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Man of the Year
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Man of the Year

1995-09-15 · 86 min · ★ 3.6

Comedy

First-time director Dirk Shafer also penned this raucous "mockumentary," a blend of fact and fiction that re-creates his 1992 reign as Playgirl magazine's Centerfold of the Year. When Shafer chooses to keep the fact that he's gay a secret from the magazine's editors, he finds himself living the ultimate lie -- and incapable of giving female readers what they really want. Will he succumb to his lover's pressures to come out of the closet?

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Directors
Dirk Shafer
Production companies
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Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 209,935

Top Cast

Dirk ShaferDirk ShaferDirk
Mary SteinMary SteinAngela Lucassy
Claudette SutherlandTammy Shafer
Cal BartlettCal BartlettKen Shafer
Vivian PaxtonVivian
Michael OrnsteinMichael OrnsteinMike Miller
Beth BroderickBeth BroderickKelly Bound
Cynthia SzigetiCynthia SzigetiBetty Levy
Dennis BaileyHowie Diadone
Charles SloaneEd, the photographer
Phyllis FranklinDr. Marsha Demarkey
Bill BrochtrupBill BrochtrupPledge Cartwright
Hal Fort AtkinsonHal Fort AtkinsonBuck Hallren
Felix MontanoJimmy Morgan
Thom CollinsThom
Rex ChandlerRex ChandlerRex
Lu LeonardLu LeonardDee Dee
Mindy SterlingMindy SterlingCindee
Phil DonahuePhil DonahueHimself

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