The Man

"One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks. Only one of them can be…"

2005 1h 23m EN

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5.8

MID

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12%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.5

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 649🥫12%Rotten Tomatoes●33Metacritic★5.5IMDB · 27,463

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.

“One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks. Only one of them can be…”

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Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
Derrick Vann
Eugene Levy
Andy Fiddler
Miguel Ferrer
Agent Peters
Luke Goss
Joey Kane
Susie Essman
Lieutenant Rita Carbone
Anthony Mackie
Booty
Gigi Rice
Susan
Rachael Crawford
Dara Vann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Les Mayfield
Writers: Stephen Carpenter, Margaret Oberman, Jim Piddock
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany, Turkey, France

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 41% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United States of America, Germany, Turkey, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Les Mayfield, shot by Adam Kane. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeffrey Wolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy and Miguel Ferrer carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Les Mayfield directs. Adam Kane behind the camera. John Murphy scores. Jeffrey Wolf cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Germany, Turkey, France. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 41% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 21 years ago.
4International production across 4 countries: United States of America, Germany, Turkey, France.
5Directed by Les Mayfield, shot by Adam Kane. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jeffrey Wolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy and Miguel Ferrer carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks. Only one of them can be…".
10IMDB entry: tt0399327 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "chase", "mistake in person", "fake identity", "mistaken identity".