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Man of the Year
He as a centerfold who revealed everything ... but the truth.
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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Man of the Year opened in theaters March 1, 1996. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Dirk ShaferDirk
Mary SteinAngela Lucassy
Cal BartlettKen Shafer
Michael OrnsteinMike Miller
Beth BroderickKelly Bound
Cynthia SzigetiBetty LevyCredits
- Directed by
- Dirk Shafer
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $209.9K