C.
Lee Guenette	....	best boy electric
Duane Gullison	....	best boy electric
Duane Gullison	....	rigging
John Harper	....	first assistant camera
Bill Hong	....	camera car operator
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, New York
Scott Inge	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Washington D.C.
Ari Magder	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Robert McAdam	....	electrician
Mike Panczenko Jr.	....	camera loader: Washington D.C.
Graeme Potts	....	videographer
Ronald Schlueter	....	video assist
Tracy Shaw	....	grip
John Sztejnmiler	....	generator operator
Franco Tata	....	gaffer
Dave Tommasini	....	pilot: Wescam camera
Mark Walpole	....	second assistant camera: Washington D.C.
Jim Westenbrink	....	director of photography: second unit
Robyn Clarke	....	second assistant camera: Splinter unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Hollie Meyer	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Renée Bravener	....	costumer: Mr. Williams
Tatjana Hutinec	....	key costume breakdown artist
Kathleen Meade	....	costume department supervisor
Mia Sturup	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Tim Belcher	....	digital intermediate project manager
Blair Daily	....	additional editor
Joe Gawler	....	digital intermediate colorist
Jesse Morrow	....	on-line editor
Michele Nieves	....	post-production assistant
Christian Zak	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Nancy Allen	....	assistant music editor
Mark Curry	....	music scoring mixer (as Mark E. Curry)
Amy Fritz	....	music supervisor: S.L. Feldman & Associates
Dominik Hauser	....	music preparation
Simon James	....	orchestra contractor
Kory Kruckenberg	....	pro tools operator
Allan Mason	....	music supervisor
Gregg Nestor	....	copyist (as Greg Nestor)
Suzana Peric	....	music editor (as Suzanna Peric)
Frankie Pine	....	music consultant
Ashley Revell	....	music editor
David E. Russo	....	music programmer (as David Russo)
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Gord Bettles	....	picture car mechanic
Bill Boyd	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Jason McCormack	....	driver: honeywagon
Frank Mizzi	....	transportation captain
Carl Severin	....	transportation co-captain
Mark Van Alstyne	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Katie Abbott	....	craft service daily
Kaisa Åkerlund	....	legal liaison
Patricia Hanley Cumming	....	set supervisor
Amy Cuthbertson	....	production secretary
Karen de Montbrun	....	production accountant
Ken Dhaliwal	....	legal services
Katherine Dorrer	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Neil Floyd	....	production assistant
Ginny Galloway	....	production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Daniel Godwin	....	production assistant
Zak Grausam	....	post-production accountant
Lisa Gyorfi	....	assistant production coordinator
Christine Irons	....	production assistant
R. Emerson John	....	replacement script supervisor
Phyllis Johnson	....	adr loop group
Shana Keegan	....	assistant: Barry Levinson
Ashley Kravitz	....	rights clearances
Nora Lem	....	craft service daily
Garry Maher	....	second assistant accountant
Jennifer Manchester	....	assistant: David Robinson
David McIlroy	....	location manager
Chris Moulson	....	assistant location manager
Sean Oliver	....	adr loop group
Stacia Peters	....	assistant: David Coatsworth
Brieann Rich	....	set medic
Michael Rich	....	production assistant
Dug Rotstein	....	script supervisor
Jan Hopper Sanders	....	script supervisor: Washington, DC
Nina Saxon	....	title designer
Rob Shea	....	production coordinator
Anita Simard	....	truck supervisor
Rebecca Erwin Spencer	....	assistant: Mr. Williams (as Rebecca Erwin-Spencer)
Jodi A. Tario	....	assistant: Barry Levinson (as Jodi Tario)
David Vogel	....	production assistant
Janet M. West	....	assistant: James G. Robinson (as Janet West)
Devin White	....	third assistant accountant
Andrew Whiteside	....	on-set satellite internet technician
Greg Whiteside	....	on-set satellite internet technician
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Thanks
Ken Aymong	....	thanks
Stacey Foster	....	thanks
Stu Linder	....	in memory of
Lorne Michaels	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Morgan Creek Productions

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Morgan Creek International (2006-2007) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• Pinema (2007) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (all media)
• Universal Home Video (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Brainstorm Digital (visual effects)
• Mr. X (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Associated Press/Wide World  photographs provided by (as AP/Wide World Photos)
• Bloomberg Television  playback footage provided by
• Cinespace Film Studios  thanks (as Cinespace Studios)
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment
• Corbis  photographs provided by
• Deluxe EFilm  digital film scanning
• Deluxe Post-Production  dailies telecine
• Electric Picture Solutions  editing equipment
• Getty Images  photographs provided by
• HW Picturecars  picture vehicles
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• ITN Source  playback footage provided by
• Internet On Set  on-set satellite internet
• NT Audio Services  optical sound negative (as NT Audio)
• NY1 News  playback footage provided by
• Nina Saxon Film Design  title design (as Nina Saxon Design)
• On Tour Productions  grip and lighting equipment
• Paramount Transportation Services  provided secret service vehicles
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Pictorvision  Wescam cameras
• S.L. Feldman & Associates  music supervision
• Seattlemusic  orchestra contractor
• Sound One Corporation  post-production sound facility (as Sound One Corp.)
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Technicolor New York  digital intermediate
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Toronto Film Studios  thanks
• Weather Channel, The  playback footage provided by
• Wildfire Studios  ADR Recording Facility
• William F. White International  lighting and grip equipment
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

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 (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Jon Stewart is mentioned as a comedian who does political humor. Lewis Black is a frequent correspondent on "The Daily Show" (1996) with Jon Stewart.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Eleanor is in her hotel room, "Wheel Of Fortune" is playing on her TV, you can hear the contestant say, she wants the letter "S", the host then says "Yeah, there are two of them" and then when there is a close up of the TV, you can clearly see there are three S's on the board.

Quotes:

Tom Dobbs: When I was a young boy I used to look at pictures of naked ladies, hence my right hand is very strong. I touched myself more than a third base coach.

Movie Connections:

References Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Soundtrack:

The Summit

Funny in parts, but flawed

(contains spoilers) Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams) is a television talk show host gone political candidate; a Jon Stewart type that takes the plunge into contributing rather than heckling. This part of the movie works. Dobbs is credible, serious, and uses humor not for substance but to mock the ridiculous nature of the current lobby-ridden two party system. The political solutions offered by Dobbs are the standard third party 'common sense, but not too deep' solutions. Tom Dobbs wins and becomes the President Elect.

But the movie is flawed with the 'other half'. Laura Linney portrays a computer programmer who discovers an error in the new, nationwide electronic voting system - one that caused Dobbs to win. She reports the error to her CEO ...who torpedoes her email, and then sets her up as a drug abusing burnout who may have caused the problem herself. Linney flies to Washington to inform Dobbs that the election was a sham - but them doesn't tell him.

That's right, a sharp left turn away from suspension of disbelief and straight on to 'beg pardon? why?' It's clear that Linney's character understands that she MUST tell the truth, but for reasons we can only speculate, the writer chose to waste thirty minutes of screen time as she develops an emotional bond with Dobbs before telling him.

The movie would have been much better had Linney's character revealed the problem right away, and then collectively the 'good people' spent their time solving the problem. Instead, the 'good people' spend their time doubting each other (while we are left to doubt the script writer).

It's still enjoyable in parts, but maybe wait until DVD so you can skip the second act.