The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Bruce Malmuth

Writer:

Stanford Sherman (written by)

Release Date:

12 August 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Being invisible gets you into spy rings, diplomatic circles, and the girl's locker room.

Plot:

A State Department employee finds an egg-shaped device with a green fluid inside that makes the person who drinks it invisible. He finds himself being chased by foreign agents who want the substance. |

Plot Keywords:

Bare Butt | Female Nudity | Male Nudity | Invisible Man | 3 Dimensional

Cast

Edwin M. Adams	...	Hotel Manager (as Edwin Adams)
Jerry Anderson	...	Old Inside Attendant
Harold Ayer	...	Old Outside Attendant
Vincent Baggetta	...	Riley
John C. Becher	...	Cherub
Martin Becker	...	Second Cop
Val Bettin	...	Monocle
Lisa Borges	...	Nymphet
Charlie Brill	...	Rostoloni
Don Calfa	...	Tohfo
Ron Canada	...	Barker
Lila H. Checa	...	Spanish Maid
Frank H. Conn	...	Cop in Hotel (as Frank Conn)
Terrence Currier	...	Hermann Runkelman
Dante D'Andre	...	General Cornitos

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | West Germany:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Steve Guttenberg did most of his own stunts for the film.

Racist, Homophobic Drivel

Let me confess. I found this video used and bought it because Guttenberg looked so sexy in his underwear on the jacket. But inside was another story. Besides the fact that the movie was basically a parody of "invisible-man" genre special effects (highly visible strings and other such paraphernalia), the script wasted no chance -- in fact it went out of its way -- in insulting all non-WASP races and real-or-imagined homosexuals. Every insult aimed at a person in the script was either homophobic or racist or both. It starts to grate on your nerves, along with the shaky sound, candid- camera style photography and melodramatic story. However, the end is somewhat of a surprise. But by the time you get there, you hardly care less. Too bad, it could been a reasonably good movie.