Man of the Century

Man of the Century is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Adam Abraham and written by Abraham and Gibson Frazier. The film stars Frazier, Cara Buono, Susan Egan, Dwight Ewell and Anthony Rapp.^[2]

Man of the Century
Directed by	Adam Abraham
Written by	Adam Abraham Gibson Frazier
Produced by	Adam Abraham Gibson Frazier
Starring	Cara Buono Brian Davies Susan Egan Dwight Ewell Gibson Frazier Frank Gorshin David Margulies Anthony Rapp Marisa Ryan Bobby Short
Cinematography	Matthew Jensen
Edited by	Frank Reynolds
Music by	Michael Weiner
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release dates	October 29, 1999 (1999-10-29) (New York City, Los Angeles)
Running time	77 minutes (USA release) 80 minutes (Slamdance Film Festival)
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$34,857[1]

Man of the Century was filmed in black and white. Its working title was "Johnny Twennies".^[3]

Plot

Man of the Century is a farce set in the 1990s about Johnny Twennies, a reporter stuck in the era of 1920s and 1930s pop culture.

Main characters

• Johnny Twennies – (Gibson Frazier) A lovable, good-looking, fast-talking newspaper reporter whose manner is similar to that of a 1920s pulp magazine character.^[4]
• Virginia Clemens - (Cara Buono) A sweet girl who has an innocent school-girl crush on Johnny.
• Samantha Winter - (Susan Egan) Johnny's modern girlfriend.

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote in its review, "This farcical riff on movie nostalgia echoes early Woody Allen (and Stanley Tucci's recent comedy, The Impostors) in its lampooning of the hoariest celluloid stereotypes. The movie is also shrewd enough to avoid wearing out its welcome. It's only 77 minutes long."^[3]