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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (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:

Robin Williams based his performance on a combination of his own stand up routine and Jay Leno's.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Eleanor goes to the vending machine to get a soda and it will not take her dollar so she goes to the hotel clerk for change. Eleanor takes a one dollar bill from her wallet but hands the clerk a five dollar bill, when he picks it up it is a one dollar bill again.

Quotes:

Tom Dobbs: This makes golf look like porn.

Movie Connections:

References "See It Now" (1951)

Soundtrack:

La Mer

Go See This Movie

Robin Williams as President elect, Tom Dobbs, could not have played the part any better. As a fan of the upcoming genre of Comedy News, character Tom Dobbs does an excellent job telling the political view point as we see it as common Americans. The movie as a whole was truly a roller-coaster of events. The beginning builds up to a climax, then its all down hill as events destabilize the plot for short periods of time, tosses your emotions around through barrel rolls of comedy and drama, and manages to re-assemble the story for a nice clean cut ending. I recommend Man of the Year to all Williams fans, and Comedy/Sit-Com. fans, alike.