Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner, but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fiddler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of ge... Read allSpecial Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner, but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fiddler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vann's way.Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner, but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fiddler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vann's way.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Big Kim
- (as Carrie Cain Sparks)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSamuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Nick Fury and Falcon, respectively.
- GoofsWhen Andy is eating his hamburger in the diner, Vann is drinking from a glass, the two straws are white when Vann is holding the glass, at one point when the glass is placed on the table the straws are clear. The glass is also repositions itself a few times.
- Quotes
[from trailer]
[after Derrick shoots Andy in the butt]
Andy Fidler: You shot me!
Special Agent Derrick Vann: I grazed you.
Andy Fidler: Well, that's still shooting me!
- ConnectionsEdited into The Man: Deleted/Altered Scenes (2006)
- SoundtracksI Just Want to Celebrate (Mocean Worker Remix)
Written by Nick Zesses and Dino Fekaris
Performed by Rare Earth
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
The miscast Samuel L. Jackson stars as Derrick Vann, a caustic, gung ho Federal Agent who has 24 hours to recover a pile of stolen weapons and find his former partner's killers. This becomes much more challenging when the bad guys mistake salesman Andy Fiddler (Levy, also miscast) for the gun buyer. Now, Vann has to get Andy to pose as the front man in a sting operation.
The only thing that set's 'The Man' apart from any other buddy cop movie is that it wastes the most talent in less time then you can say "He's my bitch." I was planning on seeing "Emily Rose", but it was sold out, so I got stuck with this limp, unnecessary buddy cop "comedy" with not an original idea in it's mess of clichés. Both actors have real talent, but are wasted, trying to do their best with weak material. While the film does have some laughs, it's a lame movie with recycled jokes that doesn't realize it's a lame movie with recycled jokes. That's the real problem here.
Brainless movies are appreciated when they don't take themselves too seriously. 'The Man' can't be classified in this category because It does take itself too seriously, and actually begins to think it's a passable movie. If I wanted to see brainless fun, there are much better options out there. Don't waste $10 on this movie, don't even wait for it on DVD. Avoid.
The Man: D(3 from 10)
- moviesfan11
- Sep 9, 2005
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Чоловік
- Filming locations
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada(St. Eugene Elementary School)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $33,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,330,720
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,025,000
- Sep 11, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $13,485,145
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1