Man of the Year

Man of the Year

(1996)

Tagline

Starring

Dirk Shafer Mary Stein Claudette Sutherland Cal Bartlett Vivian Paxton

Director

Dirk Shafer

Genre

Comedy Documentary Indie

Running Time

86 minutes

Man of the Year

Overview

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?

Released

1 March 1996

Budget

£0

Revenue

£209,935

Language

English

Studio

Country of Origin

United States of America

Cast

Dirk Shafer...Dirk
Mary Stein...Angela Lucassy
Claudette Sutherland...Tammy Shafer
Cal Bartlett...Ken Shafer
Vivian Paxton...Vivian
Michael Marisi Ornstein...Mike Miller
Beth Broderick...Kelly Bound
Cynthia Szigeti...Betty Levy
Dennis Bailey...Howie Diadone
Charles Sloane...Ed, the photographer
Phyllis Franklin...Dr. Marsha Demarkey
Bill Brochtrup...Pledge Cartwright
Fort Atkinson...Buck Hallren
Felix Montano...Jimmy Morgan
Thom Collins...Thom
Paul D. Fow...Rex
Lu Leonard...Dee Dee
Mindy Sterling...Cindee
Robin Williams...Tom Dobbs

Crew

Dirk Shafer...Author
Hugh M. Hefner...Producer
Matt Keener...Producer
Stephen Timberlake...Director of Photography
Dirk Shafer...Director