Man of the Year (1995)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Dirk Shafer

Writer:

Dirk Shafer (writer)

Release Date:

15 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

He was a centerfold who revealed everything...but the truth.

Plot:

Mockumentary look at Playgirl Magazine centerfold and 1992 Man of the Year, Dirk Shafer, who kept it a secret from the magazine that he is gay...

Plot Keywords:

Mockumentary | Playgirl Magazine | Beefcake | Male Model | Irony

Cast

Vivian Paxton	...	Herself
Claudette Sutherland	...	Tammy Shafer
Michael Marisi Ornstein	...	Mike Miller (as Michael Ornstein)
Cal Bartlett	...	Ken Shafer
Mary Stein	...	Angela Lucassey
Dirk Shafer	...	Himself
Beth Broderick	...	Kelly Bound
Cynthia Szigeti	...	Betty Levy
Dennis Bailey	...	Howie Diadone
Charles Sloane	...	Ed, the Photographer
Patricia Domiano	...	Ballroom Dancer
Dawn Christie	...	Woman Exercising
Phyllis Franklin	...	Dr. Marsha Demarky
Bill Brochtrup	...	Pledge Cartwright
Lu Leonard	...	Dee Dee Sweatman

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Artisan Productions

Movie Connections:

Features "The Phil Donahue Show" (1970)

Soundtrack:

Macho Man

"Man of the Year" is the Movie of the Year!

Never has a documentary film pleased me in so many ways before. I laughed so hard through the whole movie. It was a wild ride from start to finish and let me take the time to recommend this for any movie lover.

"Man of the Year" is a hilarious mock documentary about Dirk Shafer's reign as Playgirl Magazine's 1992 Centerfold of the Year. There's only one problem, he's gay. Labeled as the "ideal man for every woman," Shafer finds himself living the lie of a lifetime. Dirk finds himself living a double life that he never intended to have and he doesn't like it at all.

As the year goes on, Dirk finds himself being interviewed by every talk show host on TV and one minor screw up could cost him his fame. While woman are fantasizing him, men are getting a little suspicious. The husbands and boyfriends of the woman along with the gay community think he's gay and they will go through hell to find out the truth.

Though the film isn't top quality and it's just like watching an hour long interview, I would have to say its the best interview I have ever seen. It's really funny, witty, and crude and I almost cried to see it end. Dirk Shafer did a wonderful job bringing what had to be the most thrilling adventure in his life to the independent screen. If you ever come across this film, watch it. It's interesting and at the same time entertaining.